Alan, Jim, Burgess, thanks for the assessment. I too was nervous about the pristine exterior on a 70 year old grip; thus the posting. Every other set I have seen that I believe to be original have usual handling and small scratches. As pointed out, these do not. The inside is quite good, which used to be a good indicator, but the repro guys are past that. Harder and harder to tell. I'll pass on these, thanks again for the input.