Some Finnish military knives - new findings.

**makandr** · 09-07-2012, 01:46 PM

Do you know what the story of collectors nightmares? That he already has everything ... then wake up - thank God, something not found ...

**makandr** · 09-07-2012, 02:14 PM

chicken pecking grain by grain ...

**makara** · 09-07-2012, 02:37 PM

Very nice findings!
You know the story behind those aluminium sheats? Most of them were made during WW2, from the material salvaged from the wrecked aircarafts.
Back in the days aluminium was far too valuable material for puukko sheats, but when scattered around the combat zone, it was egarly utilized.
It was mostly done during Continuation War, when there were months with little or no fighting activity at all.

**makandr** · 09-07-2012, 03:25 PM

Are you telling me? Let's listen to a beautiful Russian singer ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yaz0...eature=related

**tamoko** · 09-07-2012, 03:35 PM

Arturych you are incurable. )))

Do you have a Mattson Mora?

**makandr** · 09-07-2012, 03:57 PM

Was ist das?

**tamoko** · 09-07-2012, 04:13 PM

**makandr** · 09-07-2012, 04:46 PM

I'm kidding ... I have everything. Bet?

**Gary G** · 09-08-2012, 06:51 AM

Beautiful.
I'll never doubt you, Makandr. As we say, "You're the man."

**makandr** · 09-08-2012, 08:44 AM

Thank you!

**willgoy** · 09-08-2012, 04:02 PM

Those aluminium sheathes are interesting. Some intricate engraving on many, hand or machine? The Red Army must've captured hordes of those puukkot....hence your impressive collection! Were they treasured as trophies in Soviet times?

Thanks, Will

**BriantheBlade** · 09-08-2012, 06:48 PM

WOW! now thats what i call a knife collection!

**Ishrub** · 09-09-2012, 01:48 AM

Originally Posted by makandr

Are you telling me? Let's listen to a beautiful Russian singer ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yaz0...eature=related

Thanks Makandr - it was only after the second song started that I realized the clip was 1 hour 43 minutes long! - Do they not have any copyright?

**makandr** · 09-09-2012, 11:20 AM

I have no idea ...

**Campbellclanman** · 09-09-2012, 08:51 PM

Makandar.
As always... great photos of your amazing collection. How do you get on with keeping all your knives safe from rusting, as I find that even though I coat my knives with Mineral oil...they still tend to "Carbon spot" and rust from there if not highly maintained.
Looking at your photo with all the knives uncovered-you must have a very low Humidity level in your Ambient atmosphere?
Once again thank you for showing us your knives!

**Vanguard41xx** · 09-09-2012, 09:12 PM

Beautiful collection Makandr! Especially that Mattson Mora. Like a cross between one of those European clamshell swords and a German dress bayonet.

Just a side story, but I remember my Dad always telling me stories about the men he worked with after WW2. One guy was an avid fisherman (just like my dad) and a veteran of WW2 from Finland. Apparently, he carried the same puukko during the Winter war and always boasted about how his knife saved him one time from a Russian soldier. He gave my dad that knife years later...wish my dad didn't lose while fishing.

**makandr** · 09-10-2012, 01:44 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_humidity

**Campbellclanman** · 09-10-2012, 03:03 AM

Thank you for that Maknadr,
In New Zealand here -even for a "kind" climate, in Auckland here we can get up to 90% humidity very easily...dangerous for knives!!!! Its always very easy to graph...different when you have the knives in your house!

**makandr** · 09-10-2012, 06:33 AM

At my house humidity is around 15% in winter and 30% in summer so there are no problems. Axe Handle week shrink so that the axes begin to hang out. And I use Armistol.