Help with ivory grips, cont.
Position of locating pin holes seem to match mine.
Grain is discernible on polished visible surfaces including butts.
Back sides are sanded flat & fairly roughly.
An "ivory" item was examined tonight on Antiques Road Show.
It had the tiny pin holes the curator insisted were characteristics of bone marrow.
Before "taking it to the bank", I'd get further confirmation and let us know.
Grain is discernible on polished visible surfaces including butts.
Back sides are sanded flat & fairly roughly.
An "ivory" item was examined tonight on Antiques Road Show.
It had the tiny pin holes the curator insisted were characteristics of bone marrow.
Before "taking it to the bank", I'd get further confirmation and let us know.
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Those pits are called "Haversian canals," and they are not found on ivory.
The banker.
Those grips are ivory. There are many reasons the front could look like that.0 -
Trust 'The Banker' Bill knows his stuff. I agree it is clearly ivory, not bone or polymer. The spotty staining may come from the paper it was stored in. 0 -
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You're not agreeing with Banker Bill or the Antiques Road Show expert.0 -
I am agreeing with Bill, of course. On the roadshow I trust the toy guy. Bill works with ivory and other gun grip/knife handle materials. 0 -
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Bill says the Halversian canals exist on bone and not on Ivory.
I have three sets of ivories and none have the pitting.
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see my post on first question you asked about grips I still believe they are BONE. 0
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