COLD STEEL

FINN BEAR

Reflecting the best of its Finnish heritage, the Cold Steel Finn Bear is an extremely affordable version of the popular Cold Steel Sisu™. It is 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. The Cold Steel Finn Bear is 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.

Specs:
Blade: 4"
Overall: 8 1/2"
Thick: 2.5mm
Weight: 2.8 oz.
Sheath: Cordura

COLD STEEL FINN BEAR $15

also available:

Cold Steel Roach Belly

Cold Steel Kukri Machete

Cold Steel Barong Machete

TwoWolves Tested:

It seemed too good to be true that a knife this inexpensive could be that good, even if it is from Cold Steel. So, we checked it out.

The Cold Steel Finn Bear has surpassed all expectation. We began with no touch up to the razor-sharp factory edge. The Finn Bear was given light duties at first: open boxes, kitchen detail for meat and vegetables. The Finn Bear balances just behind the guard, excellent for utility duties. The textured handle provides a sure and comfortable grip, making for excellent control during use, and the edge did not fail to come through for me, even when thin slicing onions. Then the task of yearly canning fell upon me. Without re-sharpening the edge, I set to cutting up buckets of tomatoes, onions, and okra for canning. The edge never failed. The knife did not slip. Washed and dried once more, the Finn Bear has continued its duties of opening boxes, cutting plastic, chopping foodstuffs, cutting paracord, and other utility chores. I have yet to need to sharpen the blade. I look forward to further testing of this unexpected prize.

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