Sakoblade´s knives from Eskilstuna Sweden

[LongBlade]

Thanks Jim - much appreciated ... I would enjoy seeing your jack if you have a similar one!!

[montemojo]

Great looking bunch of knives Jim, I have been wanting one of the barrel knives. They look like they would be a great fishing/camp knives. I hope that you post more of them

Monte

[knife7knut]

Here is another one I dug out while rephotographing: J.A.Hellberg Eskilstuna.What is unusual about this one is the shield is on the opposite side they usually are and the back of the sheath is stamped with a name and what looks like a military serial number.

[sakoblade]

Thanks Jim - much appreciated ... I would enjoy seeing your jack if you have a similar one!!

My pleasure!

Well I have three similar ones, two with broken screws. Mine have ebony and buffalo horn handles, and the small blades are not the same as the blade on your knife.

But very very cool knives and I carry my complete one every now and then.

It was made by C. A. Strom by the way.

Jim

[sakoblade]

Great looking bunch of knives Jim, I have been wanting one of the barrel knives. They look like they would be a great fishing/camp knives. I hope that you post more of them

Monte

Thanks Monte!

Yes the barrel knives are way cool but prices are taking off compared to other knives from Eskilstuna.
I don't own one yet as I'd rather buy several knives for the same price as one barrel knife.

Here is a modern one for your viewing pleasure, a Swede 60.

Jim

[sakoblade]

7k7, great find!

Not sure what the sheath markings stand for but cool with the "mirror imaged" shield.

Thanks for sharing!

Jim

[sakoblade]

Here's another one for your viewing pleasure.

A small one, with bone handles, made by E. T. Segerstrom. This company was in business between 1864 and 1925. It is in need of cleaning and a whetstone.

Jim

[sakoblade]

And two by Magnusson & Co, in business between 1919 and 1945 (-ish!).

Jim

[djknife13]

Here are a couple more Segerstroms, one of which I posted in Knife Finds of the Day with my haul from the knife club this weekend, and the other picture are my collection of them so far by various Swedish makers. ___Dave

[sakoblade]

Here are a couple more Segerstroms, one of which I posted in Knife Finds of the Day with my haul from the knife club this weekend, and the other picture are my collection of them so far by various Swedish makers. ___Dave

Now that's just awesome Dave!!
Very nice collection indeed!

Barrel knives surface over here on a regular basis but always at higher prices than what I like to pay.
But with a bit of luck I might bag one eventually.

Segerstrom beside, what other makers do you have there?

Jim

[djknife13]

Jim. Yeah they usually are pretty expensive, at least more than I will pay but there are enough of them around here with all the old Swedes that came here in the early 1900's and I don't think their grandkids valued them as they should have. I see them often at gun/knife shows for several hundred. I seldom pay more than $50 for them and wait for nice ones. The makers are in order left to right are the two Segerstroms, AJ Westersson, Holmberg, Jon Engstrom, APB Holmberg, Jernbologet. I hope I spelled all those correctly. I have a number of other Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian knives I'll have to shoot a picture of and post them some time soon too.____Dave

[montemojo]

Very nice Dave, I find the barrel knives appealling. I have'nt been lucky enough to get one yet.

Monte

[montemojo]

I passed up on this one today

Guard was loose. As I am trying to refine my collecting

Monte

[djknife13]

This is probably my favorite Scandinavian knife. I'm thinking it's Norwegian, but as far as I know, it could be Finnish or Swedish but my best guess is Norwegian. It's only marked S.B., which doesn't sound like any of the above to me. Jim, maybe you know? Anyway it's in my Scandinavian collection and it was a gift from a fellow collector and a very good friend. ___Dave

[djknife13]

I passed up on this one today20170222_163817.jpg20170222_163829.jpg
Guard was loose. As I am trying to refine my collecting

Monte

Monte, I have a few of those and the carbon steel in those are about as good a steel as you will ever find, and it seen as if the guards are always a little loose but never come off. ___Dave

[montemojo]

I passed up on this one today20170222_163817.jpg20170222_163829.jpg
Guard was loose. As I am trying to refine my collecting

Monte

Monte, I have a few of those and the carbon steel in those are about as good a steel as you will ever find, and it seen as if the guards are always a little loose but never come off. ___Dave

What would be a good price on that knife and how old do you think it is?

Thanks Monte

[sakoblade]

I passed up on this one today20170222_163817.jpg20170222_163829.jpg
Guard was loose. As I am trying to refine my collecting

Monte

Monte, great Mora knife!

Looks fairly good and as Dave says, they get really sharp and the guard is often a bit loose.
I have owned other types of Mora knives but not any longer as I try to focus on folding knives.

Jim

[sakoblade]

This is probably my favorite Scandinavian knife. I'm thinking it's Norwegian, but as far as I know, it could be Finnish or Swedish but my best guess is Norwegian. It's only marked S.B., which doesn't sound like any of the above to me. Jim, maybe you know? Anyway it's in my Scandinavian collection and it was a gift from a fellow collector and a very good friend. ___Dave

That's beauty Dave!!

I have absolutely no knowledge of Sami knives and have no clue to it's origin.
But I will ask around some and will try to dig out some info.

Meanwhile, here's a page with info about signed knives: http://www.cultur.nu/knivar/samesign/

There are other pages too on that site. Do a Google Translate on the Swedish or ask me!

Jim

[sakoblade]

Dave, are there any markings on the handle or the sheath?

Like this, or similar?

Jim

[sakoblade]

This is probably my favorite Scandinavian knife. I'm thinking it's Norwegian, but as far as I know, it could be Finnish or Swedish but my best guess is Norwegian. It's only marked S.B., which doesn't sound like any of the above to me. Jim, maybe you know? Anyway it's in my Scandinavian collection and it was a gift from a fellow collector and a very good friend. ___Dave

Dave, I now suspect the blade is made by a Swedish smith, Stefan Brostrom from Ranea.

I am not sure if he made the handle and sheath but don't think so. Please check and see if you can find anything that can be a mark of any kind.

Jim

[djknife13]

Thanks Jim. No there is nothing else on the blade, but the scrimshaw has "Bruce" on the back side of the sheath. I assume that is a previous owner and probably the original owner because it appears to be colored in like the scrimshaw. The handle and sheath are what I assume to be reindeer horn.___Dave

[sakoblade]

Okay, thanks Dave!

I think it may be difficult to find out who made it without any markings. But can't be many Sami knives with Bruce inscribed on the sheath, right?

Some Sami knives are marked like in the pic I posted earlier, with symbols rather than regular letters. Sometimes they can be hard to discern from scrimshaw and other patterns.

I'll ask around some more.

Jim

[djknife13]

Jim, You got me curious enough to recheck the knife sheath and I have no idea how I missed the initials PE in the corner of the sheath. They are very obvious. I assume they are the scrimshaw's mark. I don't suppose this will help identify the knife maker but maybe someone will recognize the mark. It's a little embarrassing that I missed it or at least forgot it was there. There is definitely nothing else on the knife. Sorry about the hazy picture. ___Dave

[sakoblade]

Dave, no need for embarrassment! I am deaf and blind for many things in life so you're not alone!

I may have a lead on the mark on the sheath but don´t get your hope up too much. Have made some enquiries and hope to get some replies soon.

Cheers!

Jim

[djknife13]

Two more Swedes for your enjoyment. Butterfly by Knifabriken in an arch over GNOSJO, and a horn (I believe, dark material with very fine grain lines) Knifbolaget, Eskilstuna, Sweden 5 blade that appears to have had a pen blade that I just now saw the tang of across from the main blade. I hate surprises like that. It's a super well built compact knife especially now that i realize it was a 6 blade knife. ___Dave