1981 Case P62 dagger.

[Shawn B.]

Does anyone know what kind of material the handle was made out of?

 

[flashlife]

According to CuttingEdge.com, the handles are wood.
http://www.cuttingedge.com/products/klc04111_p62_4_1_2ss_boot_hunter_knife

 

[orthogonal1]

I had a couple of those - really thin steel blades, but quite the slicer.

The handles are wood.

Those were sorta pricey back then, BTW.