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The first set I posted has is from the same
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Here is a set that was in my custody for a while, and then moved on to someone with a more deserving gun. I am glad they passed through my hands, they are beautiful.
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Absolutely beautiful, Gary! It would have been difficult to pry those from my hands! 
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Love these on my very first .44 Magnum that I bought new in the mid 70's.
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Karl - That has to be one of my favorite S&Ws!!! Very nice in the photos and even nicer in person when you displayed it in TX. 
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Several of my carry pistols wear ivory.
I inlayed a pair of Indian Head Pennies into these ivory grips.
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All your work is absolutely beautiful. But this well used Commander just right in every way. A stunning working pistol.
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Nice grips on that pistol! BUT, who made that holster?
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The holster isn’t branded.
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Mineral oil is best or so I’ve been told, not a lot just a drop or two rubbed in. The mellow patina the the beautiful old sets exhibit will be gone with the removal of just a few thousands. It is easy to work and polishes up quickly as long as you progress through the grits in order, miss one and you will only have to go back again increasing the chance of breaking a corner or edge down.
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I have tusks and mineral oil applied sparingly and hand rubbed in a couple times a year to help prevent drying and cracking is what I’ve been told by African Professional Hunters and US taxidermist.
I’m in awe of the beauty of the pistols and revolvers shown in this thread.
We found an old 375H&H soft point in the nerve cavity of one of my tusks. The damage caused a couple of “panels” of the ivory that would be in the tusk socket to break free. The tusk still stands in its brass and iron wood base without the chips. The chips are certainly big enough for a 1911, maybe too thin for a revolver. Everything is in storage, but I will have to try to dig out the chips to see if they’re usable.
I’ve always wondered how the Hunter whose bullet we found in the nerve faired.
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Little late to the game with these Ivories but had to dig them out of safe. These Colt 45's (1882 & 1891) belonged to my Father-in-law who picked them up sometime during the 1930's. Not sure when the ivories were added but know they were handled a lot and revolvers nickeled more than once. He was part of the Wild West shows and trick shooting for many years.
Do y'all think they were stained at some point or does aging cause the darker orangish color?
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model 27-1
ivories on colt 
on a 1903 
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Jigged ivory on a 38/44 HD. 
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It's an original Brill for a 5" N frame in a cordovan color. 
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Factory ivory on a TL. Gave more for these than what I did for most of my guns. 
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Cross-cut ivory on a 44 2nd Model. These are a favorite pair of mine. 
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Some of the carved sets I wonder if they were specifically made for lefties ?
The bull on many/most IMHO are on the right side but some are on the left.
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The only gun I have with ivory stocks is an oldie. It is also my only engraved gun.
rkmesa, I think this fine piece deserves a place in your collection! (LOL)
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Well, that made me feel quite inadequate.
Oh my word, I have one set of ivories, but you guys...
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Some of the carved sets I wonder if they were specifically made for lefties ?
The bull on many/most IMHO are on the right side but some are on the left.
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Typically if your right handed you would have the carving on the right grip. I've known guys who like the look, but not the feel of carved ivory who just put the carving on the other grip. I'm a lefty and have had grips carved that way. I've also bought several guns with the left grip panel carved. I've seen an outsized number of carved grips for lefties given were only about 15% of the population.
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Quite a thread, great photos that I keep going back to. Mike how bout breaking out the nice stuff ! Kidding!! Sure would like a couple close ups of the Lightweights cylinder pin lock, a very cool feature that’s nearly hidden in the pic.
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Quite a thread, great photos that I keep going back to. Mike how bout breaking out the nice stuff ! Kidding!! Sure would like a couple close ups of the Lightweights cylinder pin lock, a very cool feature that’s nearly hidden in the pic.
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Here are a couple #5 latches, first one by Bowen the second by Harton:
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Here are two pair of ivories, one scrimshawed and one carved.
The carved pair came on Bill Jordans presentation model 19, from Rex Applegates estate auction in 1999. A similar pair of stocks was on a model 57 in the same auction.
The scrimshawed pair came from DJ's Loan and Sport in Bothell WA, sometime in the mid 1990's. They were in a box of grips that was under one of the counters!
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Mike, please do tell us they were in the $5/pair junk box! 
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No, not that box, but they were not a whole lot more, either! Less than $50, I think.
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I've posted this before, but I'd like to play along. Mammoth on this 1911
Bonus points is that this gun finished off a whitetail buck this year
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My 17-4 with some ivories. Dad gave me the 17 many years ago, and the ivories were made when my brother was stationed in Cameroon. Dad sent some S&W grips over and the folks over there roughed up some grips, inherited them when Dad passed and had them finished up and grip screws installed by fine gentleman out of Wyoming whose name escapes me at the moment. One of my favorites rig because of the memories, thanks Dad, RIP.
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