Puukko

I would pick the Järvenpää for the reason that the blade is not stainless. The Marttiini Lynx has been made for ages and the handle is quite comfortable, but so is the handle in the Järvenpää also. Boils down to your preferences. I would say that they are quite even in quality.

Of course, saving a bit and getting a more traditional one would be my choise, but I would say there are better ones in that price range.

https://www.lamnia.com/en/sc/5/kniv...es?mid=&mcid=&page=&sin=61&oby=price&odir=asc

If you like the Marttiini Lynx handle this would be my choise in the same price range and similar styling: https://www.lamnia.com/en/p/180/kni.../kauhavan-puukkopaja-vuolupuukko-105-natural#
 
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I recently purchased a Marttini Lynx 139 from a forum member. It is very well made and takes a fine edge as well.
 
I'd look over the selection at Ragweed:

http://www.ragweedforge.com/

I think Jarvenpaa, while good knives, are over priced. Look at the Wood Jewels, Roselli (the "Carpenter" is my favorite) and Ahti, I like the Metsa model best. (makes puukko for some of Kellam's brand) and Lapin Puukko. Besides these there is also Kauhavan Puukkopaja which makes some really nice knives.

http://www.kauhavanpuukkopaja.fi/

also look at Woods Knife. He makes some nice knives also:
http://www.kolumbus.fi/harri.merimaa/

I have some of all of those. IMHO Marttiini is now second class (blades made in Spain) - they just basically assemble the knives.

Rich
 
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Now that I think about it, I had a Järvenpää puukko just like the one op had in his posting, just longer. The blade, handle and sheath were similar. That was in the 80's when I was in the army. I used the knife heavily during an exercise in the forest to cut some branches, we needed those while making a camp. The edge chipped very badly.

It is possible I abused the knife, but still it did not raise my trust in Järvenpää puukkos.
 
I believe that many of the puukko makers source their blades from the same manufacturer. They then engrave their name on the blades, make the handles and assemble the knives, and also make the sheaths. I have two knives from Lapin and one from Ahti; their blades do look like they and were made by the same people; their appearance and quality are all the same - very good.
 
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Yes, many of the Finnish "cottage" knife makers use Lauri blades. Lauri blades are very good. I have several that I used to craft my own puukko. I especially like the Lauri Progression Tempered blades.
Rich
 
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I can't prove this, but I suspect most or all the puukkos that cost less than roughly $100 are made using blades from Lauri. And as has been noted, these blades are very good.

If you want a hand-forged-from-scratch puukko, you'll get a smith-crafted blade and handle, but be prepared to pay several hundred dollars for it.

My own puukkot are (not my photos):

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(The middle blade)

This is an excellent site, in English, updated every few weeks: https://nordiskaknivar.wordpress.com

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If the links to non BF dealer websites don't stop, I'll be closing this thread. Post some pictures to make your points. Any member can post pics using Photobucket or some other image hosting website. Let's look at and discuss the knives, not where to purchase them. Thanks.
 
I have two Roselli's, the Erapuukko (hunting knife) and Carpenter, both in Roselli's Krupp W9 high carbon steel. These are die-forged, like the old Marbles, and take a wonderful edge. Roselli makes working tools, no frills. The only complaint I would have is that the sheaths are made from cheap, thin leather. I took mine apart and used them as patterns to make better ones, keeping the excellent plastic liners.
 
Excuse me for raising another possibility, but the Erapuu "Tuohitako" model is similar in style and has a wonderful birch bark handle.



Sheath is a nice "dangler" with a fiber lining for safety.
 
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Thank you guys for all the recommendations ! The knife is for a present and i've got a day or two so all international websites does not fit my position. I live in Bulgaria and in our sites there are some marttiini, iisakki knives and 3 types of kellam knives (which are over my price range). So i must choose wisely ! :D thank you again for the fast responses.
 
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