Dave Markowitz
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I got this puukko today. It was made in Kauhava, Finland by Harri Merimaa then imported by Cloudberry Market, who sold it to me through Amazon.
Cloudberry's product page is here.
The blade is 4-1/8" long, 3/4" wide, and 1/8" thick. It is supposed to be hardened to 59 on the Rockwell scale. The blade is a scandi grind and came with a good sharp edge. Note that there is no choil nor a guard; the edge goes right up to the handle. This knife is designed for cutting, not stabbing.
The handle is 4.5" long, made from birch and capped with brass and reindeer antler. I cannot feel the joints between the caps and the wood. The finish on the handle looks and feels very much like the one on the stock of my m/1939 Mosin-Nagant, which has some sore of pine tar finish. It is non-slip. The contour of the handle fits my hand well.
The leather sheath has a partial plastic liner. It came with a leather loop to hang it from your belt. As with most factory knives it's setup for a righty. I am left handed, so I replaced the factory loop with the paracord in my pictures so I can wear it on my strong side. Also, I applied some Sno-Seal to the sheath before snapping the pics. It originally it was not quite as dark.
This afternoon I went out back to practice some foul weather fire starting. I used it to split some sticks, for which it worked well. I also tried using the back of the blade to strike sparks from a ferrocerium rod but the spine needs to be squared off better for that.
This puuko is a nice knife. I'll be going on a camping trip in November and plan to use it as my primary.
Cloudberry's product page is here.
The blade is 4-1/8" long, 3/4" wide, and 1/8" thick. It is supposed to be hardened to 59 on the Rockwell scale. The blade is a scandi grind and came with a good sharp edge. Note that there is no choil nor a guard; the edge goes right up to the handle. This knife is designed for cutting, not stabbing.
The handle is 4.5" long, made from birch and capped with brass and reindeer antler. I cannot feel the joints between the caps and the wood. The finish on the handle looks and feels very much like the one on the stock of my m/1939 Mosin-Nagant, which has some sore of pine tar finish. It is non-slip. The contour of the handle fits my hand well.
The leather sheath has a partial plastic liner. It came with a leather loop to hang it from your belt. As with most factory knives it's setup for a righty. I am left handed, so I replaced the factory loop with the paracord in my pictures so I can wear it on my strong side. Also, I applied some Sno-Seal to the sheath before snapping the pics. It originally it was not quite as dark.
This afternoon I went out back to practice some foul weather fire starting. I used it to split some sticks, for which it worked well. I also tried using the back of the blade to strike sparks from a ferrocerium rod but the spine needs to be squared off better for that.
This puuko is a nice knife. I'll be going on a camping trip in November and plan to use it as my primary.
