Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Mastodon Ivory that is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 There you go @Utah Bob #35998, utilizing animals until they’re extinct! This has to stop…Oh, wait… Those grips look fantastic. Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Do they have a blue tint, or is that the same light I see reflected in the metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Wow, those are sure different. A welcome change from all the copycat grips out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Many moons (decades) ago, I found a set of new REAL ivory grips for a Blackhawk at a pawn/gun shop for $35. Late 70's early 80's. That was a bit of money for me at the time (gas was probably 79 cents/gal) but I jumped on them. Sadly, they were for an earlier frame and did not fit my NM Blackhawks. Took them back and they gave me a refund. Needless to say I wish I'd kept them, but that's the way of it. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Very nice, UB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Beautiful grips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 52 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Do they have a blue tint, or is that the same light I see reflected in the metal? Yes there is a blue coloration in some areas. As I understand it, that is caused by the mineral Vivianite and is pretty rare to see, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 BTW, ridiculous as it may sound, Mammoth fossil ivory is illegal in California, NY, DC, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Nevada, Hawaii and Illinois. They are, ironically, all blue states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 But is Mastodon ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 15 minutes ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said: But is Mastodon ok? It’s basically the same as Mammoth. Different epochs. Both called fossil ivory in the law. https://www.aaps-journal.org/fossil-ivory-legislation.html https://www.diffen.com/difference/Mammoth_vs_Mastodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Maybe I’ll get some Mammoths engraved on the slide now. And a Sabertooth or two. How that for a Barbecue Gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Graybeard Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Those are definitely different looking…I kind of like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 That shade of blue was my wife’s favorite color. She would love em. As long as she didn’t know how much I paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Super Neat Grips !!! Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 those look great , i dont get the prohibition , the mamoth ivory is not "hunted" it is long ago dead and picked up as sheds a lot by indiginous folks in alaska looking to make a living , another case of wrong thinking by those that wish to control our lives , why dont they mind their own business ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, watab kid said: t...another case of wrong thinking by those that wish to control our lives , why dont they mind their own business ? I think you just answered your own question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 6 hours ago, watab kid said: those look great , i dont get the prohibition , the mamoth ivory is not "hunted" it is long ago dead and picked up as sheds a lot by indiginous folks in alaska looking to make a living , another case of wrong thinking by those that wish to control our lives , why dont they mind their own business ? The problem apparently is that after the poachers sell the elephant ivory, it is marketed as mammoth ivory. I find that odd seeing as how mammoth ivory sell for a much lower price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sam, SASS #10915 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Elephant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 6 hours ago, Cypress Sam, SASS #10915 said: Elephant I call 1st in line for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sam, SASS #10915 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I never heard of Vivianite before. Looked it up on Wickapedia. Interesting read. When I first saw your grips, I thought the blue was some sort of medal inlays. It certainly makes for a unique set of grips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adolph Vancinghand, SASS #28923 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Great looking grips, Bob...and you too, Sam! Mammoth ivory on my old rebuilt Gold Cup... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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