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    Posted 3 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5048 items)

    I found a couple of ivory handled jacknives the other day. This one says 'Made in USA' and 'Colonial... U.S.A.' on it. Maybe this is bone and not ivory. I wonder how i might tell the difference.

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    1. Walburn Walburn, 3 years ago
      The stuff I read says ivory will scorch if held to fire (a hot pin on it). Ivory has a cross hatch pattern when polished. Ivory fluoresces bright white under black light. There is an article on http://www.wikihow about how to tell if it is ivory, bone or man-made. Happy searching!!
    2. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 3 years ago
      Go straight to the horses mouth for the answer: https://www.colonialknifecorp.com/
    3. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 3 years ago
      Looking at the eBay list of sold item isn't encouraging.

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