I bought this knife for an Elk hunt, and its a great addition to my kit. I'd like it to have a square edged spine for stiking my ferro rod in camp, that would make a great knife perfect! Love it! Thanks Mora
A short, sharp blade that I use to clean fish. Get's the job done!!!
I bought two of these knives since the price was very reasonable. Glad I did. I also noticed the gap between the blade and handle and put a bead of clear Gorilla glue around it - that took care of that issue. I also sharpened the spine so it will take a ferro rod. These knives are sticky-sharp with a little stropping. I may buy some more. These would make great gifts for friends and family. Hope they stay in inventory.
Absolutely beautiful. I also love how the downward tilt of the tang will allow me to center the tang nut at the butt of a graceful puukko style handle. BTW one can use an 8-32 die to thread the tang to accept a 5/16” Corby nut. The nut is then ground flush.
a very well made and good looking knife i like it a lot
I bought my Metsa from the ragweed forge more than a decade ago and it has not left me wanting more. The blade length is perfect for most camp chores, making fires (feather sticks, splitting larger wood and spine good for sparking on your fire steel). The blade came well sharpened and keeps an edge well. Finally, it really looks good hanging from your belt and I've never met a scout who didn't want one after seeing it. Also I think the price now is less than $10 more than I paid over a decade ago, that is value.
Haven't used it much yet, but will. Handle is comfortable. Perfect size for normal
cutting. A grt knife for the price
Very well pleased with these...pretty sharp right out of the box. Excellent value!!
Amazing work. Thank you for sharing! I would love to feel one of these in my hand
The emphasis of my approaching-40-knife puukko collection is variety, & this Scala, my 1st, is the 4th of those with animal-theme handles. Maker Ron Scala certainly has a vivid imagination, exemplified by this # 107 with its bolster an open-mouthed brass brown bear head from which emerges a stainless Lauri blade, 3 5/8 long X 3/4 wide X 1/8 in thick. There is black debris on both sides of the blade adjacent to bruin's maw that will not come off. At the opposite handle end is a matching brass bear paw pommel, like the head, finely molded to mimic fur. In between lies premium red stag antler alternating with thick, nearly black buffalo horn spacers & thin, red, probably G-10, washers. By itself, the knife weighs 6 oz, but feels heavier, justifying the 4 oz side-seam super-stiff sheath made of 3\16-in-thick! black leather. It's embossed on front with a small bear effigy & on both front & rear with numerous bear paw prints, even on the beyond-sturdy belt loop that can accomodate a 2 1/2-in-wide belt. It situates far too high on belt for me, so I'll have to rig my own dangler. At the upper end of the Scala price range, it was still only $199, so I cannot complain about this attractive 1 of a kind puukko.
Though I have 2 other puukkos made by Rick Nurmi, an American, this # 18 is at the top, as everything about it reflects Saami (formerly Lapland) culture. 1st, the 3 11/16-in-long X 3/32-in-thick BLADE is a high-carbon hand-"Finnish"ed Lauri, one of the sharpest ever brand new. 2nd, the nickel-silver-bolstered, ergonomically contoured dark brown cocobolo wood HANDLE features 4 1/4-in-thick white moose antler spacers, the bottom 2 visible when knife is fully inserted into SHEATH. It's a traditional rear-seam, flared-tip dangler with 4 matching white moose hoof prints fashioned from moose antler carefully imbedded flush in, & contrasting dramatically against, the dark brown vege-tanned leather. How cool is that? Unique, great looking, with a near-4-in dangerously keen blade, & made mostly in USA, it has everything you could want in a true Scandinavian-style puukko. And Redbeard knocked $60 off the stiff $429.99 price due to minor handle damage I fixed to almost imperceptible! Thank you Rob. You are the best.
This # 25 is my 2nd North Wolf & is very similar to Redbeard's own, among his--& now my--fave puukkos. Looking at your reflection in the bright mirror-polished BLADE, you'd think it's stainless, but it's actually authentic Finnish Puronvarsi high carbon steel polished to 800X, ultra sharp if a bit short at just over 3 1/4 in, though all of that is a cutting edge, as there's no ricasso at its hefty 1/8-in-thick base. Accomodating all but the smallest hand, the HANDLE is 4 1/4 in long & is beautifully grained linseed-oiled dark walnut--smooth as Taylor Swift's inner thighs--between genuine ebony pommel & 9/32-in-wide matching piece below bolster, itself a work of nickel-silver art, subtley stippled on top, satin-smooth on side, exceptionally thick at 3/16 in. The dark brown side-seam SHEATH is buffalo leather, probably water buffalo, as it's smooth unlike most N. American bison that's nubby in texture. I'd prefer a traditional dangler instead of the 1-piece belt attachment, but at least its sewn in a loop onto scabbard near top to allow some movement, & the just-tight-enough fit & 2+ in exposed handle allows quick & easy withdrawal. This NWRES # 25 is a clean & pristine puukko worth the $359.99 price.
Beautiful knife came very sharp really fits my hand well. The sheath is really nice . I like the whole rig it will be very handy as I use a knife several times a day on my farm.
This knife is the perfect size, and the sheath is perfectly configured for carrying horizontal to the waistline. It's the perfect compliment to a pistol carried AIWB. Blade steel is outstanding, and comes very ♯ right out of the box. I couldn't be happier.
Beautiful, and smooth stone. Gave me the color i wanted and shipped fast, i will likely order more of these for more colors.
I really love this dangler. I have two and I am going to purchase a third soon. The quality is superb. If I had a complaint, it would only be that they only come in black leather. I would love to see a medium or dark brown leather option.
You cannot beat these Mora knives, especially for the price. They get used all the time, and they last for years.