could the name be Morakniv Garberg ? or maybe here is a name:
https://www.chuckhawks.com/scandinavian_knives-2.html

I used to have the top one in green; it was my mother's given to her by my grandfather in the mid 1930ies...
Unfortunately it got stolen when I was ridding on motorbike to the Adriatic sea 1985....I would have easily traded one of my yataghans to get it back but fortunately I found one in what was once the good Ol'U S of A and its on its way to me....



Hi GP,
Thanks for your interest and the website link. I did look into the horse head Puukko sometime ago and determined it was possibly from the 30's, makes sense re your mother's. Thanks again .
My Regards,
Norman.

received a nice puukko, which was quite dirty and some rust, looked a little beaten up as if in had been throug several wars...:)

nevertheless managed to get it back to live;

it is 20 cm long
wooden handle with a thin leather piece wrapped around it
and a metal (iron) kind of button) on top
blade 2 cm wide
scabbard is simple yet has 2 pieces of decoration;

- a V-like decoration at the top
- a typical Finish decoration found on most puukkos

looks to me like a "working" tool, perhaps for the hunt or fishing ?
what do you think?

Hi GP,
Does look like a very workmanlike knife. I would suggest hunting and general utility as knives for fishing tend to be thinner and pretty flexible for gutting and filleting.
Regards,
Norman.

Hi,
The Finnish knife I posted, see below, I've discovered was made by Luomanen & Kumppanit of Kauhava Finland C1930. The company was active from 1922 to 1945. It is 7 3/4 inches overall with a blade just short of 4 inches.
Regards,
Norman.

could it be :

https://www.knivesofthenorth.com/collections/stromeng

My contribution of Finnish puukkos.

Variations and identifying
 

These are remarkable knives, and easy to see how they can become pretty addicting. One thing that puzzles me is the lack of interest in identifying them or finding historic examples that might show more period or regional images.

With my example, the only cursory reference in the book shown here suggests it is Sami of course, but from Lapland, presumably due to emphasis of reindeer in the motif often seen on them. The scabbards are presumably of carved reindeer horn or bone.

The lack might be explained by the fact that the Sami, one of the oldest cultures in Europe (even the Romans did mention them), sadly have been surpressed and discriminated against for a long time...till the late 80ies actually. Even although they are a very kind people with great hospitality

One from Sweden,manufactured by Erik Frost in Mora, Sweden, approximately in the 1950s.
The varnished wooden handle is fitted with a brass upper mount and a nickelsilver lower mount.
The bowie-shaped steel blade is marked by the manufacturer. The side-stitched quality leather sheath is finished with a sturdy leather belt strap.

Total length: 29 cm, Blade length: 15.5 cm Weight: 170 grams

Thank you for answering my post gp! It is much appreciated, I was hoping they were visible :)
Interesting that this culture was that old, but sad that they faced such discriminations. Man is not always human.

Still available resource Finish knives
 

Friends,

I’d like to second Rich S.’s recommendation for this book. As off September 2025, it is still available in paperback. The b/w images are a little hard to see but there is a great deal of useful information. I had no idea the history and variety if these knives was so rich. I would grearful to learn about similar resources for Sweden and Norway.

Dave A.

on Swedish knives:
https://themorakniv.com/
mail: info@morakniv.se

and 200 years Norwegian family Strømeng:
https://samekniv.no/
mail: post@samekniv.no