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Cheers Rich, I often bid on nice Pukko on ebay but never win them
![]() ![]() but this one was $10 including postage described as a "dragonhead dagger" & I was the only bidder! Definatly in my top 5 ebay lucky finds! Spiral |
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General question on Scandinavian knives: lots of
Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian knives, but I've not seen anything on Danish knives. DId the Danes have a "national knife" as the other countries? If so could someone direct me to a picture or two? Thanks Rich S |
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Rich , when I was young I purchased a large sailor's sheath knife in Denmark , it was styled almost exactly as some of the large hunters shown in links previously in this thread with the exception that it had an extra pocket on the sheath that held a decent sized fid .
The knife was Danish and of excellent quality with the same edge holding characteristics of other Scandinavian knives . |
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Hi Rich,
I think Rick starts wondering why I don’t comment – and I have been wondering if I should, but here is what I can add. The Danes have a very long tradition for making swords and knifes of high quality, but as far as I know, they did not have a tradition for making special knifes like the Finns, the Norwegians or the Swedes. Jens |
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Hi Jens !
I guess there are a few makers of traditional knives left in Denmark . ![]() A Google search revealed this site : http://www.finepipes.com/DanishKnives.htm |
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An excellent resource for early puukko type knives,their sheaths and accoutrments is www.arkeodok.com. They have a fantastic cd with drawings and pictures of archeological finds from the island of Gotland Sweden for sale(cheap). It is remarkable how these early knives and their scabbards resemble modern puukkos. Due to copyright stuff I do not believe I can post any of these directly but a lot of the finds are on their website. I like puukkos too.
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Here's some beautiful modern Tommi puukko. Gorgeous,
but expensive :-) Up in the high end custom maker catagory. http://users.reppu.net/j.hankala/eng...front_page.htm Rich S |
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Rick
This is the maker who made me that hunter puukko at the begining of the thread. He does great work his standard hunter and puukko are very reasonable compared with custom work here in this country. Lew |
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Hi Lew , I miss that old Danish Bos'un's knife ; the blade must have been 6" long .
![]() I gave it to my Dad to use for splicing , whipping and general marine knotwork . It was stolen out of our old island fouse in Maine by one of the local lobstermen ; they would B&E the Summer cottages in Winter in search of booze . Those guys are a pretty lousy lot ; I know from first hand experience . Not many people meaner tempered than a Maine lobsterman . ![]() Unless you've got a handfull of ten dollar bills ; then they're all sweetness and light . |
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Earlier in this thread I was asked about folding puukko,
specifically Swedish Barrel Knives (folding sloyd), I said I didn't think folding knives were classified as puukko. Looks like I was wrong. Did a search for fun on Amazon and got the following as one of the results. http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0700...=search-inside Evidently, puukko can also refer to folding or clasp knives. You learn something everyday :-) Rich S |
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Thanks Rich!
![]() Fascinating that you & you wife both colleted Pukko {albiet of different types.} without realising! Spiral |
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