Handle Materials used by Remington
 
On Remington Knives, The the last digit of the pattern
number indicates the type of material used to make the handle. The pattern # R4483, for example, tells you that the knife handle is made of bone because the #
3 was used by Remington to identify bone.
The following is a reference to all of the handle materials used by Remington; all of them that I know of anyways.
As always, if you find an error, or have a better image or description of one of these handles, please send an email to... bryan@allaboutpocketknives.com.
1= Redwood
2=Black
3= Bone
 Bone
handles come from the shinbone of cows. Over the years,
it has been the most used material in making knife handles. It allows
for a wide range of variation because it can be died
any color, and jigged in many different ways.
4= Pearl
 Pearl
is made from the inner shell of oysters.
Small thin pieces of the shell are bonded together to form
large sheets that were then shaped into handles.
5=Pyremite
 Pyremite was created by Remington and used to achieve extremely diverse handle colors. It was died many different colors.
6=Genuine Stag
 Genuine
Stag was hardly ever used by Remington on knives that were not bullet
knives. Those patterns that have genuine stag scales and are not bullet
knives are very collectible.
7= Ivory or White Bone
8= Cocobolo
 This
is a reddish brown colored wood that is very hard and has a fine grain.
The trees grow in Central America.
9= Metal
0 = Buffalo Horn
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