Received my 18' GI pick handle, looked great, good piece of wood, excellent finish. only problem was it didn't fit. 
I was refurbishing my dad's GI pick he had in the army. Its marked U.S. 1944. Handle length was 18' so I thought that I had it made when I found one that was made for it.  Had to do a lot of sanding to make it fit and wound up having to sand the whole handle and refinish it.  It doesn't look near as good now.