Knives of the Norsemen

Rich · 14th July 2005, 12:31 AM

The only Norwegian knife I have is one I got from
Ragweed Forge, a Haugrud Baglerkniven. I also like
the leather sheathed ones with scroll work on the sheath
and knife fittings. There an interesting one on ebay
now (but I can't mention that :-) Too expensive for me,
but a nice looking knife IMHO. Most of my puukko
are Finnish with a couple Swedish thrown in for good
measure. I guess what I find most amazing with Scandinavian
knives is the steel quality (will take and hold a shaving
edge - literally) and the clean functional lines.

Rich S

spiral · 14th July 2005, 12:56 AM

Cheers Rich, I often bid on nice Pukko on ebay but never win them

{do ok on the kukri though

}

but this one was $10 including postage described as a "dragonhead dagger" & I was the only bidder!

Definatly in my top 5 ebay lucky finds!

Spiral

Rich · 16th July 2005, 07:35 AM

General question on Scandinavian knives: lots of
Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian knives, but I've not
seen anything on Danish knives. DId the Danes have
a "national knife" as the other countries? If so could
someone direct me to a picture or two?

Thanks
Rich S

Rick · 16th July 2005, 03:47 PM

Rich , when I was young I purchased a large sailor's sheath knife in Denmark , it was styled almost exactly as some of the large hunters shown in links previously in this thread with the exception that it had an extra pocket on the sheath that held a decent sized fid .
The knife was Danish and of excellent quality with the same edge holding characteristics of other Scandinavian knives .

Jens Nordlunde · 16th July 2005, 04:33 PM

Hi Rich,

I think Rick starts wondering why I don’t comment – and I have been wondering if I should, but here is what I can add.

The Danes have a very long tradition for making swords and knifes of high quality, but as far as I know, they did not have a tradition for making special knifes like the Finns, the Norwegians or the Swedes.

Jens

Rick · 16th July 2005, 06:02 PM

Hi Jens !
I guess there are a few makers of traditional knives left in Denmark .

A Google search revealed this site :
http://www.finepipes.com/DanishKnives.htm

Threetemper · 17th July 2005, 12:39 AM

An excellent resource for early puukko type knives,their sheaths and accoutrments is www.arkeodok.com. They have a fantastic cd with drawings and pictures of archeological finds from the island of Gotland Sweden for sale(cheap). It is remarkable how these early knives and their scabbards resemble modern puukkos. Due to copyright stuff I do not believe I can post any of these directly but a lot of the finds are on their website. I like puukkos too.

17th July 2005, 12:39 AM	#7
Threetemper Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oakhurst,NJ Posts: 14	early scandanavian knives An excellent resource for early puukko type knives,their sheaths and accoutrments is www.arkeodok.com. They have a fantastic cd with drawings and pictures of archeological finds from the island of Gotland Sweden for sale(cheap). It is remarkable how these early knives and their scabbards resemble modern puukkos. Due to copyright stuff I do not believe I can post any of these directly but a lot of the finds are on their website. I like puukkos too.

14th July 2005, 12:31 AM	#1
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	The only Norwegian knife I have is one I got from Ragweed Forge, a Haugrud Baglerkniven. I also like the leather sheathed ones with scroll work on the sheath and knife fittings. There an interesting one on ebay now (but I can't mention that :-) Too expensive for me, but a nice looking knife IMHO. Most of my puukko are Finnish with a couple Swedish thrown in for good measure. I guess what I find most amazing with Scandinavian knives is the steel quality (will take and hold a shaving edge - literally) and the clean functional lines. Rich S

14th July 2005, 12:56 AM	#2
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Cheers Rich, I often bid on nice Pukko on ebay but never win them {do ok on the kukri though } but this one was $10 including postage described as a "dragonhead dagger" & I was the only bidder! Definatly in my top 5 ebay lucky finds! Spiral

16th July 2005, 07:35 AM	#3
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	General question on Scandinavian knives: lots of Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian knives, but I've not seen anything on Danish knives. DId the Danes have a "national knife" as the other countries? If so could someone direct me to a picture or two? Thanks Rich S

16th July 2005, 03:47 PM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	Rich , when I was young I purchased a large sailor's sheath knife in Denmark , it was styled almost exactly as some of the large hunters shown in links previously in this thread with the exception that it had an extra pocket on the sheath that held a decent sized fid . The knife was Danish and of excellent quality with the same edge holding characteristics of other Scandinavian knives .

16th July 2005, 04:33 PM	#5
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Rich, I think Rick starts wondering why I don’t comment – and I have been wondering if I should, but here is what I can add. The Danes have a very long tradition for making swords and knifes of high quality, but as far as I know, they did not have a tradition for making special knifes like the Finns, the Norwegians or the Swedes. Jens

16th July 2005, 06:02 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	Hi Jens ! I guess there are a few makers of traditional knives left in Denmark . A Google search revealed this site : http://www.finepipes.com/DanishKnives.htm