New Puukko... Kellam?

[White Crown]

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For the first time I am posting a "help me id" question. Just talked this out of a local knife shop owner's hands for $30, and I feel he was being generous. The closest thing I can find is an old post from 10 years ago on another forum with what looks like the same knife without the scrimshaw deer on the bone, and it was a Kellam. I have also recently ascertained that Kellam doesn't actually manufacture their own knives, but rather buys them from local makers, further complicating id'ing this one. Marttiini makes an almost exact knife without the bone, but it has a plunge line. The finger groove was clearly carved out by the last owner, so it would be absent on a "new" version of this knife. There is also a plastic insert in the sheath so I am almost certain this knife was manufactured in quantity. This is driving me nuts so any help is much appreciated.

 

[John A. Larsen]

Check out Karesuando puukkos, , I saw a fire steel with a reindeer horn handle and a carved reindeer very similar to the one on your puukko. John

 

[Frederick89]

It looks like a Lappituote knife, in Kemi, Finland.

 

[Vicarious Reality]

yep, that is giftshop stuff you have there

Lappituote? never heard of them, though kemi is very close to me

 

[White Crown]

You live in Finland? You must have some pretty nice knives in your gift shops. I have never seen a gift shop knife in the USA with a carbon steel blade, most of our "gift shop stuff" comes from china, Taiwan, phillipines, etc. I just finished sharpening it and the blade takes a keen edge and seems to hold it well so far, the handle is well made too, really solid feel for a multi-piece handle on a rat tang. The lappituote and karesuando websites both have iterations of the scrimshaw caribou as their logos with the same basic line structure, but slightly different. I also found several other puukkos with the same style caribou either scrimshawed on the handle or tooled in the sheath, just like elk and deer likings in the USA being used as part of logos to appeal to hunters. Is there more significance to the caribou on puukkos, or is it simply a marketing tool like in the USA? Thanks for the inputs guys, I feel like I'm pointed in the right direction, just need to do some more advanced googling and hopefully I will find it.

 

[Shriket33]

Kellam sells fine quality knives. I am familiar with the wolverine series and they are an excellent quality steel and design for hunting, camping.