Today I am selling this great vintage fixed bladeHackman Tapio Wirkkala Puukko knife, together with its original leather sheath. This knife, which was made in Finland, is a fixed stainless steel blade knife, measuring 8.5.\" Both the knife and sheath are in very good pre-owned condition.
According to Wikipedia:

Tapio Wirkkala(2 June 1915,Hanko– 19 May 1985) was aFinnishdesigner and sculptor, a major figure of post-war design. His work ranges from plastic ketchup bottles and metalware to glass, ceramics and plywood in a range of styles. He designed theFinnish markkabanknotes introduced in 1955. His range was immense, designing glassware, stoneware, jewelry, and furniture for mass production, as well as individual sculptures in several media.

Among his most famous works have been the design for theFinlandia vodkabottle (1970-2000) and forIittala\'s Ultima Thule set of kitchen glasses. Both glassware items feature a drippingiciclelook, and in the case of Iittala\'s popular glassware it is said to have taken thousands of hours to develop a glassblowing technique that would produce the effect.

Wirkkala did much of his initial design work using a traditional Finnish carving knife, thepuukko. Wirkkala designed his own version of the knife. The Tapio Wirkkala Puukko was built by Hackman Cutlery and marketed by Brookstone in the US in the early 70\'s.

On Jun-01-16 at 08:41:33 PDT, seller added the following information: