ANTIQUE,SIGNED,NORDIC PUUKKO KNIFE,SCRIMSHAW SHEATH,BR&Co,BRUSLETTO BLADE

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NO RESERVE TRUE AUCTION. This is a STUNNING Scandinavian (Hunting/Fighting) PUUKKO KNIFE, SIGNED BY THE MAKER!!! M. HEVOEN or M. HENOEN. I cannot find him in my research, if anyone knows ANYTHING about him...VERY INTRICATE AND BEAUTIFUL SHEATH DESIGN, too nice to be used in the field in my opinion. I believe the handle and sheath to possibly be reindeer/elk antler or bone, and to have been made sometime in the early 20th century, 20's or 30's, possibly earlier. The handle measures 3 5/8" long and 1' wide. It has 3 leather bands, and a nice little scrimshawed symbol at the top. The knife is SOLID and It feels VERY COMFORTABLE in the hand! The leather bands give it a great grip, It could definitely be used for skinning and or gutting big game. As you would expect from such a piece. The blade measures 4 3/8" long and 3/4" wide, and is cold stamped BR&Co, which I believe to indicate a BRUSLETTO BLADE. It's in great shape! There are a few light blemishes, but NO RUST or PITTING. Almost never or EVER SHARPENED, it's pretty sweet! ... but The sheath is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! The leather upper part of the sheath has a thin leather strap, measures 3 7/16" in length, and has 3 nice embossed bands that mimic the 3 bands on the handle. Just the leather stitching on the back of the upper is something to see. That's where a Nordic craftsman would make sure It's perfect, and it is. The upper is integrated into the scrimshawed lower sheath with a little square, and measures 5 1/8" in length, the whole sheath measures 8 3/4" long. The lower sheath is AWESOME!!! It has 3 individual designs separated by blank panels. A beautiful main weave design flanked by 2 symbols on each side. It is bordered by a SWEET saw tooth edge. It has 4 BEAUTIFUL bands, 2 diamond bands flank the upper symbol, while 2 twist bands flank the lower symbol. It's held together with only 3 nice brass rivets. I believe the lower rivet is PART of the design, possibly the beginning, that's where I'd start.There is a thin edge line at the horizontal of each feature, the diamond shaped spaces in between the weaves have tiny little triangles in each horizontal corner, the detail is SICK.....AND it is HAND SIGNED on the back - M. HENOEN - HENNE BYUDA. It's very small, but I believe that is the correct spelling. THIS KNIFE WOULD MAKE A KILLER CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR ANYONE OF NORDIC HERITAGE, KNIFE COLLECTOR, SCRIMSHAW COLLECTOR ETC!!! IT IS COOL!!! We here at classantiquesetc strive for the most accurate description and image of all our pieces. We want TOTAL customer satisfaction. Please feel free to email us with ANY question or comments during the auction or after the auction has closed. You are our #1 priority, and we want 100% customer satisfaction. Please do not leave negative feed back without giving us the chance to rectify any problem. Shipping : All items will only be shipped to a PayPal verified address, and only within the contiguous United States. Payment : Payment is due within 2 business days of auctions close, if not received in our PayPal account in that time, we reserve the right to re-list the item. Payment is trough PayPal only. We here a classantiquesetc would like to thank everyone for checking out our auction, and encourage everybody to check out our other listings. We would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON !!! read more

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