Bone handles have been used on pocket knives for hundreds of years.  They offer a natural, plentiful and fairly durable cover for jack knives from the shin bone of cattle.  Early on, bone handles were smooth and some were scored with different patterns.  It wasn’t until the late 1800s when the process of jigging by machine was incorporated to add small dimples and gouges to the handle.  There is a wide variety of bone handles that collectors look for, including Winterbottom (mostly used by Queen), Rogers bone (used by Remington and Pal), Green Bone (Case XX), 2nd Cut Stag and more.

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Vtg *RARE* LEVERING A1 KNIFE CO NY 3 Blade Stockman Knife w/Bone Handle - READ!
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$69.99
Vtg *RARE* LEVERING A1 KNIFE CO NY 3 Blade Stockman Knife w/Bone Handle - READ!
RARE H. Boker Co's Improved Cutlery 1869-1914 Bone Vintage Plier Knife works!!
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$150.00
RARE H. Boker Co's Improved Cutlery 1869-1914 Bone Vintage Plier Knife works!!
Vintage 1981 CRIPPLE CREEK Two-Blade "Eureka" Jack Knife - Jigged Bone Handles
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$175.00
Vintage 1981 CRIPPLE CREEK Two-Blade "Eureka" Jack Knife - Jigged Bone Handles
Vintage USMC pocket Knife
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$149.99
Vintage USMC pocket Knife
VINTAGE CASE TESTED XX 2 BLADE 6299 GREEN BONE HANDLES 1920-1940 KNIFE
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$120.00
VINTAGE CASE TESTED XX 2 BLADE 6299 GREEN BONE HANDLES 1920-1940 KNIFE
Vintage CASE XX Knife W/Punch Blade Red Bone Handle
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$127.50
Vintage CASE XX Knife W/Punch Blade Red Bone Handle
Remington Made In USA Vintage R2213 2 Blade Pocket Knife (#10)
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$80.00
Remington Made In USA Vintage R2213 2 Blade Pocket Knife (#10)
Vintage Case XX 2 Blade 6265 SAB Hunter Pocket Knife Brown Jigged Spike Leather
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$160.00
Vintage Case XX 2 Blade 6265 SAB Hunter Pocket Knife Brown Jigged Spike Leather
Vintage Bone Handle Pocket Knife George Wostenholm Sheffield
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$49.95
Vintage Bone Handle Pocket Knife George Wostenholm Sheffield
Vintage Shrade Cut Co Walden NY Two Blade Knife
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$35.00
Vintage Shrade Cut Co Walden NY Two Blade Knife