I thought sure I had posted about this one and there was discussion about whether the scales were bone or ivory and there was a consensus that they were bone. If I remember correctly I was pretty convinced they were ivory but was then persuaded that they were not. I searched like crazy but could not find that discussion. Maybe I'm confusing them for another one.....
ANYWAY...after the W&B medium sized hollow ground discussion and the scales that appear to be ivory on one side and bone on the other I started thinking about this one again and pulled it out of the box.
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After cleaning them up with some Simple Green there is definitely grain in them and they are definitely not man-made. After thinking that scales were perhaps ivory before and being wrong I don't trust my own judgement now. Also I read somewhere earlier that a hot needle will not leave a dark spot on ivory but will on bone (a test I did on these before) but just today read something to the contrary. Am I right that these are in fact ivory? And if so what is the best way to repair a break at the wedge pin?
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CA?
Thanks in advance for any input.