Gift from a co-worker

[strategy9]

So a little info would be nice...

A co-worker I used to give rides to work inherited a bunch of knives from a friend of his who passed. In any case, he knows I like knives, and as such gave me this little guy yesterday at work, (to which I tossed him a quarter and he said I was weird, but I digress), and I thought it was a really cool gesture.

In any case, I don't know much about Marttiini making knives for Rapala, it seems oldish, (and the friend who passed and left the knives behind was an older gentleman), so instead of using my google-fu skills, I figured I'd rather share the story and knife here with you fine folks, and see if any of you more avid aficionados and/or avid finnish fishermen, could give me any more information on the history behind this knife, the approximate age, or any fun facts, or just share your own experiences of being gifted knives from co-workers, whatevs...

Thanks in advance!

 

[CanadaKnifeGuy]

This is a super common fillet knife. Great knives too!

It's basically all I remember seeing in the 80's and 90's, before all of the plastic, crap rapalas flooded the market.

You can still find knives like these. It'll last several lifetimes, just treat it properly after use.

 

[strategy9]

It'll last several lifetimes, just treat it properly after use.

Well, no pun intended, it has already lasted one lifetime, and I do tend to take pretty good care of my knives, plus I keep a cheap crkt clark folding fillet knife in my tackle bag which i doubt will be replaced any time soon, so at least 2 lifetimes is definitely not out of the question.

 

[Hickory n steel]

So a little info would be nice...

A co-worker I used to give rides to work inherited a bunch of knives from a friend of his who passed. In any case, he knows I like knives, and as such gave me this little guy yesterday at work, (to which I tossed him a quarter and he said I was weird, but I digress), and I thought it was a really cool gesture.

In any case, I don't know much about Marttiini making knives for Rapala, it seems oldish, (and the friend who passed and left the knives behind was an older gentleman), so instead of using my google-fu skills, I figured I'd rather share the story and knife here with you fine folks, and see if any of you more avid aficionados and/or avid finnish fishermen, could give me any more information on the history behind this knife, the approximate age, or any fun facts, or just share your own experiences of being gifted knives from co-workers, whatevs...

Thanks in advance!

Still available today at any Walmart for $14 and $12 for the smaller 4" blade version, just as great as they ever were.
The only difference I see from the current versions is the different type of belt loop on the sheath.

 

[Henry Beige]

You could get tha knife today from Cabelas, and no doubt other sources, with the tooled leather dangler sheath and the inscribed blade. Twenty bucks.

 

[Getting older]

My favorite filet knife

 

[bikerector]

You can probably look at that like the mora of fillet knives, oldy but a goody and inexpensive to boot. My step-dad and grandpa both had one of those, or something very similar. Even for being simple and inexpensive, I don't think I've ever seen one fall apart or anything like that either, so they seem well made.

It's a nice gesture for sure.

 

[Velitrius]

'Tis good that you gifted him back the coin, so as not to sever the friendship.

I was gifted an old Marttiini Puukko from my brother way back when. I don't know the model of it or anything, but it doesn't matter.

Much like a Mora, it performs way above its price tag and will easily outlast me.

Every now and again, it pays off to be known as "the knife guy" in your circle. This is a great piece... hope you use it.

 

[Keyopp]

"The fillet knife you get at Canadian Tire" as we'd call it. You'd be hard pressed to find someone from Northern Ontario who doesn't own one or have a father/grandfather that didn't own one.

Mine pictured below has cleaned hundreds of fish.