Ivory

[GWS]

Are ivory grips for a 1911 legal in Washington?
If yes, where could I get some?

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[Joe13]

You can get some polymer look alikes on Amazon for cheap

 

[Certaindeaf]

Are ivory grips for a 1911 legal in Washington?
If yes, where could I get some?

Probably call someone from the gittin place.. they'll know about the laws. Failing that, fossilized ivory is a thing, and legal, I think.

 

[KKG]

Are ivory grips for a 1911 legal in Washington?
If yes, where could I get some?

I don't know why they would be but then you are talking about one of those "Deadly" gun things. I'm pretty sure the grips made of the Ivory Dust is legal. There is also a gentleman who is making grips from Elk Horn and he has made some with "no bark" that look very much like Ivory. Good Luck.

 

[jbett98]

Good luck. You now have to prove that the ivory is over 100 years old to be legal.
Here's an excerpt from an NRA article shown below.


"At a February 26, 2014 hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Daniel M. Ashe confirmed that under the FWS's policy to "end the legal commerce in ivory," it will be illegal to sell any firearm or other item that contains any amount of ivory and that is less than 100 years old. Even for items at least 100 years old, the burden of proof would be on the seller to show that the ivory is old enough—a nearly impossible burden to carry, since even a firearm or other item more than 100 years old may have been restored with newer ivory parts. Meeting the FWS standards of proof would be challenging and expensive, as FWS will require evidence such as scientific testing, a "qualified appraisal," or other "detailed history" information ranging from family photos to "ethnographic fieldwork".

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...n-fact-sheet&usg=AOvVaw1mFcHnr4kX4hFLaralvqnc

 

[jbett98]

I just won a bid on eBay for some unused vintage bone 1911 grips. They kinda look like old ivory and are a smooth texture, unlike stag horn material.

 

[Certaindeaf]

The good thing is after they make guns illegal it'll be moot.
lolz
Look at some American Holly panels.. they don't fade. Here's some Spegle (from Nehalem) grips.

 

[jbett98]

I've been kicking around the idea of taking vintage ivory piano key tops and laminating them together onto a stable backing plate to make some 1911 grips.
They're on eBay for cheap and if done right just might make an interesting looking grip.

 

[Medic!]

Try here.

I got a nice pair from them years ago.

Boone Trading Co.

If you live in oregon you can sell Ivory inside the state. But it must be older than January 1990.

You cant sell across state lines.


What Can I Do With My Ivory?

 

[GWS]

Great information.
Thanks

 

[BillGabby1]

The good thing is after they make guns illegal it'll be moot.
lolz
Look at some American Holly panels.. they don't fade. Here's some Spegle (from Nehalem) grips.


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Do you know if they have the original grips for a 3 screw Single Six?
Prices?
Tks Gabby

 

[Certaindeaf]

Do you know if they have the original grips for a 3 screw Single Six?
Prices?
Tks Gabby

I'd give him a holler.. he can special make about whatever you want.

Craig Spegel - Custom Pistol Grips

 

[Stomper]

I've been kicking around the idea of taking vintage ivory piano key tops and laminating them together onto a stable backing plate to make some 1911 grips.
They're on eBay for cheap and if done right just might make an interesting looking grip.

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Every time you hold your gun you're now going to hear Paul McCartney signing....

Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord, why don't we?

LOL.....

 

[BillGabby1]

I'd give him a holler.. he can special make about whatever you want.

Craig Spegel - Custom Pistol Grips

I checked his site and didn't find any.
Thanks anyway.
Gabby

 

[Certaindeaf]

I checked his site and didn't find any.
Thanks anyway.
Gabby

You bet. I noticed that on a public forum kinda like this site he has about a million pictures of some of the grips he has made/makes.. and it's way more than what is shown/offered as standard on his site.
anyhoo, I guess you could contact him like I suggested were you of a mind to

 

[BillGabby1]

You bet. I noticed that on a public forum kinda like this site he has about a million pictures of some of the grips he has made/makes.. and it's way more than what is shown/offered as standard on his site.
anyhoo, I guess you could contact him like I suggested were you of a mind to

Thanks anyway, I have a big chunk of moose antler I'm planning to make a set from, when I find the time. LOL, I just think the white grip would go well with the polished white grip frame, or not?
I'm not in a hurry.

 

[ma96782]

Ha....WA is just light weight....when compared to CA.

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Aloha, Mark