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part of the German Militaria 1933-1945 category in War relics forum; Heres a great field made scabbard for a skinning knife. The scabbard is constructed of aluminum and reflects a German ...

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Old 10-13-2008, 10:27 PM   #1
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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.

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Old 10-14-2008, 01:54 PM   #2
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1st one I ever saw, looks like the guy had a lot of time on his hands
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Old 10-14-2008, 09:15 PM   #3
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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.
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and one more from 1939-1940
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Jan - thanks for showing yours -any idea on price??

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

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

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My trenchart scabbard.....
Found on SS Nord positions near Kiestinki....
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Karell - Very nice , guess the knife is lost to time?

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