Knife, unknown history
 

Hello everyone
Anyone here who can tell me something about this knife. Age and origin etc.
The handle is made ​​of bronze with a wood core.
Its total 16,5cm long.
It has very likely been in the ground a long time.
Bought at a flea market in Sweden with no known origin.

I looked at the photos and my first thought was "Scandinavian". Then I read the text - bought in Sweden. Is there any reason to think it isn't Swedish in origin?

Agree complete with Timo! ;)

Agree with earlier commenters. Probably Swedish. The overall shape is reminiscent of a puuko.

Ian.

Thanks for quick reply.

That's about what I thought.
The knife is very similar to a classic Mora, but I have never seen a Nordic knife with this construction of the shaft.
I have seen similar spiral pattern in Finnish knives. (whit brass thread)
And i have seen similar shaft windings on rapiers from somewhere around 1700 century.
What do you think about age?

You can probably find more info on Per's site. He's the man
on Scandinavian knives.

http://translate.google.com/translat...istory_state0=

Rich S

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.

Yes, that's the word i was missing. Thank you :)