Grandpa's Case 6205R Bone or Delrin?

[Notgribble]

Helping out my uncle today and came across one of my grandpa's old knives. From what I have gathered, it is a 1976(4dot) Barlow style.

The only thing that has me stumped, is whether or not it is bone. They said most of them are delrin after 74. This one has very irregular coloring, unlike most of the delrin examples I have seen.

What say you, oh internet fountain of wisdom, to bone or not to bone?

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The picture quality is much better on my phone than what is showing up here. Weird.

 

[The Fort]

It looks like Delrin to me. Here’s one of mine, in a different pattern, from the same time period. It looks pretty similar, from what I can tell. -Lance

 

[Notgribble]

Thanks, I'm going to have to dig out my jewlers loupe and see if I can't nail it down for sure. The only magnifier I have on hand is 2000x+, which proved to be WAY too strong.

It doesn't matter either way, I am just a sucker for investigating all of my stuff. Knowledge is power!

 

[black mamba]

Not bone.

 

[0lds]

I’m new here, so not part of that fountain of wisdom, but, any chance it’s their Pakkawood? That’s what it kind of looks like from your photo.

 

[0lds]

Er, just noticed the title. I guess that would be a 7, not a 6.

 

[Lansky1]

If it's a 70's or before - an easy way to tell is if the shield is pinned ... if it is pinned, it's bone.

 

[Notgribble]

If it's a 70's or before - an easy way to tell is if the shield is pinned ... if it is pinned, it's bone.

It's a 1976 and it does not have a shield on the handles.