![JAPANESE BONE DAGGER TANTO: 6 1/4” blade of traditional form and heavy section (light tool marks both sides). Brass habaki with “cat scratch” finish. Bone hilt and scabbard relief decorated overall with nobles at c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982185_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
Bone Knives & Swords
![JAPANESE BONE DAGGER TANTO: 6 1/4” blade of traditional form and heavy section (light tool marks both sides). Brass habaki with “cat scratch” finish. Bone hilt and scabbard relief decorated overall with nobles at c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982185_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Inuit Bone Harpoon Head & Steel Fishing Hook: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, or Canada, Inuit / Aleut people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A pair of fishing and hunting tools made from bone, iron, stone, and copper.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/331106/178526145_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716590434)
![OTTOMAN YOUTH’S DAGGER, 19th CENTURY: 6” total length, the classic rifleman’s knife scaled for youth in training. Two-piece bone scale grips and wedge section blade with chisel decorated brass bolster. In a suitable but later poly](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982493_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Alaskan Ulu Knives, Walrus Ivory, Bone, Antler & Steel: Native American, Northwest Coast United States, Alaska, Inuit / Athabascan, ca. mid-20th to 21st century CE. A group of 3 ulu knives made from steel, bone, antler, and walrus ivory. The largest is the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/331106/178526153_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716590434)
![NEW GUINEA HUSBAND KILLING DAGGER: 13 1/2" length made from cassowary bone, specifically to kill an unfaithful husband! Shaped with a tapered blade for 2/3 its length. The joint encased in a fine woven band mounted with three rows of t](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982215_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Tibetan Bone Prayer Wheel & Wood Phurba Dagger Handle: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A devotional prayer wheel for handheld use, made from bovine or yak bone, enamel, and brass mounted on a wood phurba dagger in the traditional fo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/331947/179233959_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717451666)
![INDOPERSIAN KINDJAL: 6” double fullered blade, uniformly tapered. Two-piece bone scale grips secured with three iron pins. The bone with good patina and a few negligible blemishes. Good quality example.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982492_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Unique Handcrafted Hunting Knife with Carved Han: Introducing an extraordinary handcrafted hunting knife that stands out with its intricate and unique design. This exquisite piece features a beautifully carved handle that resembles an animal figure,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8714/320143/172316919_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716239438)
![SPANISH PLUG BAYONET DAGGER LATE 18th CENTURY-1800: Made in Albacete. Large example with 8 1/4” elongated leaf-shaped blade, iron cross guard, and barrel form bone grip flanked by conical brass mounts with line banded ends. See Armas Blancas en E](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982120_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Moro Knife and Small American Dagger: Old GI bring backs including an excentric Moro knife pre-WWII with bone handle and a small twist carved handle double edge knife. Size 17 3/8", blade 12 1/2"Southern California Militaria Collection](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4859/331143/178513768_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716587811)
![Bone Handle Leg Shaped Folding Pocket Knife: Hand made white bone & stainless steel novelty folding pocket knife, shaped like a lady's leg at the handle. Stainless steel clip blade & nickel bolster. 3 1/4" L closed.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1910/328179/176812687_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714496506)
![CELTIC FIGHTING KNIFE, C.400-100 BC: Forged iron, 6 3/4" total length with curved wedge section blade in the Celtic taste. Tapered tang for embedding in a wood or bone grip. Specifically made for fighting and not a work knife as indicate](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982330_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![VIKING SIDE KNIFE SCRAMSEAX, 850-1100 AD: 5 3/8” length. Wedge section blade with characteristic downturned point and whittle tang for mounting in a bone or antler grip. (See https://leatherworkingreverend.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ds](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982225_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Handmade Damascus Steel Knife: Title: Handmade Damascus Steel Knife Description:Damascus steel with wood & bone handle, 4.25" blade, 9" knife, includes leather sheath. Handmade Damascus Steel Knife This is true Damascus steel; whic](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331522/178832156_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530554)
![Handmade Damascus Steel Knife: Title: Handmade Damascus Steel Knife Description:Damascus steel with wood & bone handle, 7" blade, 12" knife, includes leather sheath. Handmade Damascus Steel Knife This is true Damascus steel; which](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331522/178832150_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530554)
![Handmade Damascus Steel Knife: Title: Handmade Damascus Steel Knife Description:Damascus steel with wood & bone handle, 5" blade, 9" knife, includes leather sheath. Handmade Damascus Steel Knife This is true Damascus steel; which m](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331522/178832133_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530554)
![Handmade Damascus Steel Knife: Title: Handmade Damascus Steel Knife Description:Damascus steel with bone and wood handle, 5" blade, 9" knife, includes leather sheath. Handmade Damascus Steel Knife This is true Damascus steel; which](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331522/178832118_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530554)
![Handmade Damascus Steel Knife: Title: Handmade Damascus Steel Knife Description:Damascus steel with bone handle, 4.5" blade, 8.5" knife, includes leather sheath. Handmade Damascus Steel Knife This is true Damascus steel; which mean](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331522/178832111_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530554)
![Handmade Damascus Steel Knife: Title: Handmade Damascus Steel Knife Description:Damascus steel with bone and wood handle, 4" blade, 9" knife, includes leather sheath. Handmade Damascus Steel Knife This is true Damascus steel; which](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331522/178832063_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530554)
![Handmade Damascus Steel Bowie Knife: Title: Handmade Damascus Steel Bowie Knife Description:Damascus steel with wood and bone handle, 9" blade, 15" knife, includes leather sheath. Handmade Damascus Steel Knife This is true Damascus steel](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331522/178832027_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530554)
![SPANISH DAGGER C.1800: Made in Albacete. 6 3/4” elongated leaf shaped blade, iron cross guard and bone grip with conical brass ends decorated with annular bands. Barrel shaped bone grip with alternate brass inlay and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982387_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
News about Bone Knives & Swords
![Crews uncover prehistoric bone fragment in southwest Florida](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011_0623_Mammoth_Mammut_model_lead.jpg)
Crews uncover prehistoric bone fragment in southwest Florida
CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) – Crews who were working on an underground utilities extension project in southwest Florida uncovered a bone fragment that could 2.6 million years old.
![Bone recovered from shipwreck not from notorious pirate](https://c1.liveauctioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/750px-Flag_of_Edward_England.svg_.png)
Bone recovered from shipwreck not from notorious pirate
YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) – A bone fragment recovered from a Cape Cod shipwreck is not from infamous pirate Samuel “Black Sam” Bellamy after all.
Lawsuit lands Mongolian dinosaur bone in federal court
DENVER (AP) – A lawsuit in Denver’s U.S. District Court names a “fossilized Tyrannosaurus bataar skull” as the defendant. The legal maneuver essentially repatriates the skull, 67 million years after the dinosaur’s demise, as if it were a living, breathing Mongolian citizen. The giant oval skull with long razor teeth will soon join a worldwide […]
![Vatican unveils bone fragments said to be St. Peter’s](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013_1125_Pope-peter_pprubens_lead.jpg)
Vatican unveils bone fragments said to be St. Peter’s
VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican publicly unveiled a handful of bone fragments purportedly belonging to St. Peter on Sunday, reviving the scientific debate and tantalizing mystery over whether the relics found in a shoe box truly belong to the first pope. The nine pieces of bone sat nestled like rings in a jewel box […]