Can't think of anything you'd put on a rail, except a flashlight...and that on a rifle?
Man, to me that sounds ugly. But to each his own.
I like "real" wood on a No 1. Yes, synthetics are better and so are laminates, but you don't buy a No 1 for a target rifle.
And I also like the old ones with the nice wood. When did they start putting the straight-grained walnut on them?