The question is the color of the tube. I have not seen them in pure silver but bronze and silver. They look and smell real. I put them next to some Series D #4 and they smell the same. I get them in trade for services so no big deal if they are not real the guy that gives me them gives me great smokes and I always enjoy the surprise.Even if he brings me fake ISOM. That way I can post pics and see what the BOTL have to say. LOL. Dan

Really tough to say Dan, The best way for me to always know is smoke one. Especially on a Partagas, the ash will be a very dark gray almost black at the end and also when you clip it, check to see if small pieces fall out. If they do, short filler was used and a fake for sure, but the ash is always is the key for me. If it is more on the white side, again fake for sure. By just looking at them, they seem fine to me. Hope that helps. Frank.

Gotta agree with fpaternostro, Dan ... the only way for me to tell is the taste test. Shoot me an email, jetblasted at msn dot com for my snail addy. I will personally inspect the gar in question. After a review by quality control, I will send you the results of the test.

Couldn't find anything like that (no churchill in an A/T) with a quick look around. Could be something older and not done anymore. Cigars appear okay. Is there a triple cap? I dunno.

First look i'd have to say you're good to go. I can see the triple cap on one of them.

Bring 'em by the house and we'll look it up in the old Encyclopedia of Cigars.

They look real to me.

The de Luxe A/T is a 5 1/2 x 40 and is in a gold tubo.

According to the MRN book,there is no Chuchill Deluxe in A/T's. X

I keep forgetting I have that book. Concur with the doesn't exist conclusion. Weird that some one would make that up. Seems like it would cost less to just sell the fake Churchill. Maybe touristas go for the tubes? Perhaps a local shop somewhere made the tubes to put genuine smokes in?