I’d love to get a set of grips for my colt SAA made out of fossil ivory. Any suggestions?
Wonder what Patton would think of those?
There is a magazine, and perhaps also on line called Lapidary Journal. In the advertising section or the annual dealers issue you might find someone who could do it for you, but it probably would not be cheap. I was browsing my January issue today, and will check when I go to bed and read a bit. If I find something, I will private mail you.
As I have already commented, Lapidary Journal is one source of dealers and craftspeople. Below is a link for paper and on line issues. The January/February 2019 issue is shown. In red it says “Dynamic Setting” and above that in the upper left corner in small print “2019 Buyer’s Directory”, with a focus on the huge Tucson Show Exhibitor Status. Subsections include: Products & Services, Suppliers, and Location of Suppliers. The most likely supplier in the lower 48 was Ivory Jacks, Bothell, WA, 425-486-4218, ivoryjack@ivoryjacks.com. They sell items with prehistoric mammoth ivory, fossil walrus ivory, moose and elk antler, etc. Then there is Inside Passage Arts, Skagway, Alaska, 907-612-0672, insidepassagearts@yahoo.com, that has mammoth ivory carvings. There are also listings for carvers and carving. Good luck.