Wondering - looking for info on a Puukko

[FlyingDutchman]

Just recently I bought a vintage Puukko on Etsy.
It was obviously not a new one, it showed it age in a beautiful way.
Hoping to find out more about it here.

It has all the metal ornaments on the knife and sheath, and comes with a metal ring connecting the dangler with the sheath. But it is smaller than for an adult plus it is blunt.
Would imagine it is for (very) young children, have producers been doing this around a certain time frame?
Would love to get to know more about it.

Guus

 

[homesicksteve]

Not an specific answer to your question, but regarding Puukko, this :
(The last frame shows a selection of sizes and shapes.)

 

[scruff]

Pictures speak a thousand words.

Sounds like some kind of tourist model to me, from that vague description and size.

 

[Great egret]

I don't know the size of your puukko but they are meant to be on the smaller size. They origin from the Sami in Finland.

 

[SoldierPalmer]

Pukko means small knife and Leuku is large knife. It might have just been blunted through time and use.

 

[FlyingDutchman]

Pukko means small knife and Leuku is large knife. It might have just been blunted through time and use.

True, but this one is about the size of a pen.
For the rest it looks like a regular Puukko. Even a fancy one, leather sheath and metal, decorated, fittings on it.
And the blade has “Viinikka” and “Kauhava” on it.

Thank you all here for your suggestions.

 

[Herman30]

Just recently I bought a vintage Puukko on Etsy.
It was obviously not a new one, it showed it age in a beautiful way.
Hoping to find out more about it here.

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We need three things; pictures , photos, snapshot of the puukko.

 

[Herman30]

And the blade has “Viinikka” and “Kauhava” on it.

Kauhava obviously the town Kauhava in southern osthrobotnia.
Viinikka = A part of the city Tampere. Also a transport company.
So this could be a corporate gift made in Kauhava.

 

[FlyingDutchman]

We need three things; pictures , photos, snapshot of the puukko.

Will try that.

Kauhava obviously the town Kauhava in southern osthrobotnia.
Viinikka = A part of the city Tampere. Also a transport company.
So this could be a corporate gift made in Kauhava.

Thank you for that info. Would make sense.

 

[Herman30]

Is it resembling this one? This one is 12cm long (4.7 inch).

Pieni puukko, 12,3 cm, Kauhava

 

[FlyingDutchman]

https://flic.kr/p/2o5T8vM

Yes, it does indeed.
Thank you!

 

[FlyingDutchman]

Do you have more information about yours?

 

[FlyingDutchman]

Is it resembling this one? This one is 12cm long (4.7 inch).

Pieni puukko, 12,3 cm, Kauhava

Do you have more info on these kinds of knives?

 

[Herman30]

No.

 

[scruff]

Looks like you have a gift / presentation size model as I thought. It was said such knives could be used to "eat butter (on a Karelian pie?) and keep little boys in their place" - Vaasan Jaakkoo.

Can't tell the pommel shape from your pic, but this style is pretty much the ubiquitous Kauhavan style.

"The only historical maker of so called Ball Pommel Knives is Iisakki Järvenpää, so he can be thought to be the inventor of this model. Because of this, the collectable knives—made to celebrate anniversaries during the long history of the company—are ball pommel knives. The same applies to the models made every fifth year in honour of Finland’s independence. The Ball Pommel Knife's pommel or upper ferrule is round and made of cast brass. Over the time, handle has been made of many different materials, but today we produce handles of varnished birch bark. Like the others, this traditional model has its origins at the turn of 1880's and 1890's. It has been in uninterrupted production ever since. The sheath is made of black or light-coloured leather with traditional stampings on it, and a decorative brass fitting at the tip. The sheath is similar to the one on the Kauhava Horse Head Knife (Kauhavan Hevospää)." - Iisakki Järvenpää Osakeyhtiö