HUNTING KNIFE - Norway, Sweden, Finland or Russia - First half of the 20th century

HUNTING KNIFE and its SHEATH

Sami culture, Norway, Sweden, Finland or Russia

First half of the 20th century

Antler, wood, skin and iron

Long. total: 18; Long. blade: 8.5 cm

Hunting knife with a straight blade, wooden shank and sheath made of two curved and tapered antler plates, riveted and animated on one side with an animated scene engraved in a filet cartouche, depicting a man smoking a pipe in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer, followed by a dog.

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