Finn Bear
Reflecting the best of its Finnish heritage, the Finn Bear is an extremely affordable version of Cold Steel's popular Sisu. It's ideal for hunting, fishing or camping trips, and makes an efficient utility knife as well! The 4116 Krupp Stainless blade is hollow ground and given an Rc hardness of 56-57, so it will hold a good edge and is easy to re-sharpen. Its blade shape is centuries old and practical because of its good sturdy point for piercing and long belly for skinning, cutting and carving. It's big and strong enough to skin a Moose, yet thin and delicate enough to slice a tomato or cut up an apple. The Finn Bear has a straight handle with a slightly ribbed texture for traction. Its modified diamond cross section will fit your hand like a glove and accommodate a wide variety of gripping methods. It's made of Zytel, one of the strongest glass reinforced plastics available, so it will last for many years and never rot, crack, warp or mildew. For safety and convenience, the Finn Bear comes with a deep pouch style Cordura sheath and generously sized belt loop so it can be worn on the waist, slung around the neck or tossed into a duffle bag or tackle box.
Finn Bear
| Blade steel | 4116 Krupp Stainless |
| Rc hardness | 56-57 |
| Blade length | 4" |
| Length overall | 8 1/2" | | Blade thickness | 2.5mm |
| Weight | 2.8 oz |
| Made in | Taiwan |
More about 4116 Krupp Stainless steel:
4116 is a fine grained, stainless steel made by ThyssenKrupp in Germany and is used for hygienic applications (medical devices and the pharmaceutical industry) and food processing which make it a superb material for kitchen cutlery. The balance of carbon and chromium content give it a high degree of corrosion resistance and also impressive physical characteristics of strength and edge holding. Edge retention in actual cutting tests exceeded blades made of the 420 and 440 series of stainless steels. Other alloying elements contribute to grain refinement which increase blade strength and edge toughness and also allow for a finer, sharper edge.
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