Jerry, the options for a #25 handle on a #27 are exactly the same as for a regular model 25. The leather spacers are mandatory and can't be changed out for anything else. The center piece can be just about anything you can imagine: Stag, ironwood, walnut, rosewood, or Micarta from the shop, or just about any other piece of CW material you want (as long as you pay the extra set-up charge). I believe "polished" stag is still an option also, but this may have changed.