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Unread 04-06-2023, 09:35 AM   #1
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Can a person still get or buy the old ivory beads for Parker’s , even a old used one that is a off white colour I think would look good

I have browning with double white beads and I like it
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Some gunsmiths make new ivory beads using the legal mastadon ivory and you can stain them to darken or yellow them.




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Brownell's or NEGC sells the mastodon ivory beads; I've used them and they work very well. As Dean said they can be stained to darken, and if they're too large I have chucked them in my Dremel and run them against fine sandpaper. They come with a shaft that may have to be cut down and trimmed a bit to fit the hole; I secure them with a drop of epoxy. Here's one on my Parker SBT; I didn't darken it because the original mid-bead was still quite white and I wanted them to match.

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Question- if you epoxy in and need to remove in the future- what’s the procedure? Thx

Also looking for a replacement ivory front bead. Is there a vendor at the southern?
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Epoxy removal usually requires heat. You don't want to apply heat to a soldered barrel.
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Concentrated heat like that from a hair dryer should be enough to soften epoxy enough to remove the bead without it being hot enough to melt solder.

50/50 solder requires 361F to melt. Your standard heat gun won't get that hot.




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Can a person still get or buy the old ivory beads for Parker’s , even a old used one that is a off white colour I think would look good

I have browning with double white beads and I like it
You could ask the guy who's working on your parker 😉
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You could ask the guy who's working on your parker 😉
I don’t know for the world of me why I didn’t think to ask you Chris , my stupid

If you have a old white ivory bead , please put one on my Parker and I’d buy a second one from you

Please and thanks
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