Picked up a nifty fishing knife at a garage sale....
The leather scabbard and blade have 'made in Finland' engraved on them. The blade is 3".
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October 25, 2020, 01:20 PM
RogueJSK
Nice find! Even has the Finnish coat of arms on the handle.
This is known as a Puukko, a traditional Finnish utility/outdoors knife.
There was a time up to a few generation ago when most Finns would have had a Puukko on their belt most of the time. And they're still common in rural areas, and among hunters, fishers, outdoorsmen, tradesmen, and soldiers.
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October 25, 2020, 01:41 PM
Ronin1069
Rogue,
Thanks for that !
To add... Talking to the woman who sold the knife, it is between 40 to 50 years old.
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October 25, 2020, 02:06 PM
P220 Smudge
Cool find! Yep, that looks like a real deal Puukko.
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November 08, 2020, 04:52 PM
djpaintles
Cool Knife! Is the handle stacked leather or stacked birch bark?
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November 09, 2020, 04:35 PM
Voshterkoff
Rant incoming, puukko style knives are horrible for fish use. Processing fish is one of the slimmest jobs you can do with a knife, you probably want something to prevent slipping. The complete lack of a guard, choil, thumb ramp, or texture is awful for the task.
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