A Pontus Holmberg Eskilstuna for comment

Jim McDougall · 3rd July 2025, 07:32 PM

This is an absolutely gorgeous knife! and what I like most is the way the vestigial quillons project through the slot in the scabbard, which swallows the hilt in the manner of shashkas. For some reason that has always been one of the most intriguing edged weapon features to me.

This also is from a renowned maker in the city of Eskilstuna, which has been known as the Sheffield of Sweden.......by comparison, the famed Bowie knives of the American frontier were made mostly in Sheffield.

This seems almost like an exotic version of the Finnish puukko, which of course seems understandable given the notable numbers of Finns in these areas.
The term Nordic is indeed more appropriate as it applies more collectively including Finns as well as Danes, Norwegians, Icelanders and Swedes. In this would be the Laplanders, lesser known and of northern Finn and Arctic regions.

The knife was a mans supremely personal item in these countries, especially in remote areas where they were primarily utility for hunters, fishermen and workers. A knife like this was likely more of course a dress item and weapon for a gentrified man in more metropolitan setting.

3rd July 2025, 07:32 PM	#6
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,562	This is an absolutely gorgeous knife! and what I like most is the way the vestigial quillons project through the slot in the scabbard, which swallows the hilt in the manner of shashkas. For some reason that has always been one of the most intriguing edged weapon features to me. This also is from a renowned maker in the city of Eskilstuna, which has been known as the Sheffield of Sweden.......by comparison, the famed Bowie knives of the American frontier were made mostly in Sheffield. This seems almost like an exotic version of the Finnish puukko, which of course seems understandable given the notable numbers of Finns in these areas. The term Nordic is indeed more appropriate as it applies more collectively including Finns as well as Danes, Norwegians, Icelanders and Swedes. In this would be the Laplanders, lesser known and of northern Finn and Arctic regions. The knife was a mans supremely personal item in these countries, especially in remote areas where they were primarily utility for hunters, fishermen and workers. A knife like this was likely more of course a dress item and weapon for a gentrified man in more metropolitan setting.