Japanese Ivory Knife handle Question

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Japanese Ivory Knife handle Question

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Post by jpage » 18 Jul 2014, 20:27

This carved ivory or bone knife handle was recovered by My Grandfather on Guadalcanal along with a T14 and T38. Does anybody know what type of knife this would have been used for, value, type of blade etc ? There are dried blood stains on the handle, perhaps used for ritual suicide ? Thanks Jim
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