SOLD Antique Handmade Folk Art Knife with Carved Boot Handle viking figure I'm not expert enough to

I'm not expert enough to say

but they cut straight to my heart

No cracks or chips

which hold the legs in place

There is some damage/loss to the top

SOLD Antique Handmade Folk Art Knife with Carved Boot Handle viking figure I'm not expert enough 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