Exciting dagger find from Finnish Lappland

[Scout]

Nice dagger, but quite substantial for a hide away dagger.

[Larry C]

or maybe throwing?

[robin morley]

From your picture the blade appears to be made from the same metal as the handle which i presume is a rifle bolt ( cocking lever ). If pow camp or similar made I would suggest that it is extremely likely that the blade was made from metal originating from the same source as the rifle bolt.

[Spitace41]

I also thought the blade was from a Swedish Mauser bayonet when I first saw it. Excellent find!

[Jan]

It actually looks almost identical to that M1896 Bayo!

Thanks for the hint, I will investigate this further!

Cheers Jan

[Jan]

From your picture the blade appears to be made from the same metal as the handle which i presume is a rifle bolt ( cocking lever ). If pow camp or similar made I would suggest that it is extremely likely that the blade was made from metal originating from the same source as the rifle bolt.

Yeah, the metal is identical as to the looks of it. After having studied the item in detail I´m amazed as to the quality of workmanship involved. The balance between the handle and the blade is also astonishing!

Thanks for your input!

Cheers Jan

[CBH]

Is there a weld between the blade and the bolt handle ?
Cheers Chris

[Jan]

Is there a weld between the blade and the bolt handle ?
Cheers Chris

No weld visible at all, I will send better pictures on monday when I´m back home again. The bolt handle is fixed to the blade very very neatly.

Cheers Jan

[KriegMann]

That is a really neat dagger, I've never seen anything like it before.

[Jan]

Took some more pictures of the blade/handle today. As you can see its almost as it was made out of the same steel (without welding) also notice the symmetrical notches of the blade. Mystery item indeed

All opinions welcome!

Cheers Jan