It's a Finnish Puukko knife and is 10 3/4" overall with a 5 1/2" blade made of a sturdy steel not flexible like a fillet knife with two blood grooves. It had the remnants of the Finnish Lion decal on the stacked wood handle. It was given to me along with a couple of bayonets and a No4, Mk1 Enfield rifle. Looking for any history or usage of these knives.
 
 

COOL KNIFE!!

What a gift you received there!!  I wish I knew someone that would give me gifts like that.

I'd like to see your Enfield rifle too.  Any chance of you posting it?  Is it against the rules?

Thanks for the look at the knife.

Nalajr

Yea!  Good post!  The knife is a beauty for sure, I love the aged petina.  And that sheath is very interesting too.

The rifle sounds very cool as well!

Steve
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Potomac Forge

Nala,
Sent you a PM.

I was used ax a all around knife, for anything from gutting to splitting kindling. It is similar to a Seax which is a viking knife that heavy like an axe. Great find would love to to have one for my collection, if you ever get rid of it let me know.

I had one like that years ago. It was stolen out of my car back in the 60's. I remember it being an easy knife to get a razor edge on. It had a leather tassel on the top of the sheath. It looks like there's the remnants of something like that on your sheath.

Here's a picture of me in 1955, the year I started bow hunting for deer with the knife on my belt. That's a 1953 Mercury in the picture.

   

Nice hat, too!

PM sent Richard.

The Knives of Finland by Lester Ristinen> Published by the Suomi Shop Box 303 Wolf Lake, Mn. 56593 Nintysix pages of info on Finish Knives.  Good Hunting   Knifemaker