What's a Puukko? The Peltonen M95 Finnish Military Field Knife Review

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The Peltonen M95 Puukko is the Finnish Military Field Knife that is NATO approved. The Design comes from the traditional Finnish knife that has been used for hundreds of years but updated to be a serious tool for the outdoors. ‪@Peltonen_Knives‬ I came across the M95 at the Blade Show in Atlanta and was so impressed, I bought it. It was even more impressive after the field test.
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[@Alexandros.Mograine]

Puukko is a great gift for young men going into the army for their mandatory service. A knife is really useful there.

[@DerSlash]

I got the slightly shorter Peltonen M07 in January and it has since become my favorite knife. High quality, robust and easy to sharpen. Knives from Finland like the Peltonen M07 and M95, the Terävä Jääkäripuukko or the large Terävä Skrama are made for hard use, perfect one tool options!

[@lalli8152]

I personally think the Peltonen as slightly better over jääkäripuukko, but thats mainly just personal preference thing. Funnily i think jääkäripuukko was designed based on sissipuukko because they were often out of stock

[@jpenna1976]

Greetings fro Finland. I have had black version maybe 11-12 years. It's is pretty capable knife.

[@ToniTaiminen]

Greetings from Finland, I have the original M95 with leather sheet bought in 1995 when doing my military service (then black and leather sheet was the only option). Small chip of the tip broke off after dropping to concrete floor during excercise. I dont cut food with it as the knife has been used to ration hexogen. It is a good knife, made to last and easy to keep sharp.

[@Hnkka]

is the correct name for it ck m62 bayonet? I have same knife and its really nice, i have chip broken off from the tip too but it has seen years of hard use so its kinda normal

[@potero1944]

Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮❤️🇺🇸

[@Embrabrummie]

I love this knife so much that I have 15 variations. M90 and M07 in different finishes, scabbards etc. Ideal for use in Scotland, where I live. Conditions not unlike Finland, which is just a short hop over the sea.

[@homeruu1lol]

Hello from Finland. Used the m95 ”sissi”puukko while I served. Best knife for a recconance scout we could make everything we needed while on the field with the m95 (firewood,stakes) and cut quite thick willows or other trees for rafts etc. I would reccomend the m95. 1/16 KaiPr

[@TheWtfnonamez]

Legendary knife. The Finns wanted a balance between a military knife and a bushcraft knife. They succeeded. Its built like a tank and works down to minus 40c.

[@9.5.9.5]

Why wouldn't it work below that?

[@TheWtfnonamez]

@@9.5.9.5 Well its designed to work in the lowest temperatures that Finland will throw at you, and I dont know when it will fail. But many knives and knife steels become dangerous at sub zero temperatures. Some steels like high carbon and high sulphur steels become very brittle at about -20c, and most full tang knifes can be problematic because of exposed metal in the handle. Basically you will stick to the freezing metal.

[@saunasankari5917]

Ooga booga comment

[@Dimetropteryx]

@@9.5.9.5 Because steel, like everything else, gets brittle in the cold. I'm not saying it won't work below -40, but maybe be sensible about what you use it for.

[@lalli8152]

​​@@9.5.9.5Just in general to my understanding knife steels can fail easier at extreme temperatures. Although i dont think theres anything special for that in sissipuukko other than its tough tool steel that is used for robastly built knife.

[@Japetus112]

Best of The alla mil kvives whar i have!!!! 15years experiens and still awesome as daily use. 💪💪 Finnish best quality. 🇫🇮🇫🇮

[@dennisnikolayenko713]

I got the same knife (black one) from mr Peltonen himself at the blade show as well! Nothing but LOVE for the knife!

[@j.paul.joseph]

Really interesting knife. Almost like a Cadillac mora!

[@Gibbetoo]

haha!

[@KrKr_FL]

Bought this blade for my bro in 82nd. He loves it

[@Miller_Time]

Airborne are baddass strong lads. Well done I'm sure it comes in handy

[@Butch_Deezlsteak]

@@Miller_Time He meant 82nd ranked Fortnite player.

[@Miller_Time]

@@Butch_Deezlsteak yeah fortnight skibbidy toilet yolo

[@OldBadger1]

Ill get this. I carried a Finish knife during my time in the IDF (also in Lebanon) . Gifted to my father by the Colonel of Fin.Bat. Served me well. On my wall now. You can't go wrong with Finnish Knives.

[@D990990990]

Keep your Puukko sharp, and it will never let you down when you need it. Šhalom from Finland to you.

[@A_Meek_lake_Dweller]

The early version has a rounded spine, full flat grind with a leather sheath. The rubber wheel is a rubber grommet for running wire through which is pure genius! Hook your thumb over the sheath to pull it back into the sheath instead of pushing works very well. This knife inspires confidence!

[@rothary1641]

A small correction, I don't think they're actually used by the Finnish military in any official capacity, because the Finnish military does not issue knives in the first place (apart from the few exceptions I mention further down). Their argument is that since puukko is such a personal item, they prefer you bring your own. The Sissipuukko website does offer purchasing them as so called kurssipuukkos (course-puukkos) for NCO or reserve officer courses (basically a bulk purchase of custom memento puukkos), but this not unique to this company (which isn't even the most popular company for kurssipuukkos) and is something the conscripts have to take care of themselves and again is not an official thing by the military. In our case the guy whose responsibility it was forgot to take care of it, so we never got any. The only official Finnish military knife I'm aware of is the Finnish M62 bayonet, which fits on the RK62 assault rifle and is basically a puukko on its own, but hasn't been standard issue for decades and is generally only seen on the chromed RK62s of the conscript band rifle showteam. The Defence Forces has also acquired a small number of German Eickhorn KCB 77s for display purposes with the RK95TP assault rifles, primarily for the sentry duty at the presidential palace. The M62 and KCB 77 remain the only knives featured on the 2024 edition of the Soldier's Hand Book. In short, it is a puukko designed by a Finnish military officer primarily for military use that some conscripts bring with them to the military (personally I never saw a single one, but then again very few people actually even brought a knife of their own, which is why I think the Defence Forces should probably rethink their "just bring your own" knife policy) and some might acquire as a kurssipuukko, but it is not and has never been officially issued by the military.

[@kvl777]

The construction of the M95 leather sheath allows to attach the M23 in the kydex sheath. I'm using this combo as an outdoor set. Old M07 leather sheath also had this option, but not anymore.

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

I do love a puukko! I always think of Valmet bayonets when I see a Finnish puukko. I think the leather sheath would be the most quiet draw, the composite second and kydex third - if that matters to anyone. The Valmet bayonet button held itself nicely inside the leather sheath and was very quiet to draw. I love Suomi!

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

The same knife I carry for large game hunting and a general purpose camp knife. Thanks for your review.

[@scottangel6462]

I got this knife when they were originally introduced into the American market, I had read about it in an issue of the now defunct magazine Tactical Knives. Later, I got the smaller M07 and actually preferred it more. It lived in my GHB for years. I did find that the ribs on the bottom of the handle were slightly aggressive, but not uncomfortable. Since I had to sale them later I have missed them, so I will have to get busy and reorder them lol!! Mine did have the leather sheath which I prefer.

[@dugger5302]

Nice looking knife, may have to get one of those after I get 3 more Sootch Oknives for gifts!

[@DaryooshF.Sh.P-vq6mu]

Very great review Sir. Thanks a million. Already my dream next knife. Wish you could compare it with Bark River Aurora II full convex. They seem to have some similarities I believe.

[@Ozone077]

My favorite knife. I have two of these, the old version and the new one.

[@robert-yv2yj]

Like the look of this knife. I'll certainly get one.

[@chesterricherson3565]

For chopping, I use a "short machete " purchased at Tractor Supply, it works well, and is of very high quality...

[@Robin6512]

I use one since about 10 years. Puuko’s are my favo knives. I have quite a few of them.

[@MutsPub]

Thank you.

[@stephenswem2541]

My favorite knife is a puuko by TOPS! If I see this one in my area I’ll check it out! Good video!

[@user-lp9vl4bo3c]

Had one for years now, its my go to field knife!

[@botno69420]

For the vertical slot in the sheath, there is a metal clip you can snap in it with custom logos, such as your regiments. Really like the knife and obviously still got it. Got mine while serving in RUK. 239

[@greekveteran2715]

Nice video as always! PS 2 mistakes I often see done, by many KZbinrs. No1,that's not feathersticking...what's demonstrated here,is simply cutting wood.Fethersticks are something very different, a part of a technique that helps start a fire. No2, Amount of Carbon on a steel, has nothing to do when scraping a ferro rod, it only takes a sharp edge to do that.That means, that you can scrape a ferro rod, with a piece of glass or anything hard but most importantly sharp. What makes people get confused with that, is the technique where we can use a hard rock in an emergency, to hit the spine of a Low alloy (Carbon steel) blade, in order to create a spark,that can be used with different techniques to create fire. That though, is sonething completely different, with the use of ferro rods.

[@HoseTheBeast]

That logo is a slightly stylized version of the finnish light infantry or ranger ensignia. It is a spruce branch.

[@jasonwilliams4390]

That song.. thanks, Sootch!

[@polhokustaa4989]

That is a damn good looking knife!!

[@unclefreedom213]

I'm a sucker for Finnish knives. I'm gonna order a couple I've been using the Jakarripuuko from verastelaka

[@juhokuusisto9339]

"Jakaripuukko" might be a fun tool. (jakari is a slang term of adjustable wrench in finnish.)

[@ACorpseWithoutSoul]

Thx for a good video. I have black 07 with leather sheath. It is perfect knife at all purpose.

[@ok9nja741]

I really like the Scandinavian military knives, they are very well thought-out yet simple and effective. I have the Fällkniven F1 and it's great for just about everything I throw at it.

[@tsuhna1167]

Sissipuukko is what we call it. I've had one with a longer blade for two decades, never failed me once. Although it's such an old version that the sheath has no MOLLE/PALS integration, just the plain old school leather sheath. I don't want to retire the puukko itself, we've gone so long together that it's going to retire when I retire, but I'll be looking to upgrade the sheath though.

[@joehill2172]

I like puukko’s and leuku’s. I think I need one of those for my collection.

[@lalli8152]

Finnish knives in general usually seems to be quite narrow even when they are long, but there is obviously regional variation. In the lappland region they seem to be just more wide knives even when they are short, but especially the leuku, and they are the sami knives

[@rauchgranate5648]

Had the pleasure of meeting the man himself at the IWA, very cool guy.

[@bushcraft6884]

What the hell is IWA?

[@rauchgranate5648]

@@bushcraft6884 It's like the german/europe version of shoot show. But only for traders and the like and you can find near anything there. From clothing to kamikaze drones.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

I have been using these for a couple of years. The older ones won't strike a ferro rod.Apart from that awesome knives.

[@brianf9619]

Great Review. That seems like it's a pretty good blade , I think that Teflon Coating on that 90° spine is the reason why the blade isn't throwing sparks which kinda sucks because I like that Coating .... 👍🖖

[@overweighthikerwannabe901]

I agree the coating is probably the cause of the firesteel striking issue. Probably could be fixed by using a file or something to remove the coating from the spine or at least a section of it.

[@ac3toni]

I have 3 of these, one of them the old full flat and leather sheath.

[@ac3toni]

BTW I can really recommend the Vegvisir Creations sheaths for this model. Check them out.

[@leandroogavadepaulasouza5012]

Impressive

[@mikeogden5256]

I love it 😊

[@johnkeck1025]

That's an awesome blade, I might have to get one 😅

[@floundergearjam]

80CRV2 is a carbon steel infused with Chrome and Vanadium. It takes longer to sharpen but holds its edge better than just plain carbon steel.

[@SirPraiseSun]

D2 is good for that too high Chrome harder to rust than other tough steels.

[@Butch_Deezlsteak]

I wouldnt say infused...its literally part of the chemical makeup from the beginning when making the steel. Also it hardly makes a difference regarding edge retention as the amount of Vanadium and Chromium is far too low. Its primarily used to aid in a heat treat with smaller grain size and allowing it to get slightly harder on the rockwell scale while still having such low carbon.

[@Butch_Deezlsteak]

@@SirPraiseSun na d2 is significantly more fragile.

[@lohikarhu734]

And, a Sami guy told me that they should have a "circular" profile handle, so that it can be used in 'pull' as well as 'push' cutting...

[@MichaelR58]

Good looking knife and review, thanks for sharing YAH bless !

[@Murgoh]

A Finn here. I have had the original version (black handle, blued blade, leather sheath) for at least 15 years. It's been very durable indeed.

[@blechtic]

I'm guessing the problem with the ferro stick was probably the teflon coating. It likely worked just fine once you had scraped it off and were using the plain metal.

[@mechamracing]

maybe show how it cuts in different meats, such as a nice steak

[@Zorkz]

I had the pleasure to meet with and make a website for the maker of this knife. He ended up not wanting the website to go public as he said he was already overworked and didn't need to sell more

[@Zorkz]

This was in 2015 so the production probably has levelled up quite a bit, ended up buying one myself when I served in 2017 aswell

[@unclefreedom213]

80CRv2 likes the black compound on a strope takes a super keen edge and holds it pretty well not as well as 3v but it's not as tough as 3v either

[@barrybueler3356]

Great blade for the price 80crv2 carbon steel grippy handle I would have went with the kydex sheath though it would cost a hair more but it’s still $114 without engraving which I don’t like personally anyway. I did get my brother a knife as a gift for work and had his badge number engraved on it it though figured it would keep others cops from stealing it from him. It was the old ZT model 0700 tanto tip thick liner lock grippy G10 S30v. He still carries it as his work blade today and it’s close to a decade old. I dont think ZT even makes that model anymore. Anyway like the blade and its price.

[@mikhailarutyunyan4126]

I have a question. How they avoid that the knive cut that rubber thing over time? Does not seem a durable design

[@donz8501]

Goodmorning, I was wondering...is this knife comparable to a Coldsteel SRK?

[@jwgbmp40]

Where can you buy this? Did I miss a link?

[@ericdpeerik3928]

Yeah, I have one in black. Never sharpened it, because it comes silly sharp. Cut myself once trying to wash it, it went atraight through the tea towel 😂

[@bdcochran01]

One sits near the computer. A last ditch knife in the home office. I own two. This is the only fixed blade knife that I have bought a second unit in the last 15 years. It is a Mora on steroids. Used by the armies of Finland and Estonia. You might have to have a sheath made. I simply went into the box of sheaths and pulled out an inexpensive leather sheath for better retention. I have the Al Mars/original Ek knives. If this had been available 40 years ago, I would have bought this model first.

[@user-pv4mc3py3e]

Super odcinek pozdrawiam

[@SirPraiseSun]

thats a freakin sweet knife but no belt clip on that rubber sheathe is actually dumb, you can always add a Velcro or paracord belt loop later...

[@overweighthikerwannabe901]

Finnish military gear tends to interest me since all four of my maternal great grandparents were imigrants from Finnland so I am half Finnish. I have been wanting to buy a puuko style knife since I first read about them (it was in the fiction novel Dies the Fire).

[@Hnkka]

I have bayonet from peltonen, finnish military surplus and really good fishing knife XD i believe ck m62 peltonen is the correct name. The smaller version "pikkusissi m23" is really good for bushcraft

[@ImNoBSING]

The tang is fully covered because the bare steel really is not nice to hands when it gets really cold.

[@IdiotPosterBoy]

Plus if you use your knife a lot in dirty conditions, no matter how tight a seam is, at some point dirt will work its way into it.

[@pflugervillebushcraft8149]

is it full tang?

[@Miller_Time]

Sheaths are very seldom talked about and very important if you actually carry your knife

[@roughneckactual2646]

Hakkaa Päälle

[@Borisofrussia25707]

Just bought the usmc coated m95. They really get us marines. Lol

[@GrognardPiper]

How does teflon meet food safety standards?

[@joonashannila8751]

Puukko is simply just a translation for "knife". Saying you have a Puukko knife, you are just saying you got a knife knife.

[@matthewvanderboegh3400]

I remember Ethan Becker saying something like no one buy a knife for the sheath. I completely disagree. A great knife can be easily spoiled by a cheap, flimsy sheath, (Tops comes to mind).

[@Zach_D]

Is that why the Becker knives come with garbage sheaths by and large? 😂 Great knives though.

[@navyvet05]

I must have missed it, but i dont remember you saying what kind of steel it has.

[@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223]

80crv2

[@Gibbetoo]

they are giving service knifes now? 1998 i had to have my own knife.

[@mrks998]

No theyre not

[@jrbarilla]

What do you think of this knife compared to say a Mora Garberg? ✌️🇺🇸

[@osmoahma7561]

Always curious to hear a foreignet from countries with no puukko history n culture,tellin us whats a puukko.

[@Btk4813]

SISU!!

[@jackdorsey4850]

Where can 1 purchase this knife?

[@Quest723The]

Lamnia's usually a good source for the Fin blades.

[@run-a-milekyle3835]

DLT

[@Doc-Holliday1851]

Every latino watching the first 3 seconds: whatchu call me homes!?

[@baskgemini970]

😂

[@anza77]

There is no military issued puukko... although this one of the most common puukko you see in Finnish military..

[@AlessandraAndersson]

Reminds me of the Swedish Mora knife system

[@cherokeesurvival8340]

what the cost in usd

[@Quest723The]

105 with the plastic sheath, 120 for leather.

[@cherokeesurvival8340]

@@Quest723The thank you ....great video also

[@Quest723The]

@@cherokeesurvival8340 No worries. (and not Sootch) :P Make sure you look up the Varusteleka Terava blades too. They're beefier boys. M95's pretty sick though. Feels a lot like a glock field knife in hand. Blade profiles on the terava are very different though.

[@Dimetropteryx]

Have used the M95 since 1998. It's gone through some changes to the blade and the coating since I got mine. It's not a traditional puukko, it's very non-traditional. The shape, the construction, the materials, the overall look are far removed from the traditional puukko. It's definitely still a puukko, just not easily recognized as one.

[@mr.skeptical3071]

Nasty

[@JH-fk8ow]

it doesnt even look like puukko without the puukko/scandi grind.

[@muskett4108]

Just a far superior Glock field knife. Heck, the most recent versions are even better than the originals, and the originals were plenty excellent. Importantly they aren't particularly heavy nor take up much real-estate on your webbing order. It isn't a bushcraft knife, it is more a combat knife; better than a Kar Bar. Who doesn't carry a lighter? Long and pointy is a good thing here.

[@MattTransit]

Knife looks good. Unfortunately, you mentioned it has a "rubberized" type grip. That's all well and good, but in my experience, every "rubberized" type of anything, eventually crumbles, wears away, and completely falls apart over time.

[@Terentios]

I got the black version in 2007 and the rubber grip has not crumbled so far and shows no signs of disintegrating. I think it most likely outlives me 😅

[@MMCXCon]

I got my sissipuukko (M95 these days) during my military service in 2003. Handle/grip is still absolutely fine. Don't know what your expectations are, but I'd say more than 20 years of use is ok in my books 😅

[@Dimetropteryx]

I've used mine since 1998, and the rubber is still doing fine. It will crumble eventually, but under that rubber is a hefty tang you can easily make an improvised grip for.

[@garys8415]

The full size is baad.⚓️

[@bushcraft6884]

Hell,it looks good. But i miss the Handguard.

[@7kkosti802]

Very nice knife but a user tip, do not EVER throw the jp peltonen knife as a throwing knife... just a hint....

[@cwthemachinist]

Good looking knife. I'd like to get one, except that it's made out of that 8Cr Chinese stainless. That stuff is garbage.

[@johanesgo8096]

80crV2 steel is produced in Germany, it is a carbon steel a little tougher than 1095 and keeps its sharpness a little longer, excellent steel

[@cwthemachinist]

​@johanesgo8096 my mistake. I was thinking of the 8cr13mov Chinese crap.

[@timmygilbert1371]

Cant find it in that color . 🙄

[@James-dh5sp]

Pronuse it puuuuukko

[@stevepelham9010]

Pahh.. that is just an knife among simple knifes as made with the Swedish Mora koncept in mind. My dad had an original Laponia style finnish knife that was an beast with an long strong slinky blade and it had an blood out grove in it as to make work easier. A shaft made of hard beerch ending in a hammer head shape hold by an petruding rod rounded on the top, smack that on someones head... Them knifes where used in WWII.

[@mikaveekoo]

Nato approved! So it must be very good. 😆

[@Xerdoz]

Anyone saying "puukko knife" is just saying knife knife. There are two different words for knives in Finland. One for a tool knife and one for a kitchen knife / cutlery knife. Puukko means a tool knife, there is no one "puukko" style. But please, never say "puukko knife", it's just dumb.

[@Joromonni]

Kinda like the chai tea thing.

[@dcongdon2294]

Not for 120 bucks.

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

That’s right it’s not. It’s $105 with the sheath shown here. Knife Center has it for $99. Both of those prices are a good deal.

[@Ethan-Breedlover]

Puukko in russian sounds like "Fartto".

[@okok-gg5fl]

Another finnish knife brand rokka is financial problems.

[@bensnider1581]

Puukko means small knife. 🖖🏻