Negative sir, mine was $680 delivered to yellowknife , and German produced
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Negative sir, mine was $680 delivered to yellowknife , and German produced
so... no word yet here and nothing online on the sig site to clarify the official definitions... "Grade 1" and "Grade 2" are pretty much general terms with no specific meaning. G1 will look pretty good, g2 will maybe have a scuff and look ok also.
Someone has to roll the dice and buy both so they can post pics for us. But IBM seems to be most correct. Based on my grade 2, I couldn't justify the extra $ on the grade 1 without just getting a new one... But now I won't feel as bad about wear.
I have a german grade 1 226 coming this week or next, so I will post notes if there still isn't any official answer, but I expect like-new internals and maybe a bit of wear on the frame, maybe a touch of refinishing. I did a bunch of online searching but couldn't find anything that hinted the grades are objective official terminology, but I did find the prices americans are paying for grade 2 german sigs...
repro77 can you post some pics of your internals, frame rails, slide rails.
Not much to see, really. Very little wear. Oh, and the date code on my barrel is from 2006.
Last edited by Repro77; 01-20-2014 at 03:52 PM. Reason: more info
Crazy......but that's how it goes.
10% off dead?
I think that was only for boxing week.Originally Posted by runthetables
Crazy......but that's how it goes.
How much was the sale price? Does anyone know?
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I just got my grade 1 P226, right on time, nice and quick.
a little wear around the mag well. A few small nicks here and there on the frame (like 1mm sized). A few holster-wear spots near the muzzle, slide lock. Finish doesn't look new but not terrible either - just a few black shiny spots on the black finish.
Internals were dirtier than I expected. Didn't look like it was stripped and re-greased inside on the springs and rails. Carbon build-up in spots... it was shot more than a few test fire shots without detail cleaning. Bore is fine, after lead and carbon was removed. The case and mags might be brand new, but nothing on the pistol seems brand new. Except the grips - they are pretty much flawless, clean and grippy.
The good news is that it functions very smooth and tight. Buttery. There are no dents or gashes in the metal. I used some birchwood casey super black and covered most of the tiny spots of wear.
Looking forward to seeing how it shoots. Might get an SRT for it.
Last edited by IBM; 02-01-2014 at 01:41 AM. Reason: spelling
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