8 Club MacGregor Duralite Hickory Iron Set 1 Star Stainless Steel Nice!

Recently, playing with hickories has grown exponentially all over the world. I see a number of Ebay sellers stating their club is "playable" then I look at their pictures and description. Just because a club has a head and hickory shaft does not make it a player. These sellers are either ignorant or outright dishonest. They don't bother to give you the length or any idea if the club has any weight. I see them saying their clubs marked L (for ladies), Ladies or with a W (for Women's) are players and Ladies clubs are almost always too short and too light to make decent players. I see some Ebay sellers of antique wood shaft clubs offer sets of wood shaft clubs for play. They don't give you any information about the length of the clubs or the swingweights. Sometimes they don't even tell you what you will receive-only a generic picture of a bunch of clubs. They say good playable condition with no additional information. This is the teaser so you better ask questions first or be sorry later. Be careful and ask questions to avoid being disappointed. If you are new to playing hickory golf or want additional tips concerning acquiring playable hickory clubs you should visit The Society of Hickory Golfers web site. Under Resources you will find a section entitled How to Build a Hickory Playset. It contains a number of valuable tips.<p>   This listing is for an antique vintage hickory shaft right handed set of 8 MacGregor Duralite irons. MacGregor came up with an idea of matching, harmonizing and balancing irons in the late 1920's. It went beyond simply putting numbers on each iron in a set and changing the lofts. They figured out that they needed to change and balance head weights relative to length within the set. They came up with the "balanced" Duralite sets. The Duralites came with a star designation on the heads along with the stated length and weights. This is a one star matching set. This was the shortest length men's set that MacGregor offered. Players tended to be shorter back then and these clubs could always be extended and inch for modern day play. This is a nine (8) club one star set, 1,2,3,4,5,7,9 iron and the 10 putter. This set is amazingly well weighted as follows and each has the club number on the back and sole as well as the club name on the back. 1 Driving Iron 38.5" length 19* Loft, C 4 swingweight, 2 Mid Iron 38" 23* C6,  3 Mid Mashie 37.5" 30* C 4, 4 Mashie Iron 37" 25* C5, 5 Mashie 36.5" 39* C5, 7 Pitcher 36" 48* C6, 9 Niblick 35.5" 52* C 6, 10 Putter 33.5".  The 8 in this set was the Jigger and is a very hard club to find. MacGregor also offered a 5X Spade Mashie and you don't see them very often either. A 6 Mashie Niblick was also available to complete the 11 club run. The stainless steel heads all have the weights and lengths marked on the back and they are in very good condition. They do have the expected minor play dings and nicks but nothing that impacts playability.  The shafts appear all original and are marked with the normal MacGregor shaft markings. The shafts are surprisingly straight (I only see one slight bend), I see no cracks and they are actually quite tight at the hosels. The 1 and 2 irons have some whipping just above the hosels but I don't see any cracks so assume it is there for added strength in play. I always recommend that hickory shafts be re-set prior to play. The grips also appear to be the original long leather wraps and they are in good condition with whipping at the bottom. Please look at the many zoom pictures for a better idea of condition. Some other sellers offer what they call Duralite iron sets but if you look closely or ask their sets have a mixture of irons with different numbers of stars. Each Duralite set had a specific number of stars and the stars coincided with their length and weight. If you mix a set you could very well end up with a 4 iron and 5 iron that had identical lengths but different weights so be careful when buying a Duralite "set" so that the knowing but unscrupulous sellers don't take advantage of you. Some sellers even include Ladies clubs in their "set"-those are the ones with an L in a circle on the back. This would make a nice set for display or play. This is a set as found and as made and was not put together.   Shipping for this item is via Priority Mail and based on a 10 pound box and includes insurance. The further you are from me in NC the more shipping will be. That is the way carriers charge. International shipping will also be calculated and will be much higher. In accordance with the current Ebay policy I am only allowed to state that I accept payment via Paypal. NC residents must add 7.5% sales tax. Check out