Knife, unknown history

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Originally Posted by Ninja

I have found the answer
The knife has been manufactured from the grip of a Russian saber (don't know the English name of "huggare"), probably taken from the Russians at the war between 1780 to 1800.
Here is a picture of it, 4 from top.
http://www.tjelvar.se/gnb/gnb-62.htm

I would venture a guess that "huggare" translates as "hanger", based on the form and blade length.