Yay or nay on these ivories?

[airfoil]

If they came with a good story...carved by the husband of Annie Oakley or some such ...maybe...I'd give 100 bucks.
I'm guessing they want hundreds.

 

[CraigC]

Ivory is obscenely expensive. Les told me that the set on my avatar were around $800 as an option. And that was ten years ago. Mine are starting to yellow, slightly, which doesn't show in the pic. I keep the gun in my safe, away from the light. The gun came with a certification letter stating that the ivory was imported into this country before a certain date, making it "old" ( and legal ) ivory.

10yrs ago you could buy 1911 ivory all day long for $300.

 

[JTHunter]

P.S. whoever did that scrimshaw work should be ashamed of ruining a good set of ivory grips. Yeesh.

I am inclined to disagree. While the quality of the work isn't particularly good, neither is it that bad. I DO dislike the "chicken scratches" on the heels as that was done poorly.
I also would not sand them at all as thinning the material may make those cracks more likely to become worse.

 

[WestKentucky]

This has gone on long enough, did the tusks get took or tossed?

 

[ArchAngelCD]

This has gone on long enough, did the tusks get took or tossed?

Seriously, inquiring minds want to know????

 

[Bill Raby]

Buy some mammoth ivory and carve grips yourself.

 

[silicosys4]

The shop didn't want them either. They ended up being too cheap to pass up. If I can't use them for the SAA, i'll have someone a set of RB K/L or J frame grips out of them.
Native American Stallone makes me laugh.

 

[sonora]

The scrimshaw just looks…how can I put this politely? It looks tacky, but I wouldn’t sand those down. I would pass.

Tacky can be cool. I like them.

 

[PistoleroWadcutterGANG]

LOL, you guys should look up LARRY FLINTS (revolver and handgun custom grips) scrimshaw ivories. You will howl with laughter.

 

[CraigC]

Looks like they fit pretty good. I would've done it in a heartbeat.

 

[gobsauce]

LOL, you guys should look up LARRY FLINTS (revolver and handgun custom grips) scrimshaw ivories. You will howl with laughter.

Got any pictures/links? All I'm finding is something not gun related.

 

[PistoleroWadcutterGANG]

Got any pictures/links? All I'm finding is something not gun related.

To be blunt they might not be around any more. With the WOKE / Left around. They were explicit pornographic imagery. Larry pulled no punches with them. His Ruger 6 series revolver was something else, brother. I'll see if I can find the stuff and i'll send you the link. NO WAY I'm posting those pics here.

 

[CraigC]

For a long while there was a S&W on Gunbroker with ivory carved into the shape of a wiener. Always wondered who finally bought it.