Mine were polished when I got them, but they have an interesting diamond pattern in the tops. I am positive they are Knight Designs, but not sure if they are an older design or modified version of a current design, since Knight doesn't offer polished pegs or a similar pattern. They do have models with the same 3 holes as mine though. But they aren't as slippery as one would expect. I don't recall ever slipping on them in 600 or so miles now with them.