Thanks. I think it turned out well. About 15 years ago, I bought a Colt Single Action Army revover that came with a pair of unfitted "one-piece" ivory grips. I looked around and found a person who was well known in that field and had him fit the grips to my gun. A couple of years later, the grips popped off. In the meantime, I had met a man who is a master engraver and gunsmith. I talked with him about the grip problem and he told me that one piece ivory grips should always be fitted with pins long enough to go through the grip frame and slighty into each grip to resist side pressure. I later followed his advice when fitting ivory grips to a pair of guns when I was laid up for about six months with double knee surgery. I used his advice again when putting the handles on this knife. The pins are much more than decorative. They anchor the slabs of micarta to the knife and resist side pressure when the knife is used. I still use my Colt SAA's in cowboy action shooting with no problems and I intend to use this knife, too. I've attached a photo of my pair of revolvers.

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