Bone Knives

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The Bone Knives are a Space Marine Chapter.

Bone Knives
Founding Chapter:	Unknown
Founding:	Unknown
Chapter Master:	Unknown
Homeworld:	Unknown
Fortress-Monastery:	Unknown
Colours:	Magenta[1b]
Specialty:	Unknown
Strength:	Unknown
Battle Cry	Unknown

A detachment from the chapter was sent to Nusquam Fundumentibus, after a reinforcement request call was sent by the Valhallan 597th Imperial Guard Regiment, followed by a discreet "recommendation" from Inquisitor Amberley Vail.^[1a] By the time their Strike Cruiser arrived, however, the Hive Ship controlling the Tyranid swarm on the planet had already been destroyed.^[1b]

Trivia

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• According to Ciaphas Cain author Sandy Mitchell, the Bone Knives were conceived of as being a Blood Angels successor.^[2]

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Sources

• 1: The Last Ditch (Novel) by Sandy Mitchell:
  • 1a: Chapter Nineteen, pg. 214
  • 1b: Chapter Twenty-Nine, pg. 313
• 2: Private communication with Alex Stewart (via LinkedIn), July 2025.