All About Pocket Knives

The Iisakki Järvenpää Company was founded in 1879 and is the largest manufacturer of knives in Kauhava, Finland, a well-known town which has a long and rich history of knife making. Handles are made from locally sourced curly birch wood, occasionally with birch bark spacers. Fittings are also produced internally at their factory. The result is a complete Iisakki Järvenpää knife of Finland that is 100% sourced from the same manufacturer, designed and created to work together seamlessly. The blades are all ground individually, making each one a bit unique, and all are stamped with Iisakki Järvenpää's signature. Sheathes are stamped with images of reindeer and forests, highlighting Finland's strong culture of outdoors, hunting, and woodcraft.

cody6268 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:07 pm I think the etch reads "Iisakki Jarvenpaa Oy"--who is one of the bigger knifemakers in Finland.

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The Iisakki Järvenpää Company was founded in 1879 and is the largest manufacturer of knives in Kauhava, Finland, a well-known town which has a long and rich history of knife making. Handles are made from locally sourced curly birch wood, occasionally with birch bark spacers. Fittings are also produced internally at their factory. The result is a complete Iisakki Järvenpää knife of Finland that is 100% sourced from the same manufacturer, designed and created to work together seamlessly. The blades are all ground individually, making each one a bit unique, and all are stamped with Iisakki Järvenpää's signature. Sheathes are stamped with images of reindeer and forests, highlighting Finland's strong culture of outdoors, hunting, and woodcraft.

So, could this be an early handmade example? Current ones are said to be stamped with the signature.

edge213 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:07 pm The handles are wood and brass. The sheath is leather and brass.
The blades are engraved, but I have no idea what it says. The manufacturer and country of origin, I suppose.
Any information would be appreciated.

TomTop wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 1:13 am

edge213 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:07 pm The handles are wood and brass. The sheath is leather and brass.
The blades are engraved, but I have no idea what it says. The manufacturer and country of origin, I suppose.
Any information would be appreciated.

The Ball Pommel Kauhava Knife

All the birch bark handled, varnished knives are called Kauhava knives, Finland. The only historical maker of so called Ball Pommel Knives is Iisakki Järvenpää, so he can be thought to be the inventor of this model.

The engraving says Kauhava, just like mine from the 1940s.

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