Atten-SHUN! It fits that this ranger puukko was designed by a Finnish Defense Forces Captain, for everything about it veritably screams "military:" Having requisite lanyard hole & weighing nearly half a pound with super-thick 4.5-mm, 4 1/3-in long, 1 1/16-in wide full-tang Rockwell 59-60 14C28N-steel blade, this is the knife you'd take into battle. Should you need to whack off, say, a right toe of each enemy to prove the kills, no prob--the "saber" grind I still call "scandi" starts a bit closer to spine & gently angles to ultra-sharp edge to make such a flesh-&-bone cut fairly easy. Yet this sussipuukko is beautiful, too, its curly birch handle nice & gnarly, attached with 2 substantial steel rivets, & at almost 5 in long & 3 3/4 circumference, big enough to fit the largest hands. But even a small hand can easily & safely grip it, as the pommel-end is bird-head & the edge-side top half swoops 1st inward then outward to protect index finger from blade. Just above, the scales angle slightly down from spine to edge so that the ricasso is exposed only on edge side, making it easy to sharpen. The rivet-reinforced side-seam leather sheath, while not of traditional Sami design, is a true dangler, this one's extra benefit being an adjustable Velcro belt loop. Inside, there's a rubber keeper like those on some Kydex pistol holsters that ensure even parachute-troops won't jostle knife loose. Next time you find yourself at war, be sure to take this knife. It's certainly up to the task.
