Stag handled pocket knives are widely collected and have been used on cutlery for hundreds of years.  Genuine stag handles are those cut into slabs from the outside part of deer antlers.

genuine stag handles on pocket knives
Variations of genuine stag on old pocket knives

They feature raised areas and deeper grooves that show distinctive light and dark areas.  Stag handles are much more durable than jigged bone handles, which can chip quite easily when dropped.  Variations include red stag and 2nd cut stag (scored inner part of antler) frequently used by Case but nothing beats the look of the real thing!

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Antique Joseph Allen & Sons Non XLL Stag 2 Blade Folding Pocket Knife Sheffield
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$79.99
Antique Joseph Allen & Sons Non XLL Stag 2 Blade Folding Pocket Knife Sheffield
Antique George Wostenholm IXL Horseman Pocket Knife Stag Sheffield England Chain
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$524.50
Antique George Wostenholm IXL Horseman Pocket Knife Stag Sheffield England Chain
antique MYSTERY pocket knife Stag horn lockback carbon VERY EARLY 1900s Robeson?
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$99.99
antique MYSTERY pocket knife Stag horn lockback carbon VERY EARLY 1900s Robeson?
Rare 1905-1914 Early Case & Sons Stag Knife 3-Line Tang Bradford PA Antique Rare
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$1,275.00
Rare 1905-1914 Early Case & Sons Stag Knife 3-Line Tang Bradford PA Antique Rare
Pre 1891 Antique JA Henckels Solingen Horsemans Multi Tool Pocket Knife Stag
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$349.99
Pre 1891 Antique JA Henckels Solingen Horsemans Multi Tool Pocket Knife Stag
Antique 1800s Samuel Robinson Stag Hawkbill Folding Pocket Knife Sheffield
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$399.99
Antique 1800s Samuel Robinson Stag Hawkbill Folding Pocket Knife Sheffield
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Vintage Antique Camilus Cutlery USA Antler Stag Folding 2-Blade Pocket Knife Old
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$168.75 $225.00
Vintage Antique Camilus Cutlery USA Antler Stag Folding 2-Blade Pocket Knife Old
Antique A W WADSWORTH Austria Pocket STAG Deer Hoof KNIFE (E25)
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$99.99
Antique A W WADSWORTH Austria Pocket STAG Deer Hoof KNIFE (E25)
Case 55039 Sowbelly 5-Blade Stag Pocket Knife 1994 Classics Antique Stamps USA
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$650.00
Case 55039 Sowbelly 5-Blade Stag Pocket Knife 1994 Classics Antique Stamps USA
Vintage Weidmannsheil Germany Stag Folding Trick Lock Hunter Pocket Knife
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$199.95
Vintage Weidmannsheil Germany Stag Folding Trick Lock Hunter Pocket Knife