This term in the Australian Stock Saddle Co. means the saddle has been design by us and manufactured at our direction in India. All Classics must meet our exact specifications. Our Classics are backed with the Australian Stock Saddle Co. guarantee. Our key Indian saddlers have been trained in the U.S. by us to ensure quality control. The leather used in the Classics ranges from buffalo hide tanned to European standards - to genuine Australian steer hide.
All fittings are solid brass.
Awling should be done to balance the saddle, or to simply prevent the stuffing from going hard. Stuffing can also be moved to make the saddle fit better. But awling is more like fine-tuning. It cannot correct a hopelessly fitting tree. If you do not have access to a proper saddler's awl, then make one from a thin-shank Phillips head screwdriver.