CASE XX 61048 Handle Material Denim MIcarta?

[TripleF]

Picked this up at Webster Monday (plan to resell, so don't answer if that bothers you).
Looking under a magnifying lens the handle is like "furry."
What the heck do I have here?
My guess is Denim Micarta?

[Railsplitter]

It looks like Case’s Gray Bone but I see what you mean. Could someone have wiped it down with a cloth and the fibers got caught in the bone?

[C-WADE7]

I agree it looks like the gray jigged bone. I’ve not seen Case using jigged micarta that I remember.

[1967redrider]

My guess is pocket worn gray bone.

[Railsplitter]

I have another theory.

Could be that the knife was stored wrapped tightly in a fibrous cloth for a number of years. Then sat that way so long that some of the fibers from the cloth “fossilized” themselves into the bone.

Sounds crazy but I think it’s possible.

[Mumbleypeg]

It may be bone but IIRC that pattern was made with Delrin covers for years, maybe still. I don't see any Haversian canals but can’t tell for sure from your pictures Scott. Here’s the “sticky” thread that explains how to tell one from the other. viewtopic.php?t=62145

Ken

[bestgear]

I would lean towards a synthetic material vs natural material Scott simply because of what you’re observing. Even old dried bone presents differently than what you describe as furry.

[OLDE CUTLER]

My first thought was wood when you mention raised fibers. I have a Case 6275 in jigged Pakka wood that if you stripped the finish off would look like that. But was that model ever offered in Pakkawood?