Ahti Finman my thoughts

Grathr · **on:** January 31, 2016, 06:23:21 PM

Crow helped me get this Ahti Finman carbon steel from Finland. I like to call it the Finnish answer to the Mora 511.

It cost less than €5 pluss shipping wich also puts it in the same price range as the 511.
It has a very original sheath with a belthoop that can be turned around into a belt clip.

The Finman is really comfortable in the hand and the textured plastic handle is grippy. I like that it hasnt a full guard to get in the way. It came very sharp.
I also like the blade size and shape a lot.
I wish it had a 90degree spine though. But that can be fixed.
Its a real nice blade, and IMO it is a better knife than the Mora 511. The only things I dislike about it is that the sheath does not have the best retention; you really have to push it in there to make it stick. Also the Finman is very hard to get outside Finland.

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2016, 06:58:08 PM

I've had a couple of them for a few years now...sold through Kellam in the US. They appear to have Lauri made blades. The small gripe I have about them is the gap on the sides of the tang. It appears to me that the blades are pressed into the handle rather than being molded around the tang. I filled the space with epoxy...not for strength, but to keep them from collecting grunge. If you do the same, make sure you plug the lanyard hole...otherwise the epoxy will run out. That happened to me when I did the first one.

That's a stainless 95mm Lauri between the two.