New old Marttiini Lapinleuku

[Sieddy]

Picked up a lovely new knife (that i didn't need! ). I think it's a slightly older model but never been used. The blade is 11cm of nice thick(ish-2.8mm) stainless. its really comfy in the hand and fits snugly in the sheath. Very happy with it and God bless Finland!

 

[demographic]

I have one of those that I've owned since I was about seven years old, my brother found it while he was camping on his motorcycle trip to the north cape of Norway.
I'm 50 now so I've had it for 43 years.

 

[Sieddy]

I have one of those that I've owned since I was about seven years old, my brother found it while he was camping on his motorcycle trip to the north cape of Norway.
I'm 50 now so I've had it for 43 years.

Awesome story mate. You must have been over the moon getting that as a kid!

 

[demographic]

Awesome story mate. You must have been over the moon getting that as a kid!

Yeah, I already had the Victorinox penknife that my mother bought from Kellys Ironmongers when I learned to read and then my brother gave me that.
It's still a nice knife now.
I'll put a pic up thjs weekend if I remember.

 

[demographic]

So here we go, not the best photos but you get the drift.
It's a bit more worn where its been sharpened over the gears and it's not been used so much in the last 20 or so.
It's a decent tool and I've shown it next to a F1 for size comparison.
I also lost it for a few months when I was a kid making dens and whatever so it was left outside for that period.
I got it back, sanded the cracked varnish off it and re-varnished it.
Thats why the handle is a bit off colour.

 

[Sieddy]

Absolutely cracking mate thanks for sharing. A real taste of Lapland!