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Old 10-17-2020, 10:35 PM
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Those are Rosewood. It is a very porous wood, but those pores are usually filled with oil and/or resin. I think those grips were stripped with a strong chemical stripper, or possibly lye, which was often used by antique furniture refinishers. The stripping also ate away the oils and resins, leaving the wood very porous.
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