JL,

It's a nice looking brush, and from the pic, you would think silvertip. But the listing says "pure" badger. Now, this may not be a rating, just that it is badger and no boar mix. However, if you are going to drop that much coin on a brush, I would suggest checking with Bernd at Shavemac. I would also suggest a knot size in the 24-26 range. I have 4 Shavemac brushes, in 23mm, 24mm and 2 26mm. Love them everyone. One other person to check with is Lee at LeesRazors.com. Lee carries the Simpson's line...high quality brushes, and he stocks a number that are not on his website. I'm about to jump in for a Persian Jar 2. Mention to Lee that you are a SRP member and ask if he has any specials. And tell him I sent you.

Randy