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puukko
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right|thumb|350px|Traditional puukko with birch handle and full-length fuller A puukko () is a small traditional Finnish general purpose belt knife with a single curved cutting edge, solid hidden tang, and usually, a flat spine.

Wikidata facts

Subclass of
knife
Country of origin
Finland
Image
Marttiini Ilves Knife.jpg
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Commons category
Sami knives
different from
Mora knife
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Design
  • Usage
  • Civilian use
  • Military carry
  • Criminal activities
  • Legality
  • Cultural legacy
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

right|thumb|350px|Traditional puukko with birch handle and full-length fuller A puukko () is a small traditional Finnish general purpose belt knife with a single curved cutting edge, solid hidden tang, and usually, a flat spine.

== Design == thumb|Knife and sheath parts thumb|Different knife heads The basic components of a puukko are a handle and a blade along with a sheath, which can usually be attached to a belt, but sometimes to a shirt or coat button. The blade is usually short, typically no longer than the handle and can often be less than .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “puukko” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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