Seeking help identifying knives

[connerj]

It's been two years since I last posted, but I've got some knife puzzlers for you gents!

I was recently given these knives to sharpen/restore. My friend seeking my services got both of these knives for a few dollars and we are both curious what we have on our hands here.

First, the photos!



The first knife we can at least identify the maker as David-Andersen from Norway. Briefly looking up his name on google suggests that he is a silver smith. This probably means that the ferrule is silver. We know this is a woodworking knife. It's also hard to tell if the handle is wood or synthetic.

Has anyone seen or used a knife by this maker before? Would be interested to learn a little more about it.

Knife number two:






I can't immediately tell if this is Japanese or Chinese. The form looks more Japanese than Chinese, but the construction suggests possibly Chinese.

Thanks for any help solving these puzzles!

[rhinoknives1]

The style of the first knife looks to me to be a Laplander or Mora Scandi grind knife.
These are traditional a Hunting knife for skinner out/Processing a Caribou etc.

Can't help with the other one?

Laurence

www.rhinoknives.com

[HARDMETAL]

I think that the japanese style cleaver is taiwan made one.
The 2 Chinese word[''welcome'' meaning ] are not simplied Chinese one.
Japese do not use the 2 Han words .
I am a HONG KONGese.

[Market Nomad]

They call them tollekniven in Norway which I think means something like whittling knife. If he is a silversmith it is more likely the sheath was silver mounted than the bolster. Traditionally, they like very ornate sheaths in Norway for dress up times. I couldn't find the maker in my Norwegian references but there are a lot of hobby knifemakers in that country. Highest per capita of any place in the world.

[antonio_luiz]

Hardmetal - welcome to FF from another HongKongese - although it's been 50 years since I was there last and I never learnt to read Chinese so it's always good to have someone able to read Chinese characters on board

[xdrewsiferx]

The top knife is a Sami style knife. The Sami people were reindeer herders and this is the traditional Pukko knife they would carry. As noted before that area of the world has an immense knife culture as hunting and wilderness are a part of day to day life. Knives like that you can find from $50 to $5000 depending on the maker. I have no knowlage of the maker but its a great use knife for simple living.

[alex9635]

The second Japanese knife : 東京 Tokyo, 登録 registration, 商標 trademark. The brand name look like for me as 歡迎. But i can't identify the manufacturer.