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Originally Posted by Royston
In the first photo from top to bottom
Bone
Elephant ivory
Walrus ivory
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Well, you got 1 out of 3.
There is just no way that bottom example is walrus ivory. Look closely at the photos showing the butt of the handle. That is clearly "spongy bone" that you can see in the area circled in red. I don't think there is any doubt we are looking at bone here.