lappen puukko knife

[dodd3]

just got this from i guy in finland he is a dealer and sells on ebay its a new knife its a Harri Merimaa lappen puukko knife 5" carbon blade 59 hrc curly birch handle with a nice sheath cost me $43 australian that is with post included.
Bernie

[Joel]

Out of all the various Scandinavian knives I think the Finns make the ones that most appeal to me.

[pastorp]

I've owned a couple of those over the years. They are good servisable knives...    I tend to like stag handles on my knives so my using knives are not usually as plane as the scandinavian knives and I prefer a sheath with belt loops, but other than that I could be happy using one as a field knife..
 
Regards,

[gcrank1]

I have a pretty old one (came out an old Finn trappers basement way up toward the Apostle Islands); the handle is pretty, has burl figure and holds a nice edge. It is small enough, in its original fitted sheath, to be a nice neck knife. I really need to carry and use it more. Im sure you can get a lifetime or two out of yours; enjoy.

[Rex in OTZ]

Wade garrett carries all sorts of neat stuff like that
Middle is a swedish knife kit the bottom is Russian
most use the laminated blade like the Puukko.
 
 
 
http://www.garrettwade.com/beautiful-and-unusual-norwegian-sheath-knives/p/48N01.03/
 
http://www.garrettwade.com/make-your-own-personal-swedish-steel-knives/p/02N02.20/
 
http://www.garrettwade.com/beautiful-russian-sheath-knives/p/76R01.01/

[gcrank1]

Any help with the 'script' on my old blade?
It lies in the 'blood groove' and is very stylized, looks to be something like 'L o K    Kaua  Ara' 
The handle is a nicely proportioned (better than so many of the new ones I see) piece of burly birch and there is some 'walking track' engraving on the ferrule.
The sheath has that cute little Finn 'curley foot' and a tasty stamped pattern and emblem.
I know, pics would be so helpful, but I aint there yet.........
Update 2-11-14:
I found a pic of a similar one online and a link to the maker info. Its a Lisakki Jarvenpaa of Kauhava, Finland, and by the features possibly made 1905-1939.

[hillbill]

when yu get to useing it let us know how it holds a edge. i been looking at them