New Knife - Karesuandonkniven Pältsa

This is actually not Swedish Karesuandokniven's first foray into folding knife country. I don't know exactly how well the first two, called Nallo and Singi, were received or how they felt as I never tested them. But even though the handle material was stained birch, there was something about the rest of the design that didn't quite sit right with me. Then I thought that the materials, especially the knife steel, were not really on par with the price.

No, it's not a painting but the box that the knife comes in!

Now, however, a new attempt is being made, and that is with vengeance. Building folding knives is more complicated than carving a fixed blade, everyone knows that. Therefore, when it comes to the mechanics themselves, they have entered into a collaboration with some who have a lot of experience in the field. The choice fell on Maniago-based Fox Knives.

Pältsa comes with a leather case and lanyard with a button in reindeer horn

The result of that collaboration is really exciting on several points. A knife with Italian "action" imbued with Swedish tradition. The latter is perhaps the reason why the knife was named Pältsa, Sweden's northernmost high mountain if memory serves me correctly.

But it is not only the name that is typical but also the materials. Here you will find leather, reindeer antler, Masur birch and not to forget Swedish steel. Here they have chosen RWL34 from Damasteel. From that, you get a blade that measures 75 mm in length, 20 mm in height, and is 2.5 mm thick. Excellent measurements, at least on paper. In addition, they have chosen to temper the steel to a suitable 61HRC, which also sounds good in theory. The blade has also a Scandi grind, which of course is appropriate.

Karesuandokniven Pältsa

But that's where the traditional ends. In some respects, this is a hypermodern knife that is also completely unique! Or do you know of any other knife models on the market that are equipped with a back lock but at the same time are partially open in the back and have a back spacer? If you were to find it, you can try to find one that also combines a spacer in reindeer antler with handle sides in Masur birch and then rounds everything off with a frame in...carbon fiber! I can say that both that frame material* and the reindeer antler are completely new to me. However, it is very exciting. In addition to that, it can be added that the handle is completely three-dimensional shaped.

Overall, this makes for a very exciting and visually attractive knife that I really look forward to carrying and using. Especially as it is ultralight. A review is coming, be sure!

/ J 


* I have knives that are made entirely of carbon fiber but no one has built the frame entirely from it and combined it with wooden sides.

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