April 5, 2024
PUUKKO LEUKU Sámi KNIFE by Lisakki Jarvenpaa OY Finland
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PUUKKO LEUKU or Sámi * The"BIG" KNIFE from Lapland by Lisakki Jarvenpaa OY Finland * EXCELLENT CONDITION with SHEATH from Wikipedia..."Knife making is a traditional industry in Kauhava, and many Finns recognize the name of this small town because of knives made t At one time, as many as five different knife-making enterprises were underway in the town, but today t is only one - Iisakki Jarvenpaa OY, which has been making knives in Kauhava since 1879."from ..."The Sámi knife is one of the main tools used in Sámi subsistence economy. Several types of knife blades have been discovered in the archaeological findings of the Iron Age in Lapland, and of those, the big Sámi knife developed into a general tool used for many purposes. In the Sámi language, the Sámi knife is simply stuorra niibi ('the big knife') - a good way to explain it to a person who is not familiar with it. The Sámi knife can be used as a general tool in situations w a portable edge tool is needed but w an ordinary knife would be too small or unpractical. The edge of this knife is about eight inches, when an ordinary knife has a blade of four or five inches.Leuku is a Finnish word for a Sámi knife. This very versatile knife was developed from the needs of the reindeer herder-lifestyle. They are all-purpose knives rather than woodworking knives. The handles are typical
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