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Rich Senior Member	posted 10-25-2004 16:41 Does anyone know of any good English language books on Finnish Puukko knives? I've recently gotten interested in them, the older ones, but find little info in my library. Thanks Rich S IP: Logged
derek Senior Member	posted 10-26-2004 19:53 I have one book titled: The Knives of Finland, by Lester C. Ristinen This is out of print. I lucked out finding it. I have seen one other book on Finnish knives on ebay and let it pass. It wasn't very long ago. I'll do a "completed items" search and tell you what it was. [This message has been edited by derek (edited 10-26-2004).] IP: Logged
Rich Senior Member	posted 10-26-2004 21:17 Derek - Thanks for the info. I'll try to locate the book. BTW, nice looking puukko :-) Rich S IP: Logged
Smilodon Fatalis Senior Member	posted 10-27-2004 18:31 Let`s clear some fog around here: In Finland the word for any knife is puukko / puukotaa. Absolutely any kind of knife from kitchen to the army would be reffered to by this word. Just wanted to make sure that know that what we are reffering to is not the Finland knife but the Lapland knife, as this ittem is a creation of the Lap people. Therefore the most correct therm woold be ,, Lapin Puuko,, . Lappland ( a.k.a. Sápmi) is the most northen virtual country of Europe, a very cold territory imhabited by the Laps, the ,,eskimo,, of Europe, also known as Sami. They not only exist in Finland but in all Scandinavia: Sweden, Norway and even Russia (Kola peninsula is known as Russian Scandinavia). I want it to make sure that this knife is perceived as a Lapp knife not as being from Finland, since IT IS AN ORIGINAL CREATION OF THE SAMI PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE A WIDER AREA OF LIVING THAN JUST SIMPLY FINLAND. Like any good ittem of course this knife has seen some globalisation. Should I open a thread on this... [This message has been edited by Smilodon Fatalis (edited 10-27-2004).] IP: Logged
Rich Senior Member	posted 10-27-2004 21:19 Good info. That's why I'm looking for some reference material as I don't know squat about puukko or lapin puukko, just starting my "studies". Rich IP: Logged
Smilodon Fatalis Senior Member	posted 10-28-2004 01:03 Well, you made me start a new thread on that Rich ... [This message has been edited by Smilodon Fatalis (edited 10-28-2004).] IP: Logged
Rich Senior Member	posted 10-28-2004 04:47 Yes, I read the thread; keep it going, great info. This quest started as a nostalgia trip; one the first knives I ever bought was a horse head lapin puukko (back in the mid 1950's), still have it. Recently I was given another (non-horse head) from the estate of a relative. These two got me going on them and I've added four more in the last couple months. Interested in the older, carbon steel knives more than the newer stainless ones. Is there any reliable method of dating older lapin puukko? Rich IP: Logged
BCB Senior Member	posted 10-29-2004 10:46 Rich, I do not know any thing about those knives except that I like them. I do not have info on old puuko knives but I do foound a website where they are selling all kinds of material to make new knifes. Maybe yoy find there some info (maybe not but it's a great website to look at). Good luck in your search. BCB http://www.brisa.fi IP: Logged
nechesh Senior Member	posted 11-01-2004 06:41 Hi Rich, a friend of mine tells me he has a very good article on puukko that he would like to get a photocopy of to you. If you e-mail me i can give you his e-mail so you can get in touch. IP: Logged

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