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UPDATE- Now CHECKERED>>>Tooth of the Pachyderm, a la Roper
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Dave T
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To me this is a classic example of what is meant by... the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. As you said in an early post, you probably do have too much invested but I wouldn't give that a second thought. Just look at and appreciate the result.
Dave
Dave
Somehow I completely missed both the original posting in this thread and its subsequent revivals. I'm sure glad it came back to life because it gives me a chance to add my congratulations to all the parties who had a hand in making this spectacular set of ivory stocks.
Learned something about Ropers, too. I was unaware of the asymmetric palm swell, though of course it makes perfect sense.
Thumbs up for everybody who put some magic into making them what they are now.
Learned something about Ropers, too. I was unaware of the asymmetric palm swell, though of course it makes perfect sense.
Thumbs up for everybody who put some magic into making them what they are now.
cubguy
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Beautiful craftsmanship!
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great looking work!
Pontiaker
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Man they came out super nice! They really came out great.
I was trying to win an auction for a 27-something, a modern gun, in one of the online auctions recently. The gun was in a display box, blue gun with full target factory Ivory grips! The gun looked like is was made by S&W to be sent to someone to engrave and it just never happened. Both the fancy box and grips were factory S&W parts. I planned on bidding knowing what factory N Frame Target real Ivory grips would be worth, I put down the wrong date on my calender and when I went to bid it had already sold. Get this, it sold for $1100! A short barrel 27 with everything mentioned above for $1100. Iam guessing the grips alone would have been worth close to the ending auction price....I saw a pair sell on Ebay in the last year for over $800.
I have a large chuck of pre ban aged tusk that Iam planning on making at least one set of Pre war Magna's from.I will probably checker them and install 30's vintage large silver medallions in them. I dont know when Iam going to start them in between the knives I have to make, but seeing the Ivory stuff I have lately is making want to start hacking on that tusk!
Matt
I was trying to win an auction for a 27-something, a modern gun, in one of the online auctions recently. The gun was in a display box, blue gun with full target factory Ivory grips! The gun looked like is was made by S&W to be sent to someone to engrave and it just never happened. Both the fancy box and grips were factory S&W parts. I planned on bidding knowing what factory N Frame Target real Ivory grips would be worth, I put down the wrong date on my calender and when I went to bid it had already sold. Get this, it sold for $1100! A short barrel 27 with everything mentioned above for $1100. Iam guessing the grips alone would have been worth close to the ending auction price....I saw a pair sell on Ebay in the last year for over $800.
I have a large chuck of pre ban aged tusk that Iam planning on making at least one set of Pre war Magna's from.I will probably checker them and install 30's vintage large silver medallions in them. I dont know when Iam going to start them in between the knives I have to make, but seeing the Ivory stuff I have lately is making want to start hacking on that tusk!
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There the most beautiful grips I've seen. "STUNING"
There the most beautiful grips I've seen. "STUNING"
Bullseye Smith
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They turned out very nice indeed. Just a work of art.
It has been a few years since this thread has seen the light of day, so I thought I would bring it to the light again.
These are some of the finest most beautiful grips I have ever seen. AWESOME!!
These are some of the finest most beautiful grips I have ever seen. AWESOME!!
This thread needs another run at the top of the forum. Some of my most favorite grips. 
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