Remington Handle Material 1-10

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The last # of the Remington model # usually indicates the handle material. From a guide book.
#1 Rosewood #2 Black #3 Jigged Bone #4 Pearl #5 Pyremite
#6 Stag #7 Ivory or White #8 Cocobolo #9 Metal #0 or #10 Buffalo Horn


Here is a #1 with Rosewood handle. R31 Jack that is lightly used and appears to have original edge.
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Beautiful old Remington and beautiful rose wood that has aged well; thanks for sharing:thumbup:!
 
Here is a #2 black handle. Some kind of black composite on this R982 dog leg jack. Possibly a salesmans sample?
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What years were these knives produced?
And how would you rate their quality and crafstmanship?
I love the #2 Dogleg.
 
All the original Remingtons like these fall into the years 1920-1940. Quality and craftsmanship was very good.
 
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Here is #5 Pyramite. This is a Remington R3635 stockman with punch. Many original Remington punches were blue on the inside when new. Pyramite was Remingtons name for celluloid.
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Handle material #7 is listed as Ivory, white bone and white pyramite. Have a look at this Remington R1477 budding knife with white pyramite. All the models I have seen that end with a 7 have been grafting, budding, and florist knives. I have seen white bone and pyramite but I have yet to see Ivory.
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Handle material #9 is metal. This one is solid brass and heavy! It is a Remington R219 easy opener jack knife.
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