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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Ref.: 5380