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I'm unsure how to answer these questions:
Price 50 gp;
Weight 10 lbs.
Category Animal Gear
Description
These metal caps must be specially fitted to a creature’s horns or tusks; a blade reminiscent of a sword or axe head projects from each cap. If the creature makes a gore attack (including as part of a powerful charge), the attack deals both piercing and slashing damage, and has a critical threat range of 19–20 (this range can be increased by other effects). Tusk blades can be enhanced as melee weapons; the enhancement is applied to the creature’s gore attack.
They can be enhanced as melee weapons.
Do masterwork versions exist?
Is it possible to buy them in special materials?
Do tusk blades for large creatures cost double?
It's not clear because these aren't actually categorized as melee weapons but only something that can be enhanced as one. Does enhance refer only to magical enchantments or other things as well, such as masterwork and materials?
Can and animal companion (like a rhino) use magical versions of them? They don't take up an item slot, so Extra Item Slot does not apply. I think companions with gore attacks should be able to use them since they can carry slotless items and these are designed for creatures with gore attacks.
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First, we need to see if they're legal. A quick check of Additional Resources says they are.
These are listed as Animal Gear and are therefore only usable by animals. Not by PCs.
They are not a weapon, from a rules perspective.
They are not one of "one weapon, suit of armor, shield, tool, or skill kit" so, by strict reading, Masterwork Transformation won't work on them.
However, due to the specific wording of Tusk Blades, I'd say that Masterwork Tusk Blades do exist and they cost 350 gp (base 50 + MW 300) as though they were a weapon. These MW Tusk Blades can be enchanted as a melee weapon like any other but can only be used by an animal with horn(s) or tusk(s) and a gore attack.
The clause "If a magic item specifically calls out that it is made for a type of creature, then that creature can wear that item" from the OP FAQ would lead me to believe that these are an exception to the standard slot rules.