Tromso, Norway Antique Souvenir Fish Knife in Leather Sheath antique crate clearly done a very long

clearly done a very long time ago

The color of the wood is closest to that in the first photo--a soft dark brown

Using a thick brush

This book is worth owning for the list of patterns alone--- which includes large-scale elements but also such intimate ones as "sitting wall

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Tromso, Norway Antique Souvenir Fish Knife in Leather Sheath antique crate clearly done a very longI'm not a fisherwoman, but I sure love this knife, with its great carved fish shaped handle and tooled leather (spotted trout?) sheath. The sheath is marked Tromso on one side (and 1910 on the other), making me pretty certain this is was a souvenir knife from Tromso in Northern Norway quite a fishing destination. A pretty great gift for your favorite fisher person or hunter, but also just a charming and handy knife to keep around. The wood on the