Terävä jääkäripuukko review
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The Varusteleka Jääkäripuukko has utility in droves and brushes off a serious beating with nary a scratch. 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.
This is primarily to avoid being overloaded and to make it easier to find what I need as soon as I need it. The SRK has a bowie shaped blade with a sabre grind and the Terava has a Scandinavian grind with a small secondary bevel. These two crazy Dutch knife reviewers pounded, with a hammer, the Terava Jaakaripuukko blade through a cinderblock, wetstones and mild steel tubing.
One is a distinct chopper, the other a more general use bushcraft knife.
The knife is a 5.5" high carbon 80CrV2 Finnish military survival knife sold by military surplus outlet Varusteleka of Finland. I have large hands and it fits my hand like a glove. That's impressive.
The Terava's tip is easily as stout as the original Carbon V if not even stronger.
Next, I decided to see what its true capabilities were by carving this piece of wood into something useful. Just thinking about the illustrious history and cultural significance of the blade are enough to give one goosebumps and having a knife with such versatility is a feature that cannot be overlooked.
Utility is important to me because I am very much a minimalist.
A double fold at the top of the sheath can be fastened with a stud, and a hard-plastic inner liner prevents the blade from damaging the inside.
| Specs | Metric | Imperial |
| Weight (w/o sheath) | 190 g | 6.70 oz |
| Total length | 270 mm | 10.6″ |
| Blade length | 140 mm | 5.5″ |
| Blade thickness | 4.20 mm | 0.17″ |
| Edge angle | 23° | |
| Steel | 80CrV2, 59 HRC | |
Varusteleka Ergonomics
There have been moments during my time in the military, or recreationally, when wearing gear was not the most comfortable.
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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I also split several other small logs and large branch sections off camera and had the same results (i.e.
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. The Terava's leather sheath is heavier but quieter and does not have slots in it for wrapping extra cordage.
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].
Using the ninety-degree spine with my ferro rod, I was able to start a fire by throwing huge sprays of sparks onto the tinder. I won't beat around the bush -- Lex is very hard to impress when it comes to factory produced knives. The 5.5” blade length is my preferred length for field work and camp chores. In the USA batoning firewood is a fairly common, although hotly debated, practice, while in most other parts of the world, that practice is fairly unusual, instead using an axe for splitting logs.
In one word: Awesome.
So, being so excited about the Terävä Skrama, what is the Terävä Jääkäripuukko like? Why is the newer SRK not as good as the original Carbon V?"
Photo credit: Rocky Mountain Bushcraft, ©2009 All Rights Reserved
Plainly speaking, the newer SRK in SK5 is just not as robust as the original Carbon V or as easy to sharpen.
The knife feels very snug and safe in the sheath as it is, but the mouth of the sheath also has a press button for extra safety. prying grubs from rotten logs, popping open a locked fuel door on a vehicle to get emergency gas during a disaster situation, etc).