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08-21-2015, 06:36 AM #1Senior Member
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Looking for Ivory scales
With all the current restrictions I fear I might be wasting my time. I have a MK 32 that I would like to put Ivory scales on. I'm having trouble finding vintage scales and I'm not keen on the idea of using modern ivory unless it's a trusted source. Any ideas?
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08-21-2015, 07:04 AM #2
Why not use bone of some description?
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08-21-2015, 10:14 AM #3Senior Member
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You'd think there would be at least some old ivory scales on rusted out or heavily gapped razors. But, like brother scag above, I haven't found any. All the ivory scaled razors I own are in pretty good condition. It might be time to investigate the modern substitutes and make new scales and pin them up to resemble the 19thC style.
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08-21-2015, 12:58 PM #4Senior Member
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People that still have legal Ivory are not selling anymore,all these new restrictions have done is raised the price making it a very rare hard to get item.
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08-21-2015, 01:51 PM #5Senior Member
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They are out there. I bought this one a couple months ago, for $2 at an Antique Flea Market.
Like Pix said, I’m keeping all the ivory I have, sorry. Keep looking.
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08-21-2015, 02:05 PM #6Senior Member
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Be aware that there's a lot of new ivory being sold as old ivory. It may be tempting but please know that most of the new ivory being poached these days buys arms for terrorist organizations. No BS. I have worked on known old stuff but I'm not really interested in owning it.
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08-21-2015, 10:43 PM #7
[QUOTE=Euclid440;1532945]They are out there. I bought this one a couple months ago, for $2 at an Antique Flea Market.
Like Pix said, I’m keeping all the ivory I have, sorry. Keep looking.
I don't blame ya. I'm keeping all Ivory I have also. I have a W&B w/Ivory which really doesn't deserve them because it is a swayback razor but someone put a flat edge on it & it doesn't look right so I'm going to change them out to one more deserved later.
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