Those are very nice Wayne. Their value has risen of late.
I believe Rich Stein has a collection of Puukko (sp?). When I was a kid and had my first sailboat you could buy a laminated blade Mora sheath knife for about $4.00 at the local chandlery.
I'd love to get one of the horse head puuko knives, but I've got enough stuff in my collection(s) for my Son to deal with after I'm gone.
When I visited Norway in '63 I picked up a couple of knives; one was a Leuko of large size and the other an interesting dagger made by hand. The Leuko got stolen in a burglary, but I still have the dagger pictured below. The Oslo dealer told me these were made by sailors in the whaling fleet back when Norway was involved in the trade. The pommel and cross guard are marine ivory or whalebone and the grip is supposedly Baleen. The big processing vessels had extensive machine shops and I believe this one was made in one of them.
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