Mother of pearl?

[MWark]

Is there a way to be sure that the grip that you are looking at is a real mother of pearl grip?

I can provide much better photo if that will help.

Thanks

 

[cgt4570]

Get them wet. Genuine MOP will get less slippery when wet while plastic will get more slippery.
It's also heavier than plastic. With some practice, you can spot the difference a mile away.

 

[2152hq]

MOP is heavier like ctg4570 says and when you handle the real pearl as you casually shuffle the two together they sound like heavy glass clicking together. It's a very dense material. Plastic sounds dull.

Mother of Pearl,,,,or Mother of Plastic,,,,,,

Just looking at a picture is very tough to tell as some of the synthetic material is very good.

Are those for a Spanish Star/llama or are they Colt??

 

[MWark]

They fit a Colt 380 government. Based on what you guys have described, I think they're real. The "wet" trick was very cool.

If they are real what would they be worth?