Grades are what the seller wants them to be . There are no set standards . My grade 1 may be your idea of a grade 2 . All you can go on in mass produced guns is the makers standard for each model .


Some wood that looks very pretty and is suitable for machining for O/U's ,where a reinforcing tube can be fitted to over come short grain in the hand , will not be suitable for hand work on side by side's . So is it a grade one or not even though it has spectacular grain pattern ?