No thanks. I've made quite a few myself. The scalpers were imported by the tens of thousands from England, and France. The French used a different pattern with a dropped point for their common exports. The common wood grips were Beech, Boxwood, and exotics from SA and Africa, usually the reddish types. Never American woods unless an owners replacement. The English blades were usually about 1/16" thick, the French about 1/8". Commonly, tapered half tanged into a slotted one piece grip. The English commonly used 3 iron pins of about 3/32" dia., and smaller. The French used 2 of 1/8" dia. However, it seems that some of the French were 2 piece slabs, still with tapered half tanged blades, but with a third pin towards the rear of the grip. The English blades typically will have a straight slightly angled heel, the French a well rounded heel. English grips left an open slot underneath due to the tang width. The French made theirs a closer fit to wider tangs. This describes the more common types. There were different styles and variations from both countries.
