Bone Knife
Melee weapon crafted from bone fragments. Good for harvesting carcases.
Crafting one takes 30× Bone Fragments, straight from your inventory — no workbench needed. A recycler breaks one down into Bone Fragments. 3 skins exist for it, topped by Paititi Bone Knife.
Damage & Attachments
Crafting
Blueprint
Default blueprint — known from the start, no research required.
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Bone Fragments | ×12 |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Bone Fragments | ×18 |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Repair
| Bone Fragments | ×6 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Popular Bone Knife Skins
All skins →3 skins are listed, from $2.96 to $5.05, with a median of $4.20. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-10-07.
| Skin | CS.Deals | Steam Market | DMarket | LIS-SKINS | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Etched Edge Bone Knife | $2.96 | $4.17 | $4.00 | — | $2.96 |
| Studded Bone Knife | $6.17 | $5.70 | $4.20 | — | $4.20 |
 Paititi Bone Knife | $15.30 | $6.70 | — | $5.05 | $5.05 |
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