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Non steel is also titanium, zirconium, cobalt and bronze. And IIRC, I've seen knives made out of silver (used by pharmacists to prepare stuff from plants). But I guess what you really meant is non metallic knives, so I'd put here the "G" familly: (G-10, G-11 aso.), Carbon fibre, Zytel (and equivalents).
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Ceramics are used - Boker and various Japanese companies offer them.
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in prison all sorts of stuff.. sharpened toothbrush is a classic 
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There are some high-tech copper alloys (brasses and bronzes basically) that always sounded like they would make cool knives. Phosphor bronze and beryllium copper both come in spring temper strips. Something like these could be much less inclined to bend than ancient bronze.
I guess nobody mentioned titanium alloys, but those are somewhat "common". There are also the cobalt alloys such as talonite.
I guess nobody mentioned titanium alloys, but those are somewhat "common". There are also the cobalt alloys such as talonite.
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Shanks are made of all kinds of stuff...
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Got lapel daggers made out of some super tough plastic or carbon fiber I think,I'll dig 'em out and find out for sure.Was kinda' hopin' for a material along the lines of flint,igneous.
Know about and have,the cobalt and titanium alloyed knives.
Obviously,brittleness is the biggest factor here.
Ceramics,I feel still need bugs worked out,still,probably should get one for firsthand experience,Boker,IIRC,markets them.I was talkin' to TJT,the Boker dude on the Boker forum,to confirm composition in the ceramics,I knew the ceramics they had were silver and titanium,he confirmed this and added they were part of the ingredients.
But I was looking for a flint-like material,shale probably wouldn't work for a knife,maybe a hawk.
Actually,what I'm looking for is Rustic. 
Know about and have,the cobalt and titanium alloyed knives.
Obviously,brittleness is the biggest factor here.
Ceramics,I feel still need bugs worked out,still,probably should get one for firsthand experience,Boker,IIRC,markets them.I was talkin' to TJT,the Boker dude on the Boker forum,to confirm composition in the ceramics,I knew the ceramics they had were silver and titanium,he confirmed this and added they were part of the ingredients.
But I was looking for a flint-like material,shale probably wouldn't work for a knife,maybe a hawk.
Actually,what I'm looking for is Rustic.
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almtiba said:
Metal detector proof maybe, but not x-ray proof.
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Modern Great White teeth are extremely sharp and as was mentioned, serrated, you could definitely do some damage with a GW tooth if you had to. 
It is also my understanding that in ancient times, Megalodon teeth, which are basically gigantic GW teeth, from a giant shark that lived about 10 million years ago, were used as weapons and cutting tools by primitive man.
Here's a pic of a modern GW tooth, as you can see, it is very sharp.
Meg tooth, also very sharp and bigger.
It is also my understanding that in ancient times, Megalodon teeth, which are basically gigantic GW teeth, from a giant shark that lived about 10 million years ago, were used as weapons and cutting tools by primitive man.
Here's a pic of a modern GW tooth, as you can see, it is very sharp.
Meg tooth, also very sharp and bigger.