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Knife 1
This is an early Swedish K.J. Eriksson Mora fixed-blade utility/hunting knife.
* Maker: K.J. Eriksson Knivfabrik, Mora, Sweden
* Stamp: worn early-style “KJ ERIKS… / MORA”
* Handle: figured/curly birch with steel ferrule
* Blade: laminated carbon steel, Scandinavian grind with an upswept utility/skinning profile
* Date: most likely approximately 1918–1925. K.J. Eriksson adopted its own name in 1918, and documented examples with these early abbreviated stamps date to 1918–25. K.J. Eriksson history
Knife 2
This is a Finnish Kauhava horse-head puukko—probably made by Iisakki Järvenpää, although several Kauhava makers produced nearly identical knives.
* Date: likely 1930s–1950s
* Handle: stacked birch bark
* Fittings: cast brass horse-head pommel and long brass ferrule
* Blade: fullered carbon steel
* Original use: traditional Finnish belt/utility knife
Knife 3
This is a vintage Rapala Finnish fish-filleting knife, manufactured in Finland by J. Marttiini.
* Date: approximately 1960s–1970s
* Handle: varnished Finnish birch, stamped with the Rapala fish trademark
* Blade: roughly 6-inch flexible stainless-steel fillet blade
* Sheath: correct original leather sheath with traditional diamond tooling
* Pommel: exposed tang-retaining nut, normal for this mo
