Various types of the Chinese opium pipes

            The most important implement for smoking opium is the “Smoking Gun” or pipe. This instrument consists of two basic parts: the smoking tube mostly made of bamboo, and the distillation bowl, or “head” also know in English as a” damper”. In general the damper is made of clay. In the exact middle of clay bowl is a small hole about 1-1.5mm in diameter, designed to receive the prepared pellet.