Cold Steel Finn Bear

[BladesB4Firearms]

I have been needing a good inexpensive knife for processing game and use in the kitchen. For $12 this knife seems like an absolute steal. Anyone recommend it or have any personal experience with it? Pictures are encouraged. Videos are not, as I cannot view them on the device I am using.

 

[yepimonfire]

I used to own one, it is excellent for the purposes you mentioned. It really is a steal.

 

[BladesB4Firearms]

I got to thinking. How does a Mora compare?

 

[BladesB4Firearms]

I've never owned a Mora and I'm curious. I found one that looks identical to the Finn Bear.

 

[yepimonfire]

The mora's have carbon steel blades versus 4116 stainless, so i would personally go with the finn bear, especially if you plan on using it in the kitchen, unless you oil the crap out of the mora every use, it will rust. 4116 stainless is a good steel. It takes a very sharp edge very easily and can be sharpened without much effort.

 

[BladesB4Firearms]

I could just put a nice patina on the mora and wash it after use. I remember my grandmother having carbon steel kitchen knives and they only rusted when she was senile and forgot to dry them.

 

[yepimonfire]

They will hold an edge much longer when taken care of no doubt.

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[G. Scott H.]

I like CS's Krupp series. I think they're very underappreciated knives. I have the Roach Belly, Finn Bear, Canadian Belt, Outdoorsman Lite, and Pendleton Lite. Great inexpensive knives. I would recommend any of them. Take a look at Joezilla's excellent review of the Roach Belly here: http://www.twowolvesoutdoor.com/csroachbelly.htm. If you click on the pic of the Finn Bear on the right side of that page, it'll take you to a very short review of it, but much of the info on the Roach also applies to the Finn. :thumbup:

 

[Esav Benyamin]

A Mora is excellent. I have used a carbon steel Mora in the kitchen for years with no trouble. Just slice apples or lemons when you first get it and the patina will ward off any rust. They also come in stainless, a 12C27 variant, I think.

The Finn Bear is based on the CS Sisu, which doesn't look like a classic puukko to me. The Sisu copies the Tapio Wirkkala modernized puukko manufactured by Hackman. I never tried the Finn Bear, but I have the other two. It is a comfortable design. When I first got the Hackman, it became my favorite kitchen knife, since it handled red meat, chicken, and fish so well.