Terävä jääkäripuukko review

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This eventually led Varusteleka to create their own knife aiming at the same users, and thus their Jääkäripuukko was presented. Such has not been the case with the Varusteleka Jääkäripuukko, and the blades wearability can be attributed to its hanging sheath. Sign up to be notified on YouTube ensuring you’ll know immediately when new content is uploaded.

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Review: Terävä Skrama & Jääkäripuukko

We have already talked about how your different needs as a bushcrafter, prepper, survivalist or general outdoors person dictate what kind of knife, or knives, you should look for.

This works very well and is actually quite impressive. Some of you may be familiar with Varusteleka because they sell a ton of hard to find European military surplus gear to bushcrafters in the US, Canada and the UK. 

Now, I have seen a lot of destruction videos in my time, but this one took the cake. And any tool, despite being looked after with the utmost care, can malfunction or break over time.

Can’t wait to get out and use it again.

 

 

while surfing Youtube. Here, I used the Terava's spine to scrape a pile of pitchwood shavings from a Ponderosa Pine branch and ignite it with a firesteel:

Side note/survival tip- Blue medical gloves are great for keeping frostbite away while doing tasks requiring fine dexterity in extreme cold weather.

This is a simple but great feature that makes it a whole lot easier to pull the knife with one hand. No problem. 

Then, they hammered the tip into hard dead wood and tried to break it off repeatedly. It has a unique button snap blade retention system that is very secure but easily disengaged by using your thumb to unlock it.




FIELD TESTING & COMPARISON TO THE COLD STEEL SRK

As noted in the title, my first impression of the Terava was that it reminded me of the original 1990s era Cold Steel SRK in Carbon V.

The Carbon V SRK was one of the greatest mid-size survival knives ever made in my opinion. 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.

Likewise, really big knives like machetes are very common in places with a need for clearing brush, but not as common in e.g. This works since I mostly use it for chopping and have a smaller all-purpose knife hanging around my neck or from the chest D-rings on my Leo Köhler smock.

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So, summing it up, this is a fantastic and quite uniquely designed knife that is highly recommended for those of you looking for a very versatile and dynamic knife that can replace an axe and which works both for bushcrafters, survivalists and outdoors people in general.

It is at least as powerful as a hatchet or small axe, but a lot easier to use since your cuts do not have to be as precise.

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].

In a military context however, such types of knives have been in use even here, going back as far as can be remembered.

Today, we are going to look at two knives from the same maker, Terävä, which fill specialized functions at opposite ends. During my military service, chopping down trees for camouflage, firewood, shelters etc. The tang is completely covered, which is good for cold winter use as subzero temperatures, cold steel and exposed skin is a bad combination.

The knife is a 5.5" high carbon 80CrV2 Finnish military survival knife sold by military surplus outlet Varusteleka of Finland. All attachments are made with numerous strong studs.

  • 6 cm wide belt loop
  • D-ring swivelled belt loop
  • Snug fitting press stud strap secured the knife properly in its place.
  • A grommet for a leg tie has been added to the tip.
  • Drainage hole at bottom.
  • Inside the leather sits the standard sturdy Skrama plastic sheath, a thumb knob on the side of the mouth makes unsheathing easy and controlled.

    • The design is based off of a historical, Nordic “broken-back” scramaseax design, most commonly used in the north of the British Isles, but also elsewhere.

    To honor this tradition and the heritage of past warriors, Varusteleka named their puukko as Jääkäri, because it is tradition, that every Finnish soldier carry a puukko, which can be used as a tool or weapon.

    terävä jääkäripuukko review

    The AUS8 version of the SRK is better (I've owned two of them) than the SK5 version, but it is no longer made. 

    By comparison, the Terava has all of the features of the original Carbon V SRK, so I wanted to do a direct comparison before commencing field testing.


    Terava 140 vs the Cold Steel SRK

    Unfortunately, I no longer own any of my Carbon V SRK's, so I substituted one of them with a newer SRK in High Carbon SK5 steel for the comparison. 

    Comparing the two, although the blade styles are different, they have a lot in common for their intended purpose of military use and survival tasks -- thick, rugged blades, beefy rubberized handles, and highly secure sheaths that are capable of safely retaining their blades in the event of a fall.

    The Terava's blade is slightly shorter at 5.5" vs the SRK's 6" length.