Beautiful stocks & pistol and very informative post as well.
Thanks.Beautiful stocks & pistol and very informative post as well.![]()
Live2Ride,That looks great! I love the look of ivory on a 1911! When I see them on a blued gun I think, "Man, ivory on a blued gun looks the best!" Then when I see ivory on a stainless gun I think, "Man, ivory on a stainless gun looks the best!" I've come to realize that there really isn't a "best" finish that ivory looks good on. Ivory just looks good on anything!
My ivory grips were made by Dan Chinnock. I was looking at elephant ivory, and as you mentioned, you have to wait for something that really catches your eye. I found that I loved the look of bark on ivory for contrast, so I started looking at mammoth ivory and that's what I wound up going with.
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This is NOT fair - now I may have to look for mammoth. Yours really look beautiful on black - enjoy!!!!!. . .as you mentioned, you have to wait for something that really catches your eye. I found that I loved the look of bark on ivory for contrast, so I started looking at mammoth ivory and that's what I wound up going with.
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Thanks!Live2Ride,
You always show beautiful pistols.
I have had trouble with mammoth knife scales cracking. How do mammoth grips hold up? Is non-fossilized ivory better in this respect?
Thanks.
Craig
I think it's fair, because YOU made me start browsing for a set of elephant ivory to possibly put on a stainless Springfield 9mm I'm planning to send to Alchemy Custom for work. lolThis is NOT fair - now I may have to look for mammoth. Yours really look beautiful on black - enjoy!!!!!
OK, OK we're even!I think it's fair, because YOU made me start browsing for a set of elephant ivory to possibly put on a stainless Springfield 9mm I'm planning to send to Alchemy Custom for work. lol
Not going to happen. Nice post. Great looking 1911.OK - I'm not going to bore you with all of the details,