lapin-puukko (aka puukko) revisited

[tom hyle]

Otso, thanks. I hadn't even been thinking about the ratio of handle length to blade length, but now that you mention it, except for some of the really big machete/dagger types with like 8 and 10 inch (25cm) blades, this does seem to be true of the ordinary ones, which have a pretty wide variety of blade size between I'd say maybe 2 and 4 or 5 inches.....I see some with a slight "clip" or indentation to the straightness of the spine at the tip; do you consider this a modern and/or foreign feature? Very similar knives are worn in Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden; I really don't know for many that I've seen which specific tribe/country they are from, either, as many really old ones are unmarked (though they may once have had light marks; many new ones are marked only with a light etch).

[derek]

Rich,
It's a good little book and rare too. I was lucky to find mine on ebay (was surprised to find it was signed by the author on the inside as well).

[Otso]

There are lots of different models of puukkos depending of use and area where they are coming;

this is a short list i borrowed from webpages of Taisto Kuortti.
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/taisto....ypit.htm#etela

Vöyri`s puukko: Earliest model of puukko. Handle and sheath made from metal (brass).

Härmä`s puukko: Maybe best known type of puukko in finland. usually there`s two puukkos in same sheath; small and big one.
IMG]http://etelapohjanmaa.fi/kulttuuri/puoti/tuotekuvat/68_puukko_ja_helavy+.jpg[/IMG]

Kauhava`s puukko: welldone and expensive.


Kainuu`s puukko: Or tommi puukko. simple and beautiful.


Sami puukko: Also called as Lapinpuukko, always beautifully decorated.




Other styles include: Rautalammi`s puukko, Toijala`s puukko,
Pekanpään puukko, ilves-puukko, wartime puukkos made in the front,
and many more are yet to come...



-o

[diogenes99]

Originally Posted by Otso

There are lots of different models of puukkos depending of use and area where they are coming;

this is a short list i borrowed from webpages of Taisto Kuortti.
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/taisto....ypit.htm#etela

Vöyri`s puukko: Earliest model of puukko. Handle and sheath made from metal (brass).

-o

Is there a book that discusses the Vöyri style puukko?