SOLD Antique Handmade Folk Art Knife with Carved Boot Handle viking figure The nail at the heel

The nail at the heel of the latter seems to have broken off (the head is still nailed to the sole

No cracks or chips

painted brown with a stoke of cream for the belly and dab for the eyes

There is some damage/loss to the top

I'm not expert enough to say

SOLD Antique Handmade Folk Art Knife with Carved Boot Handle viking figure The nail at the heelQuite 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