Made in Finland

[dudleythetogi]

Any info on this knife? Bought it at a garage sale a few yrs back.About how old,maker,and about how much its worth.
Greg

actually there is a name in the groove,didnt come out in the pic,ill'e give it another shot

[dudleythetogi]

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[Froggyedge]

I’m not by any means an expert on Finnish knives!

That being said, I would offer my opinion that this knife is not a strictly traditional Finnish puukko. Although the sheath is quite different, the design of the knife itself is not really that different from knives such as Buck Woodsman and Pathfinder.
My guess is that this knife was made primarily for export or for sale to tourists.

I’m not at all sure who may have made it, but does it say “Kauhava” in the blood groove?
Kauhava is a Finnish town well known for their cutlery industry. Most known of the Kauhava knifemakers is Iisakki Järvenpää, a prolific cutlery firm that has made knives for more than hundred years, but there are/were(?) others too…