Help me rate strength of handle materials

[IVANKERLEY]

I don't know what kind of wood it was on those old WW2 era TL-29's, but it was some very rugged stuff. My Uncle Charlie carried the same one he was issued before going on the Normandy invasion, until he was an old guy and I gave him a new one from our company supply room. Of course the new ones all had some sort of plastic. All the ones I remember from my boyhood that we got at the surplus store for something like 75 cents a pop, were all some sort of very dark wood.

Carl.

most likely ebony, i have a Camillus TL29 4 line stamp thats WW2 or earlier that has ebony and they have held up beautifully, tough stuff and love it on the 2010 forum knife too
regards
gene