in the style called puukko.
This is sort of a traditional Finnish knife
in the style called puukko.
It's what I'd call the economy model of this style of Marttiini knife, as the handle is untreated except from being stained darker.
The focus clearly is on the carbon steel blade, and on the blade the focus is on the edge which is polished and has no secondary bevel. Apart from that, the blade isn't even ground but left in the left rough forged state, excepting the engraved signature on one side.
Cutting performance is very good.
Handle ergonomics is OK but not perfect, as the widening
at the butt gets into the palm when you angle the knife
forwards.
The sheath is simple and functional.
In the lower part there's a plastic insert around the blade.
Marttiini has other models like this in the same style but with different blade lengths and handle materials and sheaths. Most with stainless blades.
Blade steel: Carbon
thickness: 3 mm
length: 100 mm
Knife weight: 0.077 kg
I'm not sure that "T508" is actually this knife's model number, but it's what's engraved on the blade.
This puukko
handles well for small tasks, but the waxed birch handle gives a
rather good grip when you need more force too.
The sheath has a plastic insert in the lower part.
Blade steel: Carbon
thickness: 2.5 mm
length: 60 mm
Knife weight: 0.044 kg
Sheath weight: 0.030 kg
Marttiini's web site.
Document created 2000 Nov 27, last updated 2000 Dec 27 by
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