Does this look like celluloid to you?

[Codger_64]

Very nice Ken! Well manufactured and cured cell does not have a lot of associated problems that we see with some less well made and cured cell. It looks like once again, someone is doing it right. The shear variety of the old cell available boggles the mind. Some is cheesy and some is classy. They were usually sold to jobbers in mixed lots of a dozen or a gross with no choice and color or style.

 

[kc custom]

I totally understand what you're saying Ken. They sure are beautiful handles though. Has the martial you've been using been stabilized in some manner?

Not to my knowledge, again it burns like gunpowder and when buffing you need a spray
bottle real handy. I sold 2/3 of what I had at double what I paid for it. With that being said
I'm hoarding the remainder the stuff, its just to pretty and cool.
Ken.

 

[singin50]

Here's a couple of genuine celluloid scaled knives that were HJ SFOs produced back a few years ago. Using older Queen stock of celluloid candy stripe, tortoise shell and waterfall sheets that were found at the factory. Both waterfall knives outgassed almost immediately and I had to get the one I owned rehandled before it destroyed my knife. There were only 2 of the tortoise shells made as well and one of them outgassed, mine hasn't yet but I'm not holding my breath that it won't. The candy stripe I own is in really good shape but this is the gamble you take with these unpredictable covers.

 

[singin50]

Here's a HAMMER BRAND shell I was gifted from a friend in the great white north. When I unboxed it, it had zero snap or walk and talk.
After spraying some Birchwood Casey gun scrubber in the joints and applying some Quick Release oil in them, it snaps like new.

I placed it in the Change Maker case next to it's little brother the Topsy.