2 X "Finka"

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robert l

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This time 2 knives in style, which our Russian brothers calls "finka" ... but strong Scandinavian influences are self-evident ...
Both blades are made by Szabolcs Szanto from Hungary. Bearing steel G03 (similar to 52100), "zero" convex grind, haet treated for 58HRC.
A "large" one - blade 92x26x4,5 mm (3,62x1,02x0,177"); handle 116 mm (4,57"), dyed curly birch, black vulcanized fiber, pewter and musk ox.
A "small" one - blade 79x26x4,2 mm (3,11x1,02x0,165 "); rękojeść 115 mm (4,53 "), curly birch, grenadill, black and red vulcanized fiber, pewter, pin from new silver.
Sheats in future ;)

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and in a average womans hand ...
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Thanks for looking :D
 
Regardless of the quality of the presented pieces (wich is fabulous :thumbup:)
I would be so bold as to post small info , feel free to ignore it if its deemed inappropriate.
Finka - a Russian term used to describe wide range of knifes ,that evolved in Russian Empire and later in bolshevik Russia 1920-1930 in criminal subculture of large cities .
The weapon was loosely based on fineland 's traditional puukko knife .
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Puukko literary means knife with a wooden handle in finish.Puukko has a blade shorter then handle , never has cross guard and has "hooked" handle top carved from the same piece of wood as the rest of handle.Although dangerous as weapon (thanks to exceptional quality blades ) puukko is distinctly utilitarian object .One might go as far as calling it "early survival knife ";)

Uncharacteristically of puukko - russian " finka " from the start usually boasted handle assembled from multiple rings .Distinct east-europian cross guard and metal handle top .
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If being stickler terminology wise it finka was more of a dagger ,then knife.
Finka being widely used by criminals also had very different proportions .In fact all through the 20th century russian finka had no accepted proportions .
The blades could be from 2-5 sm longer then handle to monstrosities with 30-40 sm jagged edged double edgers.
The quality of steel also was far inferior to average puukko ,since the knifes were rarely produced on anything resembling legal basis.
The order and coloring of rings was frequently used to carry a kind of secret resume for the knife owner.Marking previous crimes and social status in criminal underworld.
During the Soviet Finland war some puukkos were captured but never influenced the finka in significant manner .The brand finskiy nozh (finish knife) gained massive popularity outside criminal circles .But ironically what was referred to by this name had very little similarity to actula Suomi knife.
In 1940 "Nozh Razvedchika" NR40 - Recon\saboteur knife was officially adopted by the Soviet Army and mass produced in famouse Zlatoust arms workshops .
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By the end of World War 2 as much as 500000 units were produced annually.
As You can see this is a purely stab-tokill blade with only distant resemblance of humble ,elegant puukko.
 
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