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[ch1p]

Interesting comment that @smilley792

[Northern monkey]

Grade four

[ch1p]

@smilley792 Was correct, these bats were made in Nottingham....



and were indeed made by GM, he was also right with his grading guess. All the bats are graded as original/grade one, which tbf did surprise me a little. I've seen an 808 with the same sort of grain structure as the bat second left, as well as the 808 picture on their website looking similar. As someone has mentioned it comes down to whether people like heartwood or not and i'm not particularly fussy.

All 4 seem to tap up well and sound the same except for the far right bat which seems just a little bit better.

Thanks for the replies guys was interesting to read them 

[GarrettJ]

Grade 1 and then all grade 2 / 3 but looks count for nothing

[windyroad]

My first thought was Gm just by looking at the shape of the toe. Inhave to admit however, I thought it was perhaps an ole,original and a couple 909s there.

[smilley792]

Not sure why but they looked gm. But for some reason I wasn't sure someone would buy 4 hence saying b3.

Are they all yours or for others?


And this is my 808.



I think is better than a few of yours? Strange grading

[ch1p]

@smilley792 I've bought them for myself and clubmates whether they actually move on to club mates or not i'm unsure at the moment hah, two are mogul's and the other two are sigma's. Found them for a nice price and can send them back so I thought it was worth the risk.

That looks lovely! looks like the middle right but with a few less grains and minus a blemish, I think id rather have yours. My favourite ever bat was an icon 808, theres definitely some bargains to be had lower down from GM.

[smilley792]

Get some proper pics and profile shots up plus weights. Never seen a sigma outside of a gm catalogue!

Wouldn't mind one of I could find one both heavy enough and a bargain!

[ch1p]

I'll chuck some up tomorrow try and get some good light for the pics...

The middle is really high, but the craftsmanship of the scoops and "holes" is really good and does make the pick up super light. But I suppose that would be the same with any bat I received in those weights. According to the GM website sigma's come in 2.9 and above but I actually received a 2.7 and 2.85 so that will obviously help the pick up a little  and good luck with the hunt for a heavy one

[windyroad]

When I first saw the Sigma in the Gm catalogue I thought it was just a mid middled bat with a bit of pretty machined concaving. So I was really quite surprised when I first saw it in person Land it was really quite duck billed and high.

[gibbinscricket]

1,3,3,3

[gaurav23]

1,3,2,2

[suraj1108]

1, 2, 2, 2

[Seniorplayer]

I'm surprised at the generously high grading given the 3 pages of nonsense (admittedly not from the same people) on the grading of a H4L in my forum section recently.

Hardly nonsense also most agree on this thread grade 1 willow should be blemish and colour free with no knots and  straight grains.

[RoCo Da Pixie]

I wouldn't be happy if I ordered Original/ LE and got bats 2,3 and 4