This is a short leuku styled knife with a carbon blade just over 3 1/4" long, about an inch wide, and .110" thick. The handle is about 3 3/4" long, and sized for smaller hands. According to the Strömeng web site, like the 5" model shown above;
"This model is often given to Sami children around the ages of 7 and 8. It has a thin but solid blade. Handy knife for ladies or youngsters, suitable for butchering, gutting and scraping." A sample of the knife and sheath weighed about 4 1/4 ounces.
"This model is often given to Sami children around the ages of 7 and 8. It has a thin but solid blade. Handy knife for ladies or youngsters, suitable for butchering, gutting and scraping." A sample of the knife and sheath weighed about 4 1/4 ounces.