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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Vintage KaBar 1152 USA 4 Blade Camp Pocket Knife Jigged Delrin Handles
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$63.66 $74.89
Vintage KaBar 1152 USA 4 Blade Camp Pocket Knife Jigged Delrin Handles
Mint Case XX 2001 Vintage Bone Doctor's Knife V6185 SS
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$160.00
Mint Case XX 2001 Vintage Bone Doctor's Knife V6185 SS
Vintage CASE XX 1940-1964 Slimline Trapper 2 Blades Pocket Knife
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Vintage CASE XX 1940-1964 Slimline Trapper 2 Blades Pocket Knife
Vintage CASE 6333 Pocket Knife
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$29.99
Vintage CASE 6333 Pocket Knife
Vintage Miller Brothers Pocket Knife
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Vintage Miller Brothers Pocket Knife
Case Tested-XX Green Bone Vintage pocket knife 5" blade
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Case Tested-XX Green Bone Vintage pocket knife 5" blade
KA-BAR - BONE - SWELL END - JACK KNIFE - c.1923-1950 - OLD VINTAGE KNIVES
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KA-BAR - BONE - SWELL END - JACK KNIFE - c.1923-1950 - OLD VINTAGE KNIVES
Rare New England Knife Co 1910-30 Nice Bone Tight Snappy USA Vintage
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Rare New England Knife Co 1910-30 Nice Bone Tight Snappy USA Vintage
Vintage Case Tested XX 1920-1940 6231 1/2 LP Green Bone Knife
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Vintage Case Tested XX 1920-1940 6231 1/2 LP Green Bone Knife
Vintage Case XX Redbone Stockman Knife 6347pu
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Vintage Case XX Redbone Stockman Knife 6347pu
CASE XX *d SFO 2024 SMOOTH ANTIQUE DROP POINT RUSSLOCK KNIFE KNIVES
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$109.00
CASE XX *d SFO 2024 SMOOTH ANTIQUE DROP POINT RUSSLOCK KNIFE KNIVES
Vtg 1960 to 80 Signed Frost Cutlery Folding Knife Scrimshaw Bear 6.5" L
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$149.00
Vtg 1960 to 80 Signed Frost Cutlery Folding Knife Scrimshaw Bear 6.5" L