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Can real Ivory grips still be bought in the U.S?
Would like to get a set for my Father's model 60.
Thank you
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Only used ones, no new elephant Ivory, maybe mammoth is possible.
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Thanks...but I'm reading where both Elephant and Mammoth are illegal here in this [bleep], CA trying to protect the Mammoth from poaching I suppose.
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CA has banned all ivory. Mammoth and fossil walrus are both relatively easy to find here.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Only used ones, no new elephant Ivory, maybe mammoth is possible. Pre-ban elephant is still around but most do not want to tempt fate dealing with/in it.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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On a different note, I assume you are talking a J-Frame Smith 60... Ivory grips can be a little disconcerting in recoil.
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On a different note, I assume you are talking a J-Frame Smith 60... Ivory grips can be a little disconcerting in recoil. I have some hard ones on there now, they are a little more to deal with than wood or rubber, but not too much for me. I also run a Tyler T-grip on them, so that helps. Maybe I'll go with some horn or imitation Ivory. Thanks. I'm curious, is Mammoth an incidental find in AK, or common...no state regulations on it, or only natives can harvest finds?
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Thank you, I'll give those some consideration.
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Thank you, I'll give those some consideration. Those are nice grips.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Can real Ivory grips still be bought in the U.S?
Would like to get a set for my Father's model 60.
Thank you
This from a huge estate auction in a nearby town a few years back: http://archive.courierpress.com/new...xotic-items-ep-296963092-324925771.html/
...As exotic as some of the items in the antique catalog are, some of the Whittingtons' possessions can't be sold for reasons of legality, including two enormous sets of elephant tusks that formerly were signature elements of the home's décor...
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On a different note, I assume you are talking a J-Frame Smith 60... Ivory grips can be a little disconcerting in recoil. I have some hard ones on there now, they are a little more to deal with than wood or rubber, but not too much for me. I also run a Tyler T-grip on them, so that helps. Maybe I'll go with some horn or imitation Ivory. Thanks. I'm curious, is Mammoth an incidental find in AK, or common...no state regulations on it, or only natives can harvest finds? Mammoth can pop up anywhere around the state, but the farther north the more likely it is. The finder can pick it up unless it is in a park or other such Federal entity. Most of it comes from gold miners washing mountains through sluice boxes. Many miners make more on ivory than gold. The price fluctuates a LOT. Based on Boone's Trading Post it looks high currently. I have cut hundreds of pounds of it... Native artifact fossil walrus is especially high.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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And Corian scraps are especially cheap..... ![[Linked Image]](https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/critters/IMG_1213.jpg)
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Can real Ivory grips still be bought in the U.S?
Would like to get a set for my Father's model 60.
Thank you
This from a huge estate auction in a nearby town a few years back: http://archive.courierpress.com/new...xotic-items-ep-296963092-324925771.html/
...As exotic as some of the items in the antique catalog are, some of the Whittingtons' possessions can't be sold for reasons of legality, including two enormous sets of elephant tusks that formerly were signature elements of the home's décor...
They require taking a survey to see it.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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And Corian scraps are especially cheap..... With the added benefit of looking it! 
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Back a few years ago when I was into cowboy action shooting, I picked up a used pair of Colt Gen 3 SAA in .38 Spec, engraved by a retired Wby engraver in TX. I sent grip frames to Nutmeg Sports for one piece ivory handles. I even sent a set of one piece rosewood grips I had shaped and finished. Nutmeg reporduced the shape of the rosewood grips, did a nice job. www.nutmegsports.com/DF ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/M9b1JHu.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/gC17hQ9.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/F1Tn0Mb.jpg) The set I sent for a pattern. Shaped and finished by me, carved and checkered by Errol Case in MO. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/QE9BmAC.jpg)
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On a different note, I assume you are talking a J-Frame Smith 60... Ivory grips can be a little disconcerting in recoil. I have some hard ones on there now, they are a little more to deal with than wood or rubber, but not too much for me. I also run a Tyler T-grip on them, so that helps. Maybe I'll go with some horn or imitation Ivory. Thanks. I'm curious, is Mammoth an incidental find in AK, or common...no state regulations on it, or only natives can harvest finds? Mammoth can pop up anywhere around the state, but the farther north the more likely it is. The finder can pick it up unless it is in a park or other such Federal entity. Most of it comes from gold miners washing mountains through sluice boxes. Many miners make more on ivory than gold. The price fluctuates a LOT. Based on Boone's Trading Post it looks high currently. I have cut hundreds of pounds of it... Native artifact fossil walrus is especially high. Thanks
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Those are something!!
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CA has banned all ivory. Mammoth and fossil walrus are both relatively easy to find here. Ditto here in FL. And Ivory.
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