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Picked this one up at a local antique store. Very inexpensive and I thought it looked nice. I haven't a clue as to origin. Maybe second half of the 20th century. Has a Tibetan flavor. Anyone want to hazard a guess? Made of brass and wood. O.A. 9" blade 3 1/4" Thanks!
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It looks like a Finnish puukko.
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I would suggest a Scandinavian origin. The blade looks very much like a Finnish puuko and the wood treatment is suggestive of those knives, although the brass adornments are atypical.
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Another vote for puuko here .
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www.irfanview.com Download it . It's free , it's easy to use . Post directly to the site , then the pictures stay in the archives . ![]() If you're shooting pix at 1 meg then after cropping save at about 70% quality ; resize to 800 x 600 (800 is max width ; actual image length is around 1,100 ) which should upload nicely to the site . I created a folder *EEWRS* specifically to save my compressed pix for upload . Any questions ; contact me . ![]() |
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I AGREE AS TO LOCATION OF ORIGIN WITH HEAVY LAPLANDER INFLUENCE, A GOOD CHANCE IT IS A LAP KNIFE.
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A finish puuko is a very good possibility, but the mounting of the blade directs also strong to a norwegian or swedish direction. My vote is absolutely scandinavian origin.
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