Wooden handle for a dirk

Antler handle, sub-triangular in cross-section, with a socket at one end showing traces of iron oxide, and cut marks possibly made to resemble ogham, from Bac Mhic Connain, North Uist

Fragment of a pierced silver handle from Traprain Law

Tapering hollow silver handle ending in a conical knob, from Traprain Law

Silver handle in the shape of a leopard, from Traprain Law, 410 - 425 AD

Silver handle in the shape of a panther or lioness, from Traprain Law, 410 - 425 AD

Perforated antler handle from Rosemarkie Cave, Ross and Cromarty

Handle, from Rosemarkie, Ross and Cromarty

Handle, from Rosemarkie, Ross and Cromarty

Bone handle with an animal head at socketed end and decorative panel on each side of body, from Jarlshof, Shetland, 850 - 1000 AD

Handle of deer-horn, for flint or stone implement, locality unknown

Handle of deer-horn, for flint or stone implement, locality unknown

Handle or ornament of deer-horn, locality unknown

Handle of deer-horn, for flint or stone implement, locality unknown

Part of a hollow wooden handle from Aalzum, Friesland, Netherlands

Handle, from Robenhausen, Switzerland