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: 19; Long. blade: 8.8 cm

Hunting knife with a straight blade, a antler handle punctuated by six thin wooden rings and a scabbard made of two curved, tapered, riveted antler plates, engraved with friezes of geometric patterns and openwork stars on one side.

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