Stag Handle in stock
A stag handle is made from naturally shed deer antler, cut and shaped into scales. No two are identical, the surface texture is natural rather than machined, and it is one of the traditional premium materials on American pocket knives.
Antler is naturally grippy, warm in the hand and visually unique. Because it comes from a shed antler, the outer bark texture and the color vary piece to piece, so every knife is genuinely one of a kind.
That variability is also why stag knives are priced by the quality of the individual piece as much as by the model. Collectors pay for color, texture and matching between the two scales.
Antler is an organic material. It can dry out and, in extreme cases, crack, particularly if a knife is stored somewhere very dry or left in direct sun.
Keep it out of prolonged soaking and out of the dishwasher. An occasional wipe with a little mineral oil keeps it from drying. Compare bone, which is more uniform and less expensive.
The term is not academic here. 13 of the products currently on our shelves describe this feature in their own manufacturer specifications, across 3 of the nine brands we stock. Examples in stock right now include Böker Arbolito Esculta Stag, Böker Arbolito Guides Combo, Böker Pine Creek Fixed Blade.
Everything below is pulled live from the catalog, so what you see is what is actually in the Woodlawn warehouse today.