EAGLE GENUINE MOTHER OF PEARL COLT 1911 GRIPS #623

WOW! SELDOM SEEN OR OFFERED FOR SALE. BRAND NEW - NEVER USED - Eagle GENUINE MOTHER-OF-PEARL 1911 GRIPS!! Absolutely stunning!!! Eagle product #623. These grips retail for $550. Genuine Mother Of pearl: As far back as one can remember, genuine mother-of-pearl grips on a firearm were a thing of the past, something one could no longer purchase, but reminiscent of a bygone era when this artwork of nature was utilized to embellish the arms of royalty and the gentry. Mother-of-pearl has been used to decorate firearms as far back as the mid-16th century, when, combined with abalone, polished bone, ivory and other exquisite materials, it was used in the form of decorative inlays. In the last century, mother-of-pearl found favor with a rougher breed of armsmen on the American frontier. Many westerners adorned their sidearms with mother-of-pearl stocks, in spite of its natural fragility. Such well known frontier figures as Wyatt Earp, John Slaughter, Bob Dalton, John Wesley Hardin and Arizona Ranger Jeff Kidder each owned at least one gun that sported mother-of -pearl handles. These grips are all hand made, and take 6-8 weeks to be received from Eagle. In recent years, due to the scarcity of this precious material, coupled with the difficulty in obtaining it, putting genuine mother-of-pearl grips on a firearm or knife was totally out of the question. The only alternative, and a poor one at that, was the plastic artificial pearl-like stocks sold in many gun stores. Modern Hollywood has also found an interest in Mother of Pearl grips with such movies as Lonesone Dove and Shanghai Noon just to name a few. Mother-of-pearl is harvested at a depth of 125 feet, and the oyster has to be at least four to five years old before it can be harvested. At that point, if the shells pass all inspections, they can be made into one of the most beautiful of all stock materials. Mother-of-pearl stocks are a perfect blending of color, texture and a timeless beauty that for centuries has been considered one of the utmost forms of firearms decoration-Mother-of-pearl, the aurora borealis of the ocean. Mother of Pearl is a product of nature as such it contains what some consider, flaws or imperfections, this like beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The grips have some depressions in the surface, as this is a material provided by nature. Grips will be shipped Priority Mail Fully Insured.