Finnish Skinning Knife

[Horst]

Heres a great field made scabbard for a skinning knife. The scabbard is constructed of aluminum and reflects a German soldiers time in Finland, note the word "Salla" which is a municipality in Finland near Lapland also the German as well as Finnish flags plus other decor. Interesting and not often see item.

Horst

[colt45]

1st one I ever saw, looks like the guy had a lot of time on his hands

[Jan]

Knives like these were made when the front was stationary during 1942-44. Metal parts from downed airplanes. The model was the killing knife from the winter war 1939-40. This is one "killer example" from the Winter War.

[Jan]

and one more from 1939-1940

[Horst]

Jan - thanks for showing yours -any idea on price??

Horst

[Horst]

Thought I would bring this back to the forefront with a close-up of the trenchart scabbard -

Horst

[Alan M]

Horst and Jan , thanks for showing these , they are so unusual but even more collectable because of the personalisations ,

[Walkwolf]

I am impressed by your knives guys, and I expect war-time examples such as these are hard to come by.

( I like them. As a kid in the '60's, I remember my dad's Finnish knife which he took on hunting trips every fall...........My eldest brother inherited it when he passed away in 1980. )

The Puukko can be very a expensive knife, the older they are !

They are works of art ! !

Regards, Steve.

[Karell Gott]

My trenchart scabbard.....
Found on SS Nord positions near Kiestinki....

[Horst]

Karell - Very nice , guess the knife is lost to time?

Horst