Made in Finland

Knotik said:
Yes, as soon as I figure out how.
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As a registered user, you can post pictures using a picture hosting site. I use Imgur, but there are others. Once you have uploaded a picture to the hosting site, copy the web address of the picture. Note: picture web addresses must end in .jpg or .gif

Then go to your post and click the image tool on the toolbar next to the smiley tool. Paste the picture address into the resulting popup. Then click the INSERT button.
 
You will need a pic-hosting site. Imgur is good. Upload your pics there, then select your pic, copy the link for "forums and bulletin boards" and paste that link here.

EDIT - knarfeng obviously types faster than I do. :p
 
Post a photo of the entire knife and one of any markings on the tang. When you photograph the entire knife have something in the shot like a ruler to show the sizes. Do not use a flash for the tang markings.
 
Jarvenpaa model 7388 Moose Hunt. Would have had an ink stamp with the makers name on the lower part of the blade on the right side when made.

www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi

The Moose hunt knife

Traditional Moosehunt knife is this 1930´s model with whittle knifes lower fitting. It has long 15 cm stainless steel blade and varnished handle with moose figure, this model is also possible to have without moose figure. The sheath is natural light brown model with sophisticated decoration...
www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi
 
Arathol said:
Jarvenpaa model 7388 Moose Hunt. Would have had an ink stamp with the makers name on the lower part of the blade on the right side when made.

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Arathol said:
Jarvenpaa model 7388 Moose Hunt. Would have had an ink stamp with the makers name on the lower part of the blade on the right side when made.

www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi

The Moose hunt knife

Traditional Moosehunt knife is this 1930´s model with whittle knifes lower fitting. It has long 15 cm stainless steel blade and varnished handle with moose figure, this model is also possible to have without moose figure. The sheath is natural light brown model with sophisticated decoration...
www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi
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yes, I found this too, but mine is not stainless steel, writing on the blade is nowhere, the edge as I look even factory. I don't think the caption was polished. Maybe it was manufactured long ago with a carbon steel blade?
 
You could send an email to lamnia. They're in Finland and have Finnish knives in stock and probably know the local market pretty well.
 
Knotik said:

yes, I found this too, but mine is not stainless steel, writing on the blade is nowhere, the edge as I look even factory. I don't think the caption was polished. Maybe it was manufactured long ago with a carbon steel blade?
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Its not a new knife. Its most likely an older example of the same model in carbon steel. The blade looks somewhat oxidized, and looks a bit used. It doesn't take a lot to remove that ink stamp either.
sonofthesouth said:
You could send an email to lamnia. They're in Finland and have Finnish knives in stock and probably know the local market pretty well.
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Lamnia is only a retailer, they wouldn't know much about who made a particular knife years ago. Why not just ask the people at Jarvenpaa Oy? Jarvenpaa is still in business and you can easily ask somebody there if it is something that they made......
 
It's probably not a Marttiini. There are a lot of makers over the years that made similar knives but usually the good ones will be signed or have markings unless they were made to order to be unmarked. You'd have to find an old Puukko book and try to match the sheath and knife design to a model but you may see that they are very similar between makers and not all of the models will be in the book if it was a transient model.
 
Definitely an Iisakki Jarvenpaa, have one exactly like that. Back in the day, the moose hunter (also called Elk Hunter) was available with several different sheaths at various times. Of course old ones were carbon steel.







The model (carbon) was introduced in the 1930's and was made in differing blade lengths. Still in production (stainless). Used various markings over the years. First engraved in fuller, then engraved on blade, now ink stamped on blade.

Bottom knife above has Finland decal. Just shown to illustrate sheath.
 
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Definitely looks like Iisakki Järvenpää. The blades usually have hand written text stating it but seems like the patina could be covering it.
 
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