Knives of the Norsemen

Rick · 17th July 2005, 04:47 PM

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 .

Rich · 26th July 2005, 05:32 PM

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

spiral · 27th July 2005, 11:55 AM

Thanks Rich!

I have 2 nice Pukko then!

Fascinating that you & you wife both colleted Pukko {albiet of different types.} without realising!

Spiral

17th July 2005, 04:47 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	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 .

26th July 2005, 05:32 PM	#2
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	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

27th July 2005, 11:55 AM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Thanks Rich! I have 2 nice Pukko then! Fascinating that you & you wife both colleted Pukko {albiet of different types.} without realising! Spiral