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Hi Gang:
What is your opinion about using a piece of ivory for a pistol grip cap. I have an itch to use it on a restock project. In the past, I have used rosewood or ebony.
Would the ivory look tacky"?
Thanks,
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Franchi, I think it would look tacky but I'm an old man living in the woods.
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It can be used but you need to compliment it with an ebony inlay or something so it does not stand out so much.
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I don't think that I could get my head around that.
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I could see it on an Africa DG rifle but not a SxS.
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Have Ken engrave it. Scrimshawed it would be dynamite. Plain ivory could be a bit garish.
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The late Bob Hagel had rifles (at least one) with ivory used as a grip cap and an "H" inlaid on the pistol grip. There may have also been an ivory forend tip. Even though I first saw the rifle in the era of garish stocking during the 1970's, I thought it just down right ugly.
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Do ebony with a ivory insert. The ivory could be carved or scrimshawed to good effect on a solid black background. Beats those silver grip caps that trap shooter use to hang on their guns. You know, the ones which looked like a truckers belt buckle.
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Ivory can add a bit of sex appeal if tastefully done. Here are a couple of pics of a custom Fox that had a bit of ivory inserted in its schnabel forend, a classy feature Burt Becker sometimes incorporated into his guns:  
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