Knife and sheath look superb Ron, great find.

To quote my good friend Burnie Austin:

"I'd rather have your luck than a money machine"

Good find Ron.... I watched that one as well... you done good.

...it could happens only once in the life...
To use the finger nail polish remover was...the final tauch!
BRAVO

Thanks, Guys. Another good question from Tom:

Yeah, I was nervous. My first effort was to try to chip the varnish off with my thumbnail, but it took me an about an hour to get maybe 5% of it off and I figured there had to be a better way. Both paint thinner and nail polish remover came to mind, but my wife's bathroom was closer than the garage and her supply of que tips was there as well. I started working a small area of the butt with a que tip and the varnish started to dissolve. I exposed a large enough area to make sure that the surface of the ivory was not being compromised and then had at the whole handle. Took me no more than about 15-20 minutes.

Best,

Ron,

I can imagine that using the polish remover took some nerve. Ivory is so prissy. It concerns me just to talk about my ivory handles. I worry they will get a complex and crack under social pressure.

Tom,

If this handle is any indication, all you have to do is throw a coat of varnish on them and then you can sleep peacefully!