Terävä jääkäripuukko review

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In face, the width of the blade is such that the lanyard loop could be reliably used to break glass, ice or even bone.

High carbon tool steel gives the blade edge strength to endure a wide variety of cutting tasks without being too brittle. Such was not the case with the Varusteleka Jääkäripuukko. The quality in all details is very good, and while there are no details that really stick out, the overall simplicity is a great quality in itself, a quality that far too many makers manage to miss while searching for uniqueness.

But you would be hard pressed to find such a versatile knife, with this amount of strength and finesse, at such a low cost.

URL: https://www.varusteleka.com/

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Apart from the brute Hukari nothing like this was available on the Finnish market. After admiring is physical attributes, I immediately tested it in the field. No problem. 

Then, they hammered the tip into hard dead wood and tried to break it off repeatedly. It's meant to be a general utility knife for conscript soldiers (and civilians) who need a sturdy knife for life in the endless forests to do camp work.

Then, as the army introduced a hybrid knife/bayonet that was actually pretty useful around camp, the soldiers 'lost' them en masse at the end of their training year, so the Finnish army stopped issuing knives or bayonets altogether and instead asked all recruits to bring their own knives.

Really quick the prototypes turned into this, the final product, which is even better than I had dreamt!

But enough talk about the maker. I rubbed Flexcut Gold onto the backside and then stropped the blade back and forth on it.

terävä jääkäripuukko review

So I opted the no sheath option on the website. I believe it's not only a worthy successor to the Carbon V SRK, but it has actually improved upon its concept. 

4.5 Stars of out 5 Stars (Highly Recommended)


Terävä Jääkäripuukko 140, Carbon Field knife

About a month ago I was watching a video on the Ranger Fieldcraft and Survival YouTube channel and noticed the channel owner using a different knife than the one that he usually uses in his videos.

It’s a solid knife that I believe will provide the user with years of quality service. Often times this can lead to breaking the blade of inferior quality knife, leading to potential injuries. In cold or wet conditions, you’ll feel like you have the grasp of a grizzly bear holding on to a salmon in an Alaskan river!

Utility

Probably the most stunning feature of the Varusteleka Jääkäripuukko was how well it performed as a tool.

Although they cut well enough for a survival knife, they are definitely not great for fine carving tasks. When I finally got the chance to make these ideas into a real life knife it was simple, everything was thought out:

The recipe:

  • A long, gently formed handle that would give great hitting power for long swings, this would be the knives primary function.
  • As a secondary function I wanted the handle to also offer a good grip for detailed work.
  • Simple and strong construction, full tang and moulded rubber grip.

After a few drawing we got to work with Laurin Metalli, one of the biggest named in the Finnish puukko and blade industry [the same blade manufacturer as for the Peltonen Sissipuukko].

During my military service, chopping down trees for camouflage, firewood, shelters etc. Jääkäri is Finnish for the German word Jaeger, which usually means “elite light infantry,” and Puukko simply means “knife.”  Finland has a long tradition of collaborating with German’s regarding military disciplines, and early in their independence, a group of soldiers went to train with the Germans as Jaegers.

No gaps, or slipping, yet changing grip was smooth without the tacky feeling that sometimes comes with rubber grips.

The full tang extends out to end of the handle in a loop configuration that allows a lanyard to be attached should you choose. Here, I have only tried the carbon steel versions of both knives though, so all data and experience presented here refers to that.

Sheaths come in both MOLLE and in leather versions, both with the same plastic insert protecting the outer layer of the sheath.