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Ok Tommi, please educate me. I have a knife almost identical to the one you posted but I always thought it was called a lapinleuku, and is a pattern more common in northern Finland. Is there a difference between a puukko and a lapinleuku, or is puukko the more general term?
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Hoodoo
I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
JKM
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HM,
This is a rare Spanish Special Forces knife dating from the late 50s to early 60s. The knife was only issued to a few companies within the Spanish Foreign Legion, so the total numbers produced were probably well under 10,000. The picture was barrowed from Lynn Thompson's book Survival Knives.
I finally managed to buy an example and have found it to be a nice lively knife. The blade has plenty of mass well forward which helps to retain momentum for light chopping. The generous recurve provides plenty of belly, and a rasps like saw on the back of the blade actually works well. A good solid little knife.
This is a rare Spanish Special Forces knife dating from the late 50s to early 60s. The knife was only issued to a few companies within the Spanish Foreign Legion, so the total numbers produced were probably well under 10,000. The picture was barrowed from Lynn Thompson's book Survival Knives.
I finally managed to buy an example and have found it to be a nice lively knife. The blade has plenty of mass well forward which helps to retain momentum for light chopping. The generous recurve provides plenty of belly, and a rasps like saw on the back of the blade actually works well. A good solid little knife.
Chimera LUK (light Utility Knife)fro Trace Rinaldi,
avaiable in BG42, ATS34 or Talonite.
Nice micarta handle with mosiac pins. Paul Bos heat treat. Excellent craftsmanship. Trace is a great guy to deal with.
Take care,
Chad
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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
George Orwell
"Those who hold the thin blue line keep order, and insure that anarchy and chaos will not prevail." Chad (1992)
"He who lives by the sword dies by the sword. He who dies by the sword did not train hard enough" -Chad (1999)
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avaiable in BG42, ATS34 or Talonite.
Nice micarta handle with mosiac pins. Paul Bos heat treat. Excellent craftsmanship. Trace is a great guy to deal with.
Take care,
Chad
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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
George Orwell
"Those who hold the thin blue line keep order, and insure that anarchy and chaos will not prevail." Chad (1992)
"He who lives by the sword dies by the sword. He who dies by the sword did not train hard enough" -Chad (1999)
chad234@email.com
Hoodoo,
Lapin Leuku is actually a Leuku because there isn't any southern Finland leuku style. Calling it Lapin Leuku emphasizes the reginon but there is no need to it IMO.
Yuo can see my favorite Leuku in my "knifepage": http://www.hut.fi/~renkku/puukko.html
Large leuku ('Large' is not needed if left out as leuku it means blade larger than about 15 cm) is not a puukko. Can't explain why but it isn't a puukko. there are long bladed puukkos but they differ from Leukus blade style. Leukus blade is clearly wider in general and also a bit wider near tip than near handle.
I can't speak saame (My mothers family comes from above arctic circle and had reindeers etc. but non-saame people are majority in all but maybe in two most northest districs in Finland. There are about 4000 native saame people living in Finland). They have a word for this little leuku something like small knife or eating knife....
The blade is about the same as in small puukkos but the handle is about the same as in bigger leukus. I really like the handle style as it suits my hand well (I never stab and when I use tip I'm prepared to squeeze hande harder).
In puukkos the tip is generally a bit pointier but the norther you go the more tip look like this little leuku. In a small leukus blade there is never a blood groove. Blade grind is same as in puukkos...
If you put a puukko blade from northern Finland in a small leukus handle you get little leuku.
Hope this helped
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-James Mattis
Lapin Leuku is actually a Leuku because there isn't any southern Finland leuku style. Calling it Lapin Leuku emphasizes the reginon but there is no need to it IMO.
Yuo can see my favorite Leuku in my "knifepage": http://www.hut.fi/~renkku/puukko.html
Large leuku ('Large' is not needed if left out as leuku it means blade larger than about 15 cm) is not a puukko. Can't explain why but it isn't a puukko. there are long bladed puukkos but they differ from Leukus blade style. Leukus blade is clearly wider in general and also a bit wider near tip than near handle.
I can't speak saame (My mothers family comes from above arctic circle and had reindeers etc. but non-saame people are majority in all but maybe in two most northest districs in Finland. There are about 4000 native saame people living in Finland). They have a word for this little leuku something like small knife or eating knife....
The blade is about the same as in small puukkos but the handle is about the same as in bigger leukus. I really like the handle style as it suits my hand well (I never stab and when I use tip I'm prepared to squeeze hande harder).
In puukkos the tip is generally a bit pointier but the norther you go the more tip look like this little leuku. In a small leukus blade there is never a blood groove. Blade grind is same as in puukkos...
If you put a puukko blade from northern Finland in a small leukus handle you get little leuku.
Hope this helped
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"Good tools to sustain life, or at least make life more convenient"
-James Mattis
Tommi,
Thanks for the information. Would any of these knives have the handle style considered to be a traditional puukko? http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/puukkos.htm
The one on the left is Finnish Marttiini, the middle is a Swedish Mora and on the right is a Norwegian Helle.
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Hoodoo
I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
JKM
Thanks for the information. Would any of these knives have the handle style considered to be a traditional puukko? http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/puukkos.htm
The one on the left is Finnish Marttiini, the middle is a Swedish Mora and on the right is a Norwegian Helle.
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Hoodoo
I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
JKM
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MDP,
I know I'm biased, but having used this design now for a couple of years[either production or Rob's prototype], I really believe in the TALON....
The TALON, being made of TALONITE, is easy to care for, cuts like crazy, and is EASY to resharpen. Its my favorite material for a small utility FB, and I LOVE Simonich's design. This guy REALLY knows his FB's.
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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery www.camillusknives.com
[This message has been edited by Will Fennell (edited 11-26-2000).]
I know I'm biased, but having used this design now for a couple of years[either production or Rob's prototype], I really believe in the TALON....
The TALON, being made of TALONITE, is easy to care for, cuts like crazy, and is EASY to resharpen. Its my favorite material for a small utility FB, and I LOVE Simonich's design. This guy REALLY knows his FB's.
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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery www.camillusknives.com
[This message has been edited by Will Fennell (edited 11-26-2000).]