horn-handled

While his pistols were no more than the customary horn-handled "dags" worn by most of the men, both broadsword and claymore were something special.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

* (* "White-eyed man, you are about to die!") he screeched, and paused for an instant to gloat as I sprawled helpless, his head thrown back in cruel glee-something flickered in the air between us, he gave a choking gasp and staggered back into the water, dropping the lance and plucking at the horn-handled knife protruding from beneath his chin.

Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

Long navy revolvers were worn on leather belts, the handles reversed for easy drawing; horn-handled bowie knives projected from their boots.

LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

Rupert was idly slicing a willow twig with a large knife, and while he had laid aside his horn-handled pistols on entering the church, they remained in easy reach on the rim of the baptismal font.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

Long navy revolvers were worn on leather belts, the handles reversed for easy drawing; horn-handled bowie knives projected from their boots.

LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

Her eye followed the parade of ribboned hats and horn-handled canes that parted the crowds in the frigid brick rotunda. next »

Excerpt: Metropolis by Elizabeth Gaffney 2005

Back again came Mrs. Day with a box of bright steel horn-handled knives, silver-plated forks, carver, and all complete.

Under the Greenwood Tree 2006

A horn-handled clasp knife was lying in a pool of blood beside him.

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons 1990

Hauk laid his sword on the table beside his horn-handled dagger.

Stormblade Berberick, Nancy Varian 1988

* (* "White-eyed man, you are about to die!") he screeched, and paused for an instant to gloat as I sprawled helpless, his head thrown back in cruel glee-something flickered in the air between us, he gave a choking gasp and staggered back into the water, dropping the lance and plucking at the horn-handled knife protruding from beneath his chin.

Flashman And The Redskins Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1982