Knives of the Norsemen

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.

Rich · 17th July 2005, 01:50 PM

Here's some beautiful modern Tommi puukko. Gorgeous,
but expensive :-) Up in the high end custom maker
catagory.

http://users.reppu.net/j.hankala/eng...front_page.htm

Rich S

Lew · 17th July 2005, 03:56 PM

Rick

This is the maker who made me that hunter puukko at the begining of the thread. He does great work his standard hunter and puukko are very reasonable compared with custom work here in this country.

Lew

Rick · 17th July 2005, 04:47 PM

Hi Lew , I miss that old Danish Bos'un's knife ; the blade must have been 6" long .

I gave it to my Dad to use for splicing , whipping and general marine knotwork . It was stolen out of our old island fouse in Maine by one of the local lobstermen ; they would B&E the Summer cottages in Winter in search of booze . Those guys are a pretty lousy lot ; I know from first hand experience .

Not many people meaner tempered than a Maine lobsterman .

Unless you've got a handfull of ten dollar bills ; then they're all sweetness and light .

17th July 2005, 12:39 AM	#4
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.

16th July 2005, 03:47 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,365	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	#2
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	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,365	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

17th July 2005, 01:50 PM	#5
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Here's some beautiful modern Tommi puukko. Gorgeous, but expensive :-) Up in the high end custom maker catagory. http://users.reppu.net/j.hankala/eng...front_page.htm Rich S

17th July 2005, 03:56 PM	#6
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Rick This is the maker who made me that hunter puukko at the begining of the thread. He does great work his standard hunter and puukko are very reasonable compared with custom work here in this country. Lew

17th July 2005, 04:47 PM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,365	Hi Lew , I miss that old Danish Bos'un's knife ; the blade must have been 6" long . I gave it to my Dad to use for splicing , whipping and general marine knotwork . It was stolen out of our old island fouse in Maine by one of the local lobstermen ; they would B&E the Summer cottages in Winter in search of booze . Those guys are a pretty lousy lot ; I know from first hand experience . Not many people meaner tempered than a Maine lobsterman . Unless you've got a handfull of ten dollar bills ; then they're all sweetness and light .