Wayne394 I'm using the original scales (I think) I believe they are Bakelite material because the black faded to a brownish color when I was cleaning the blade after bringing it home. Pshhh. Sucks. I did make them black again however by using magic marker... Doesn't look bad but fortunately I learned Bakelite scales can be sanded to bring back the original color, so that too is an additional job for this project