WOW, I would love to have Walrus tooth grips of any size 1911. I don't own an officer model, but if the grips came along, I would buy one.
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WOW, I would love to have Walrus tooth grips of any size 1911. I don't own an officer model, but if the grips came along, I would buy one.
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Colonel
I think the Walrus tooth is also ivory. Don't the eskimo's carve those into some pretty cool stuff? We don't got Walrus's in these parts, got sea lions but while they eat salmon like crazy I don't think they got big enough teeth.
I never looked for it online, might be one of those not legal to sell these days.
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Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
Cue sound of Head slap.
RIP Muggsy & TMan
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Well I found out Walrus ivory is illegal in many states including here in Washington. I found out what a Ironwood tree looks like, kind of surprising it's really bushy and not surprisingly it doesn't get very big around. A person can buy Ironwood tree seeds and possibly seedlings. but don't imagine it would grow big enough for my purposes in the time I have left to make sawdust. I'll keep looking for nice pieces.
In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
Cue sound of Head slap.
RIP Muggsy & TMan
"If you are a warrior legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that JOCKO will not come today."
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I was wondering about the legality. Is it like elephant, where you can own it, but can not sell it without proof of it being of pre-ban age?
Colonel
It's funny, you can buy stuff carved out of ivory but not just plain ivory. I know elephant has been banned for a long time. The hippo tooth is also now on the list. The pieces I got must have been from long ago. I don't recall where he said he got it but it was completely legal at the time.
Looking there were lots of faux ivory grips for reasonable. Some looked pretty nice and very much like the real thing. Others not so much.
In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
Cue sound of Head slap.
RIP Muggsy & TMan
"If you are a warrior legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that JOCKO will not come today."
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Before I was born, my Dad & family were stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska 1940-42 (then he was in the Aleutian Campaign in 1943).Originally Posted by Bawanna
Dad collected these walrus tusks & artifacts while up there.
1 raw tusk, 1 tusk carved & scrimshawed into a cribbage board, a meat carving handle set, polar bear salt & pepper shakers, & other little items.
They are all owned by my brother who was born there before all dependents were evacuated Stateside after the Japanese invaded the Aleutian Islands.
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition
-Rudyard Kipling
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Probably a small fortune sitting on that shelf. Sentimentally more valuable though I’m sure.
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Yes, it is a part of his birthright.
My special gift from Dad was this 1865 Henry rifle he bought while we were living in Mexico during the early 1960s (he had a second career there after retiring from the US Army).
Like half of the antique lever guns he bought down there, this one was Bubba’d (Pedro’d?) pretty bad - barrel shortened, cobbled up rear sight, and battered butt stock. The lever action is still smooth though.
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition
-Rudyard Kipling
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Despite what you’ve described as what may be it’s “collector””shortcoming's, just knowing that “the old man” bought it, cherished it… Nothing can come close. What I’ve read you saying about things you have given/will leave to the clan… continuing the tradition. Too many these days do the “I’m spending my grandkids inheritance” thing. That’s a real shame. I want my bloodline to have an edge with all of the bs they will face. Good on ya for that man!
Colonel
One of the original looking Henry's without the forend is very high on my list, also very high on the piggy bank requirement list too. Hence not in my toy box yet and possibly never will be. But I've always said if you want something bad enough you'll find a way. So far that hasn't worked for me with Reba Mcintyre, she still doesn't return my calls and apparently likes that other guy. Not over yet.
In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
Cue sound of Head slap.
RIP Muggsy & TMan
"If you are a warrior legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that JOCKO will not come today."
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