Thread: What material are these scales?

Originally Posted by Theseus

Since you called dibs on leather, I'm going to throw my hat in the ring for micarta.

Ok, so I did have to look that up, but a paper / cloth based micarta would certainly have the correct texture. Was it in common use prior to 1953 when these makers shut down? I've found contrasting ideas of when it was developed on a quick google search?