Terävä Skrama 200, Carbon Steel
The Skrama is a versatile heavy-duty bush knife - a tool for chopping, splitting, and even whittling feather sticks! The Skrama 200 is more than a knife but lighter than a bill; above all a solid and dependable companion for carrying comfortably on your belt.
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The Skrama is a versatile heavy-duty bush knife - a tool for chopping, splitting, and even whittling feather sticks! The Skrama 200 is more than a knife but lighter than a bill; above all a solid and dependable companion for carrying comfortably on your belt.
Skrama - as in Scramasax or Seax, a big single-edged knife popular in the early Middle Ages. Much like the Scandinavian Leuku, it serves many purposes. A cool name is always nice and the best ones are those with some history behind them - our 21st-century Skrama would surely meet the demands of any Saxon fighter from "ye good olde days".
The Skrama 200, practically speaking, is a very large knife comparable to the Leuku. You can use it to chop branches and poles, prepare firewood, and gather evergreen twigs for camouflage or sleeping on.
When splitting firewood, you can beat the back of the blade with another piece of wood, the knife is designed to withstand this. The tang is full-length and its end is the lanyard loop. With the handle molded over, it's really not going to loosen or come off.
The heart is the Blade
The Skrama blade is slightly curved with a sheepsfoot tip. The curve helps to rock the knife on a cutting board when cooking. The blade is sharpened to two different angles. Near the grip, a 5 cm / 2" portion has an angle of 25° for whittling and fine work. The rest of the blade has an edge of 34°, which has proven to be excellent for this type of chopping blade.
The hole in the blade serves production purposes - it is used when tempering the blades and later during other steps of manufacturing. Of course, you can come up with your own uses for it too, but most importantly it is there for a purpose, not for decoration!
80CrV2 carbon steel and heat treatment
All Terävä carbon steel knives are made from 80CrV2 tool steel, a trusted choice in Finnish knife manufacturing for decades. The heat treatment leaves the surface of the steel softer, ~52 HRC. This creates a tough exterior to protect the blade. As the blade is ground, the harder (~59 HRC) inside is revealed and improves edge retention. The spine has ground bevels for striking Ferro rods.
The blades have blemishes and stains due to the manufacturing process. These are harmless and can be removed if they bother you.
Care of a carbon steel blade
Carbon steel is easy to sharpen and maintain - you just have to remember to do it. If your knife gets wet in the bush, dry it the best you can. Never store the knife without drying and oiling the blade. Cooking oils are fine for this purpose.
Technical specifications
Spec | Metric | Imperial |
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Total length | 350 mm | 13.8" |
Weight (knife only) | 370 g | 13.1 oz. |
Blade length | 200 mm | 7.85" |
Blade width | 39 mm | 1.5" |
Blade thickness | 4.2 mm | 0.17" |
Main edge | 34° for chopping | |
Base edge | 25° for finer work | |
Steel | Carbon steel 80CrV2, 59 HRC | |
Grip | Molded rubber, rough texture |
Comparison info
Trying to decide between the Skrama 200 and 240? These two sentences condense the differences in a nutshell: The Skrama 200 takes care of business where a regular-sized knife is insufficient. The Skrama 240 effectively replaces a hookless bill.
Skrama 200 | Skrama 240 | |||
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Metric | Imperial | Metric | Imperial | |
Total length | 350 mm | 13.8" | 430 mm | 16.9" |
Blade length | 200 mm | 7.85" | 240 mm | 9.4" |
Blade width | 39 mm | 1.5" | 46 mm | 1.8" |
Weight | 370 g | 13.1 oz. | 520 g | 18.4 oz |
Leather sheath
You can opt to buy the Skrama 200 with a Finnish-made leather sheath. Like the knife itself, it's designed to be a functional and simple item with material choices and work quality representing a tool you will gladly use for a long time.
- 2 mm / 0.08" vegetable tanned cowhide
- Skrama Plastic Blade Cover inside
- 6 cm / 2.4" wide belt loop
- D-ring hinge to allow movement
- Retaining strap with snap fastener
- Leg tie grommet at the tip
- Drainage hole in the bottom
RIGHT OR LEFT?
The words "Right" and "Left" in the menu might confuse some folks, so let’s clarify it a bit. It refers to your dominant hand, not the side of your body. You pull your knife out of the "Right" sheath with your right hand (normal grip), no matter where the sheath is – left side, right side, or on the front. The "Left" sheath goes vice versa.
If, for some reason, you prefer to pull your knife e.g. with your right hand from the right side with your knuckles between your body and the knife handle, only then take the "Left" sheath so the blade edge will be facing forward. Simple!
Don’t get confused with the Skrama sheath, it has the seam and the tip angle on the other side compared to the Jääkäri leather sheaths.
Kierto Circular Economy
Return this product used but clean and unbroken, and you'll receive half of the product's original price as Varusteleka credits. Service is available only in Finland. Only Registered users can make Kierto returns. See more information about Kierto.
Carbon Footprint
The estimated amount of greenhouse gas emissions from the production of one single item is 0 kg CO2e. The estimation includes the entire production of the item, from the raw materials up until the finalized product exiting the factory. Read more about the calculation method.
Varusteleka Terävä
All Terävä knives and leather sheaths are manufactured by Laurin Metalli, a family business and Finland's leading knife blade manufacturer from Kauhava with roots going back to 1918. The Boltaron sheaths are made by Savotta in Karstula, Finland. Founded in 1955, Savotta is known for its simplistic and extremely rugged, Nordic designs. The Kydex sheaths are made by C&G Holsters, USA. A Terävä blade is Finnish craftsmanship, pure and simple! And "Terävä", that's just Finnish for "sharp". For further reading check out the Varusteleka's Terävä page.
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max s. 11.04.2020 ⚠ Unverified purchase
tomas t. 18.04.2020 Verified purchase
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Stefan G. 19.04.2020 Verified purchase
Pär L. 22.04.2020 Verified purchase
Because of weight! This will be fantastic on longer hikes, but of course you should own both of them :)
Graydon S. 23.04.2020 Verified purchase
If you can get past that, there's design and value in them; the ur-Skrama, now the 240, is an excellent and useful tool. Someone fussed over this one; the 200 is not a shrunk 240. The sweep of the blade is a little greater and the balance is back into the hand, even compared to short-gripping the 240. While there's (just) enough point-heavy in the 200 to chop with, compared to the 240 the 200 is lighter in the hand, more nimble, and a better slicer. It's not an axe approximation. It is (just!) large enough to do everything you'd want a bush knife for.
If you're the sort of person who packs the axe anyway, even with a 240, the reduced weight is a feature. (or for those of us with less heroic wrists!) If you just like knives, this one is robust, practical, and lively.
Chase F. 26.04.2020 Verified purchase
mobi 27.04.2020 Verified purchase
Stephen W. 01.05.2020 Verified purchase
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or is it just the one on the blade and you have to put it into the sheath?
I got an leather sheath complete ,the knife and an extra plastic cover .
Knife ships with a plastic shealth. Leather shealth is basically basically a plastic shealth covered with leather, the plastic shealth is secured inside by a pair of pins so you can't get it out.
If you order knife + leather shealth you basically get a a knife plus plastic shealth plus a complete plastic/leather shealth , so you got two functional shealths. At least that's what I got.
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