Ukko Pekka 1917-1930

Karelian Birch 

The Karelian Birch handled "SK.Y" Suojeluskuntapuukko M-27 knife

is symbolic of the Lapua Movement in Finland by "my bud" in 1930 "Ukko Pekka".

Emblem for den finske,

nasjonalistiske , anti-kommunistiske Lappo-bevegelsen

Hackman & Co. made hundreds of these
"puukkopistons" . .

. . as well as Finnish M/28 Civil Guard bayonets for the M28 Mosin Nagant Rifle.

Other Ukko Pekka makers:

1) J. Marttiini
2) Fiskars
3) Iisakki Jarvenpaa
4) C. Eickhorn
5) Alex Coppel
6)WKC

Unique fuller atop spine impressively engraved with sur-names from factories like:
1) Tula
2) Izheusk
3) Westinghouse
4) Remington
5) Itavaltalainen
6) Chatellerault
7) Sestroretsk

I made one modification to one "Skyddskar" changing the style of sheath.

Why didn't the Kulmala Brothers think of this in Helsinki?

Otto Kulmala (Otto Walta) with his brothers Edward (Eltonen) and Antti (Aaltonen) 

circa 1900 photo.