Help with Handle Material

[hans]

Hello,

I am in the process of selling off my father in laws collection of knives. Pictured here is one of the knives in his collection. I am not sure what type of material is used for the handle. The box has Elk Horn but I am not 100 percent convinced that it is.

[Classic Case]

I don't think elk horn was ever offered on the classics. If I had to take a stab at it from the photo,..I'd say rams horn.

[gino]

Is it a Case box? Marked Elk horn by Case?

[deanmm56]

Can you do us a favor and show multiple views of the knife, shield and pile side, tangs & blade markings along with the box ?

By viewing all of these things we might be able to help you determine a lot of info on your knife.

[hans]

Thanks for the response so far. Here are a few more pictures of the knife. The label that said elk horn was a label someone added after it was purchased.

[gino]

I am stumped but it sure is beautiful.

There is a member here "Knifeaholic" (Steve) if you private message him he would probably know.

[Classic Case]

Pretty sure it's rams horn.

[deanmm56]

Chris,

I believe you are 100 % correct ..... looks like Ram's Horn to me too.

Never seen any elk that looked like that.

[knives-are-quiet]

I'm pretty positive it's rams horn.
The inner part with the outside bark of the horn removed.

This is a knife I made many years ago, actually the only knife I made.
The only procedure I didn't do was the heat treating.
Don't have the equipment so I had it done at a shop.
Like repairing and restoring better.






The knife is what I call a lock back Barlow with a drop point blade.
Made of 440 stainless all the way around.
Lined the middle pivot pin with a brass liner for a precision action.
The handles are made of rams horn that I ground the outer bark off of.
Although I coated the handles with a polymer coating they look the same as the knife in question.

J W

[hans]

Awesome, thank you so much for the responses. I can go ahead and get it listed on ebay now.