SOLD Antique Handmade Folk Art Knife with Carved Boot Handle viking figure There is some damage/loss to

There is some damage/loss to the top

Some wear to his hat and  the slide sticks just a tiny bit at the very top (I believe just due to the currently humidity) but with just a little finesse works great

which hold the legs in place

No cracks or chips

SOLD Antique Handmade Folk Art Knife with Carved Boot Handle viking figure There is some damage/loss toQuite a patina on this very old one. I love the gestural shape of the flat blade, with notch that maybe identifies it as a paring knife (?), but of course it's especially about the carved boot of a handle for me, much much handled and blackened from use (and maybe it got a bit too close to the fire once or twice, too.) Seems maybe earlier than later 19th c. American to me, including based on the shape of that boot, though I am no knife expert, and