I've had this pretty horn handled knife for oh...close to 50 yrs in my desk. Given to me by Norweigen friends of my parents when I was a  teenager. They went to Norway & Sweden for a home visit and left 3 blonde kids with my folks and I for 2 weeks. What a hoot!

I get this great knife Fjkillniven with no stampings on it, a very pretty sheath with that name stamped on it, Norway stamped in a banner and a scene with a moose.

I saw Svein's incredible knife over on the St. Jude Auction     http://auction1.tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=157;t=000077     and thought, "Hey, why not email him and see if he would happen to know something about this knife I never used?"

He did! He researched it and wrote to tell me it's a 3 laminate blade made by then SS Helle company.  Wow!

Thanks, Svein.  Check out the best bargain on knives going on St. Jude. The blade on his comes from a 7th Generation blacksmith blade family in Norway. Some history right there and a gorgeous set of scales!

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OK, you can kill this thread now!

Killdeer  

There ya go, Dear Killy!

Like that title better?  Now the "mods" can't find it and ....  

Ohhhh...now I see why you posted that!

Too early in the day gal. Ya should've PM'd me! Oh, well...it's for the kids!

Sorry, Bunky!  

(duck, incoming!!!)   :eek:

Doc, thanks a lot for these kind words!
I really appreciate it, and am always glad to help anyone with questions I may be able to answer!

And thanks to Killdeer also, for bidding for the kids, and mocking my lack of leather making skills  :D

Hey, some bonehead emails you and asks if by chance you know anything about a 50 yr old knife from Norway and you ask for pics and in a couple hours, come back with a whole history....

AND...AND

You can build gorgeous knives!

I think you don't need to be making no speeches!

Your skill and giving show nuff, shor nuff!

No mockery of archery or leathercraft skills from me! I was just looking at a fine knife which you all are gonna place outta my reach now, and thinking on how easy it would be to make a sheath for it. I am no Rough Country (nobody is!!) but I could make something to keep it safe in.

Thank you, SveinD, for such a fine donation for the kids.

Killdeer  

Shame, cause a little mockery is just plain fun, as you and Larry have proven time and again^^  

It's all in good fun, and enjoy!

Did I just hear a "Loosen up, Sandy baby." outta this guy?

And I was being almost as polite as Rastaman.  

Killdeer  

Sandy baby, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!