The 4th gen knives are not well documented, in fact barely mentioned. The handles seem to show a little green & red color. Here are some pics trying to show the handles without worrying how the rest of the knife looked (the back of the blades are shiny like the front). Can anyone tell me how to tell the difference between pearl and cell? The handles are tight, no shrinkage and no sign of damage on the blades, but if it is cell, I need to get it away from my other knives. I have a 3rd gen peacock sowbelly that did have shrinking handles - they got replaced with bone. Thanks in advance.Pearl or Celluloid?
-
Rustle47
- Posts: 567
- Joined: Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:58 pm
- Location: Behind the Glass
Pearl or Celluloid?
Four years ago, I bought a Bulldog 4th generation 1996 standing dog 5 blade sowbelly with the peacock etch on ebay. The seller said it had genuine pearl handles, and I had no reason to doubt him. I don't remember for sure who it was but at the time there were only one or two who I believed to know what they were talking about. Anyway, a few weeks ago the exact same knife appeared on ebay but the seller, a reputable well-informed dealer, said the handles were celluloid "that looks just like pearl"! EEK! The 4th gen knives are not well documented, in fact barely mentioned. The handles seem to show a little green & red color. Here are some pics trying to show the handles without worrying how the rest of the knife looked (the back of the blades are shiny like the front). Can anyone tell me how to tell the difference between pearl and cell? The handles are tight, no shrinkage and no sign of damage on the blades, but if it is cell, I need to get it away from my other knives. I have a 3rd gen peacock sowbelly that did have shrinking handles - they got replaced with bone. Thanks in advance.
The 4th gen knives are not well documented, in fact barely mentioned. The handles seem to show a little green & red color. Here are some pics trying to show the handles without worrying how the rest of the knife looked (the back of the blades are shiny like the front). Can anyone tell me how to tell the difference between pearl and cell? The handles are tight, no shrinkage and no sign of damage on the blades, but if it is cell, I need to get it away from my other knives. I have a 3rd gen peacock sowbelly that did have shrinking handles - they got replaced with bone. Thanks in advance.- Attachments
-
-
A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory.
-
jerryd6818
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 39427
- Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:23 am
- Location: Farther down the road.
Re: Pearl or Celluloid?
Pile side, lower left corner. Zoom in. It's pearl. You don't get colors and shading like that from synthetics.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
-
Rustle47
- Posts: 567
- Joined: Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:58 pm
- Location: Behind the Glass
Re: Pearl or Celluloid?
Thank you, thank you! I feel much better now.
A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory.
-
olderdogs1
- Posts: 2538
- Joined: Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:48 pm
Re: Pearl or Celluloid?
I have owned several of those knives. Parker had them made. Every one was genuine pearl although maybe not AAA pearl persay. The one pictured appears to be Genuine Pearl for sure.
Tom
Tom
-
HiPower
- Posts: 700
- Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:12 am
Re: Pearl or Celluloid?
ditto on the appearance--looks like real pearl. blue & green & even pink show up lightly in many pearls. rotate it in good outside light--pearl has colors at different depths on ocassion.--HiPower
HiPower