Cold Steel's company president, Lynn Thompson has long been an admirerof Finland and its people. As a sixth grade student, when he did areport on this tiny, but fiercely independent Scandinavian nation, hediscovered the Pukko, the national knife of Finland. Eventually he metand married a Finnish girl from a city in the Michigan Upper Peninsulacalled Escanaba, and now has a whole clan of Finns to call his own.
A uniquely Finnish characteristic he admires and tries to emulate thatof Sisu. Philosophically, it can be roughly described in Englishas-guts, tenacity, steadfastness, courage, and an indomitable will tosucceed and survive. He even has a small plaque above his desk withonly this simple word printed on it. So, in honor of his beloved wife,her family, and the entire Finnish people, he has revived and updated aclassic Pukko originally designed by Tapio Wirkkala, and christened it,appropriately enough, "Sisu".
Because Lynn feels so strongly about this knife, we have spared noexpense or labor in its manufacture. The taper ground blade is madefrom our exclusive VG-I San Mai III stainless steel, and given anexquisite mirror polish finish, and a devastatingly sharp edge.
A blade this handsome requires an equally attractive hilt. To that end,we settled on using deep black linen Micarta and set it off by amatching, highly polished nickel silver bolster and pommel.
To complete this superb example of the knife maker's art we have housedthe Sisu in a traditionally styled scabbard. Made of thick sturdyleather and equipped with an internal synthetic safety liner it is sureto give years of rugged service.

Specifications:

- Blade: 4"
- Thick: 4mm
- Weight: 4.6oz
- Handle: 4 5/8" Polished Linen Micarta w/ polished nickel silver bolsters & pommel
- Steel: Mirror Polished VG-I San Mai III Stainless
- Sheath: Leather

Product SKU: COLD60SS-G