Hi,
Yep, I'd agree that the sword looks like the bill from a swordfish. I also think that the ivory blade on the knife looks like an "Inuit" snow knife ("Inuit" in the sense that I don't know whether it came from Greenland, Alaska, or Canada). No new opinions there.
That said....
1) dimensions would be real helpful.
2) I'm having real trouble figuring out what source. Walrus kind of makes sense, but the dimensions would help straighten that out, as would figuring out how much of a tusk that blade represents.
3) I've seen a number of mounted swordfish blades on Ebay in the last few years, and this one could have come from just about anywhere.
4) If the knife is a walrus ivory snow knife, the usual issues with CITES come into force, as I believe walruses are protected. Potentially NAGPRA, which protects Native American graves, would be an issue in the US. Hopefully you've got some provenance information that makes both of these moot.
Neat blades. I always like seeing something from my side of the tracks.
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