Are a Torpedo and a Belicoso just two words for the same thing, or is there actually a difference between them?

As far as I can tell there is no real difference, just thought I'd throw it out there for some of the long timers to kick around a bit.

Thanks

In the 'old days', a 'torpedo' meant that it had points at both ends ... and the 'Belicoso' had the cut foot. Belicoso's are also shorter than torpedo's. Pyramid also falls into that catagory.

Nowdays, they seem to call both a 'torpedo' ...

Belicoso - about 6 inches long and a ring gauge of 48 (~3/4 inch) with a pointed cone shaped head.

Petite Belicoso - about 5 inches long and a ring gauge of 40 (~6/10 inch) with a pointed cone shaped head.

Pyramid - about 6 to 7 inches long and tapers down from a ring gauge of 52 (~8/10 inch) at the foot and 42 (~7/10 inch) at the head with a pointed, cone shaped head. Smoking time 45-60 minutes.

Torpedo – varies in length and ring gauge. Has a pointed cone shaped head, bulge in the body, and a relatively flat foot.

They aslo call the cigar that is pi=ointed at both ends the 'perfecto' shape ...

Here is another definition of the shapes:

Pyramid - It has a pointed, closed head and widens to an open foot.

Belicoso - A small pyramid-shaped cigar with a rounded head rather than a point.

Torpedo - A shape with a pointed head, a closed foot and a bulge in the middle.

Perfecto - These look like the cigar in cartoons with two closed rounded ends and a bulge in the middle.

Diademas - A giant cigar 8 inches or longer. Most often it has an open foot, but occasionally it will come with a perfecto tip, or closed foot.

good question and good response. i have wondered about this before as well. and i found info similar to what slim posted. the way i look at it, if i know what the mfg calls it, i try to call it that as well.

btw...love torps/belis/whatever