Puukko: Finnish Knives from Antiquity to Today
Puukko: Finnish Knives from Antiquity to Today For a Finn, the puukko is the most important tool and at the same time the most feared weapon. It is a 2,000-year-old mystical weapon that has been used…
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Puukko: Finnish Knives from Antiquity to Today
For a Finn, the puukko is the most important tool and at the same time the most feared weapon. It is a 2,000-year-old mystical weapon that has been used for centuries with the same conviction and dexterity during times of peace and war. You could almost say the puukko has the same importance for a Finn as the samurai sword has for the Japanese.
Anssi Ruusuvuori has reprocessed the history of this remarkable knife type in a form unique up to now. This comprehensive resource on the Finnish puukko is the only one available and covers the history and the various types by using extensive photos of examples. He deals with technical and design aspects of the puukko and guides the reader through the history of this legendary tool and weapon from the Viking era up to the present.
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