SCANDINAVIAN (FINNISH?) UTLITY KNIFE/"PUUKKOPAJA" SCROLL-ENGRAVED GRIP, ca. 1750
$ 184.8
Description
A VERY GOOD 18TH/19TH CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN (FINNISH?) UTLITY KNIFE/"PUUKKOPAJA" W/ FINELY SCROLL-ENGRAVED/SCRIMSHAWED BONE/STAGHORN GRIP, ca. 1700-1850 : In overall very good condition. The blade of traditional Scandinavian "Puukko" knife design with a single-edge, tapered form with a reinforced spine, a sharp cutting-edge (re-sharpened) and a fine point/tip. In very good condition with smooth steel-gray-colored steel, surfaces, sharp edges and contours. Finely carved and nicely scrimshawed Bone/Staghorn grip with untouched smooth surfaces: adorned overall with a very nicely executed acanthus leaf vine scroll of traditional Northern European design. Very good blade with generally smooth, steel-gray-colored surfaces, a sharp cutting-edge (re-sharpened) and a fine tip. The grip with smooth, lightly oxidized & yellowed, bone/staghorn surfaces with light wear to the engravings, and expected scattered handling marks. A very nice example of an Early Scandinavian (Finnish?) Utility-Knife/"Puukkopaja", ca. 1700-1850. ***The type of Small "side" Knife often used as a utility tool, a paring-knife and for wood-carving; with examples of these possibly used in the Swedish Colony of "New Stockholm", in present day, Delaware (Please see https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=46435.0 ). Overall length, 6" www.ambroseantiques.com
