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07-01-07, 03:48 PM #1Senior Member
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Some Finnish Puukkos (pics heavy)
Few pics of some of my dearest Finnish Puukkos.
Iisakki Järvenpää Lapinleuku.
Large razor sharp blade.
Marttiini Ilves Larry Thorne (Lauri Törni) memoria model.
On the sheath is the logo of his own infantry unit, a bolt of lightening crossing over a Capital "T".
Although being rather small puukko, Larry loved it. He used to ask his family to send more of these Marttiinis for him to US Army Special Forces where he was serving after WWII. He gave them as presents to his friends and fellow soldiers. During WWII he killed numerous Russians with this puukko.
Size compared to leuku.
The Finnish Ranger Puukko.
Blade is hand forged and teflon coated. Obviously scary sharp.
On the leather sheath is the The Coat of Arms of Finland.
Sterno
"The Finns are accustomed to skiing as fast as they wish, so that it is said that now they are close by and soon again they are far away. As soon as they have inflicted damage on the enemy, they rush away as swiftly as they came."
-- Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum, 13th century
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Re: Some Finnish Puukkos (pics heavy)
nice collection there mate.
i keep meaning to get one of those ranger puukkos, are they as usefull as they look?smell my children there are vitamins in the air [joseph porta obergefriter by the grace of god]
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07-01-07, 05:25 PM #3Senior Member
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Re: Some Finnish Puukkos (pics heavy)
Sehr schön Sterno!!!Beautyful collection!!Congratulations!!
Albert
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Re: Some Finnish Puukkos (pics heavy)
Cheers!
Originally Posted by micky d
Well I haven't used it that much so I can't really give a proper verdict of it.
It has a very strong blade, 5mm thick from the top. Very nice locking mechanism which keeps the knife in the sheath in any position you carry it. It is sharp as heck as I already mentioned. I do like it very much and I wouldn't worry about using for any hard job outdoors - what I've read, it can take serious battering.
I'm looking forward to take it out for camping trips in the mountains next summer.
Sterno
"The Finns are accustomed to skiing as fast as they wish, so that it is said that now they are close by and soon again they are far away. As soon as they have inflicted damage on the enemy, they rush away as swiftly as they came."
-- Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum, 13th century
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Re: Some Finnish Puukkos (pics heavy)
ok cheers mate, i,ll add it to the ever growing 07 knife list!
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10-01-07, 08:18 PM #6Senior Member
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Re: Some Finnish Puukkos (pics heavy)
Beautiful knives, but does this comment:
" During WWII he killed numerous Russians with this puukko"
make the knife any better?------------------__O
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11-01-07, 12:16 AM #7Senior Member
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Re: Some Finnish Puukkos (pics heavy)
Ofcourse not. Just some history trivia related to that model of puukko and the most legendary finnish soldier, which I thought might interest some readers. No means to insult anyone with that comment. Maybe badly worded, apologies for that.
"The Finns are accustomed to skiing as fast as they wish, so that it is said that now they are close by and soon again they are far away. As soon as they have inflicted damage on the enemy, they rush away as swiftly as they came."
-- Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum, 13th century
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