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Post by squawberryman on Jun 12, 2023 16:18:47 GMT -5
Does the fact that it hard as heck to find make it more desirable? These photos by this maker don't help. I hit ebay every now and then and never see much more than knife scales. As someone who's in the telco industry I pipe dream about opening a creaky door someday and finding a big pile. I sold an FA97 rounded grip frame with that on it, it kinda hurt.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Jun 12, 2023 17:49:07 GMT -5
I found some that might be similar and ordered it I’ll know this week. It may be a bit paler but it definitely big and thick enough. Maker knife materials, winds up with old stuff I search them every once in a while.
Trapr
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Post by rjm52 on Jun 14, 2023 6:45:32 GMT -5
Most of my FA have black Micarta and two with the standard wood...the last one I bought was an early 97/.224-.32 that has an octagon barrel and the "ivory" Micarta stocks...
Have seen several new 97s for sale lately with the ivory stocks on them so am wondering if FA had a stash somewhere...
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Post by Jamey Worrell on Jun 14, 2023 20:37:46 GMT -5
Zane, is that a remnant of the block I traded out a few years ago and you used for my Horvath Lil Gun? Looks vaguely familiar...
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Post by callmaker on Jun 19, 2023 13:22:35 GMT -5
That’s the color 97 grips should always be!
Looks great.
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Post by Encore64 on Jun 19, 2023 13:36:21 GMT -5
Most of my FA have black Micarta and two with the standard wood...the last one I bought was an early 97/.224-.32 that has an octagon barrel and the "ivory" Micarta stocks... Have seen several new 97s for sale lately with the ivory stocks on them so am wondering if FA had a stash somewhere... I spoke to Bob a couple weeks ago and he said they had some of the Tan Micarta "right now." I was sending an Early 83 back for a complete refurbish and requested the Tan Micarta Grips. Lori told me this morning that work had started on my gun... |
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Post by jeffer on Jun 21, 2023 0:25:40 GMT -5
Well crap....that's nice!
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 22, 2023 13:52:36 GMT -5
Fit to perfection.
I’ve never understood the micarta scarcity problem. Surely it can’t be hard to replicate?
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Post by rjm52 on Jun 25, 2023 4:01:05 GMT -5
It is still being made but no longer by Westinghouse... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicartaSeems to be tons of Micarta knife scale material out there as it can be found at many knife making supply dealers...finding blocks big enough for SA grips much harder... |
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Post by Jamey Worrell on Jun 25, 2023 12:22:27 GMT -5
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Post by rvolvr on Jun 25, 2023 17:42:36 GMT -5
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Post by rvolvr on Jun 26, 2023 5:02:28 GMT -5
Norplex, manufacturer of Micarta, lists USA Knifemakers along with Jantz as authorized resellers.
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Post by squawberryman on Jun 26, 2023 7:12:23 GMT -5
That which is old is new again
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Post by blackmamba on Jun 26, 2023 7:18:40 GMT -5
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Post by rvolvr on Aug 5, 2023 13:36:40 GMT -5
I purchased a 1.25" x 6" x 12" block of the Norplex Ultrex from USA Knifemakers. It looks exactly like the material as shown by lscg in his initial post. It's most definitely NOT like the old Westinghouse "ivory" Micarta of '80s vintage. That old material was described as a paper laminate, and had no discernable layering. It was fairly white as new, and yellowed over many weeks or months depending on exposure to UV. Even after stabilizing at some degree of "yellowed", it still lacked any noticeable grain. To me, it was much more ivory-like. Regardless, this new material will look good on a blue BH Bisley .45 Colt.
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