these might just be a little over the top.
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ot? narwhal horn grips
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ot? narwhal horn grips
these folks make some REALLY nice, high end grips.
these might just be a little over the top.
http://www.boonetrading.com/Pg14.html#Narwhal
these might just be a little over the top.
http://www.boonetrading.com/Pg14.html#Narwhal
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
An interesting type of ivory for sure. A grand for a set of grips is somewhat ridiculous to me though.
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
Not quite my cup of tea but I can enjoy looking at them. A grand though? Then again, when was the last time you saw a narwhal in YOUR neck of the woods? 
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
Considering the rarity of Narwal, and the even greater rarity of their "Horn" on the market, i'd say that a grand ain't a bad price, if your pockets are deep enough.
Think about it, elephant ivory grips run around $500.00 or so, right?
A shootable elephant is going to be packing anywhere from 100 to 200 pounds of ivory. That can make a heckuva lot of grips, billiard balls, and piano keys.
Narwal have only one horn/tusk and it runs a lot slimmer and lighter than an elephant tusk. probably no more than 50 pounds, if that much.
Add to that the fact that Narwal have always been rare and even more rarely taken. So while wildly beyond my reach, the price is not beyond reason.
Personally I'd rather have elephant ivory anyway, so even if filthy rich I'd pass on those grips.
Think about it, elephant ivory grips run around $500.00 or so, right?
A shootable elephant is going to be packing anywhere from 100 to 200 pounds of ivory. That can make a heckuva lot of grips, billiard balls, and piano keys.
Narwal have only one horn/tusk and it runs a lot slimmer and lighter than an elephant tusk. probably no more than 50 pounds, if that much.
Add to that the fact that Narwal have always been rare and even more rarely taken. So while wildly beyond my reach, the price is not beyond reason.
Personally I'd rather have elephant ivory anyway, so even if filthy rich I'd pass on those grips.
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
TedH wrote:An interesting type of ivory for sure. A grand for a set of grips is somewhat ridiculous to me though.
+1 WOW! You'd need to have money to burn to plop those on your gun!!!
Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
It's good looking ivory, for sure, but as a matter of style I'm not sure that ivory from a sea creature belongs on a side-arm, unless one is a sailor or happens to carry a pocket-sized harpoon-gun.
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
Bu nothing for a Redhawk?
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
ya kin always git oosic fer Redhawk grips - jist as rare. 
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
I think they're pretty cool but way beyond my budget.
However, 40 years ago paying $75 for a set of ivories for your 1911 was rediculas!
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However, 40 years ago paying $75 for a set of ivories for your 1911 was rediculas!
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
What is that?Pete44ru wrote:ya kin always git oosic fer Redhawk grips - jist as rare.
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
I know what it is and I promise you'll be surprised when you find out...shawn_c992001 wrote:What is that?
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
Oh, Yeah.
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
Some oosik grips would give a whole new meaning to.......naw, better not, being a family forum and all.
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
i MIGHT BE WRONG, I DIDN'T LOOK IT UP THIS TIME AROUND, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A BONE FROM THE PENIS OF A WALRUS.shawn_c992001 wrote: What is that?
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Re: ot? narwhal horn grips
Wow.
I guess there's Walrus, and then there's WALRUS.
I guess there's Walrus, and then there's WALRUS.
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