GRADING
TERMINOLOGY
TERMINOLOGY
GRADES
(except Muskrats - see further down)
| IPTII | Fully prime, above average in quality, texture and pelt preparation. No defects. |
| I & II | Prime pelt of above average quality and texture. |
| Good II | Slightly early pelt with well finished guard hair but lacking underfur. |
| II | Early or late pelt with incomplete guard hair and lacking underfur. |
| III | Very early or late pelt with poor finish, little or no underfur, dark coloured leather. |
| IV & V | Inferior pelt of little or no commercial value. |
DEFECTS
| Good Slight (GD SLT) | Good quality with small imperfections. |
| Slight damaged (SLT DGD) | Average quality with small imperfections. |
| Good damaged (GD DGD) | Good quality with large imperfections. |
| Regular damaged (REG DGD) | Average quality with large imperfections. |
| Badly damaged (BDLY DGD) | Extensive damage, little or no value. |
| Tainted | Area of pelt has rotted, little or no value. |
SIZES
| XXXL |
Largest size, Jumbo | 0 | |
| XXL |
Extra, extra large | 1 | |
| XL |
Extra large | 2 | |
| L |
Large | 3 | |
| LM |
Large medium | 4 | |
| M |
Medium | 5 | |
| S |
Small | 6 | |
| XS |
Extra small | 7 |
ABBREVIATIONS
| GD: | Good | ORD: | Ordinary |
| SLT: | Slight | DGD: | Damaged |
| BDLY: | Badly | PT: | Part |
| RBD: | Rubbed | STND: | Stained |
| GRSY: | Greasy | HVY: | Heavy |
| S: | Singed | SH: | Straight Hair |
| LT: | Light | ASST: | Assorted |
| RR: | Red Rim | DK: | Dark |
| BR: | Brown | T/S: | Ticks and Scars |
WEIGHTS
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| Heavy | prime, very dense underfur, shearable | long nap length, deep underfur | long nap, deep underfur | deep, thick underfur |
| Semi | dense underfur, suitable for short shear | medium nap length, medium underfur | medium nap length, medium underfur | medium density or underfur |
| Light or Flat | lacks underfur, not recommended for shearing | coat, short nap | short nap, low underfur | low density or underfur |
COLOUR
A denotes the most desirable colour through D, least desirable,
except beaver where D denotes pale.
X preceding a letter indicates Extra ie. X-A=Extra Dark, X-D=Extra Pale
Some additional descriptive terminology may be used to denote unusual colouration.
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| A | clear, very dark, natural colour | XXPALE: double extra pale | bright, silvery, clear underfur | extra pale | 1: clear, white belly | deep, dark rich red | clear, very dark | bright white belly | XPALE: extra pale | 1: clear |
| B | dark, slightly brownish | XPALE: extra pale | slightly yellow or brownish | pale | 2: slight off belly | medium dark red | dark, dark brown | narrower belly, slightly brownish | PALE | 2: slight off/casty underfur |
| C | brown to red over all | PALE | yellow to brown | yellowish cast | 3: off belly | pale red | brown | narrow belly, noticeable brown red band | LT BRN: Light brown | 3: off/ reddish underfur |
| D | ORD: ordinary/ reddish brown | dark yellow to brown or orange | tawney | 4: very off (brown) belly | very pale to yellow | pale | very narrow or red belly | BRN: brown | ||
| XD | extra pale | DK: Dark | ||||||||
MUSKRAT GRADES
| Heavy (HVY) | Thick underfur and guard hair, heavy leather |
| Semi | Thick underfur and guard hair, semi heavy leather |
| Fall | Dry leather, poor fur quality |
| Light | Light leather |
| Papery | Ordinary quality |
| XSmall or Kitts & Mice |
Immature muskrat, underdeveloped guard hair and extremely light leather. |
| Shedders | Past prime, losing hair on kidney area |
| Damages | Varying degrees of damage from slight through bad damaged |