A very small and handy little stainless steel puukko knife for home and wilderness. Easy to carry, great for all those detailed tasks, and sturdy as hell. If you don’t need to wrestle with abominable snowmen, this works perfectly as your primary knife. If you like ‘em bigger, take one of these as a spare one. This set has the knife and a leather sheath.

Made in Kauhava Finland, the region that has long traditions in puukko knife making.

History

It all began with the forging of longer stainless steel Jääkäripuukkos. We recently found out that, in the land of Finland, in the fires of Kauhava, Laurin Metalli also forged in secret, a bunch of small stainless steel knives. And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for many a year, the knives passed out of all knowledge…

In short, we've just discovered that a bunch of these knives were made once upon a time and thought you might appreciate them. For now, it is a limited edition, but if they prove to be popular, they might stay in our selection.

Use

A bigger knife isn’t always better. Usually, a very small-bladed puukko is just the tool you need for most tasks in the wild. For heavier chores, you can then use an axe or a big Skrama. It is also wise to carry a spare knife in case you manage to lose the primary tool. This is also perfect for opening packages, peeling oranges, whittling this and that, and any other common tasks at home. And one of these could also be nice in the toolbox of your car.

Blade and handle

Just like our other Jääkäripuukkos, this knife has a drop point puukko-style blade profile, and the spine is ground and beveled to strike sparks from ferro rods. You will be thankful for this when your clothes and matches are wet, the sky is falling, and you need a warming fire.

Very tough full tang blade with textured overmolded rubber grip that isn’t slippery even when wet. The tang comes out of the back, forming a little knob with a hole for lanyards and such. Although the Jääkäripuukko 85 has a shorter handle than its siblings, it is still just the perfect fit for the human hand.

Which sheath?

You can acquire Varusteleka Jääkäripuukko 85 with a sheath, with a plastic blade cover, or as is. If you like to make your sheaths, just get the knife. If you want to protect the blade but don’t want to carry the knife anywhere, just get it with the blade cover. If you want to carry the knife, your options are the blade cover with a belt loop, a Kydex sheath, or leather sheath. 

This high-quality leather sheath is designed with practicality in mind. It is made of 2 mm (0.078") thick Finnish vegetable-tanned leather. The stitching is further reinforced with rivets.

Tough sustainable leather

The leather of Varusteleka sheaths comes from Pelo Leather, a family-owned Central Ostrobothnian tannery founded in 1897. In addition to producing top-quality leather and sheaths with a minimized waste of materials and emissions, they are respectful towards the source of their raw materials: the animals as well as the nature in which they live.

The cowhides they use are side-products of the milk and meat industries. The hides come from local abattoirs that have standards for ensuring the wellbeing of the animals. No animals are raised for leather production.

A lot of effort is put into their processes and logistics to provide a cleaner environment for future generations. We tip our hats to them and are proud to have their leather in our sheaths!