Old North Europenean Knife

[Rich]

Originally Posted by kronckew

a bit more on topic, if you prefer pocket knives, but want a scandi style, the swedish eskilstunta barrel knife is also quite nice. i've seen a number of these on ebay in different sizes and either brass or german silver barrel ends. the wood normally has quite a nice figure. they are frequently labelled as being from 1873, but that was the model number, NOT the year of mfg. which varies.

My wife collects barrel knives. Here's a pic of her collection. They range
in size from under 1 inch to over 10 inches closed. She also has a VERY
rare two bladed one.

There are links to several good
articles on them on my Nordic knives link page below. The article
by Per Thoresen is especially good.

http://kniver.blogspot.com/search/label/Barrel%20knives

Nordic Knife Links page:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rsblade/puukko.htm

Rich S