Puukkos are a style of knife originally developed in Scandinavia. Through the years, they have remained largely unchanged. Characteristically, they are Scandi ground knives with thick, round wooden handles. Most do not have a finger guard, which allows the person using it to get their hand as close to the cutting edge as possible. This gives the user very precise and controlled cutting. Its simplistic design is both useful and intuitive and has definitely withstood the test of time. To make the Tanimboca Puuko, TOPS has teamed up with Goran Mihajlovic. Goran is originally from Serbia but grew up in Germany. He has lived in Colombia now for the last 20 plus years. He owns a nature reserve called Tanimboca that houses hundreds if not thousands of species of plant, animal, and insect. Throughout his entire life, he has been a knife user and enthusiast. In recent years he has begun making knives at his forge in the Amazon jungle. He prefers Puukkos for their ability to perform well at large variety of cutting tasks. The TOPS version of his design mixes traditional elements with TOPS’ style. It has the classic Puukko blade with a very slight clip point. The spine is ground to 90 degrees for scraping tasks. Well-rounded Tan Canvas Micarta handles with red liners honor the traditional style. The knife sits deep in the leather sheath. Add a breakaway chain or paracord and it can easily be worn as a neck knife when needed. Once you get your hands on the Tanimboca Puukko, you won’t want to put it down.

Tops Sky Marshall Fixed Blade Knife: Model TP-SKY01. 9 1/2″ overall. 4 3/8″ black coated 1095 carbon steel tanto point blade. Full tang construction. Black G-10 handles. Includes Kydex Sheath With a Rotating Steel Spring Clip. Made in the USA.

6 1/8″ overall. 2 3/4″ partial black traction coated 1095 high carbon steel blade with thumb ridge. Full tang. Fingergrooved black linen micarta handles. Lanyard hole. Black molded Kydex sheath with stainless beaded ballchain. Includes a black TOPS survival whistle. Certificate of Authenticity. Bulk packed. Designed by Leo Espinoza.

TOPS – Leather Bushcraft Sheath. Model TPSHLBUSH. Embossed black leather American Steerhide belt sheath with stainless D-ring, snap over strap and side slip pouch for storing your fire starter. Vegetable tanned. Fits Brother”s of Bushcraft (BROS-01), Dragonfly 4.5 (DFLY-4.5), Hunter of Gunmen 4.5 (HOG-4.5), Mohawk Hunter (MKH01), Shango-XL (SHGO-XL) and Spirit Hunter (SHR-01). Includes 2 3/4″ overall black TOPS survival whistle and 3 1/8″ overall fire starter with 2″ rods. Bulk packed.

The Fieldcraft Knife is the culmination of the knowledge of several wilderness experts, combining experiences from the broad and humid rain forests, to the arid and scorpion-littered deserts, to the frigid northern lands that span the Americas. The cutting edge is a modified Scandinavian Grind, which is very effective for carving, skinning, and other general wood work. The hardness and edge geometry work beautifully together to make a long lasting edge. The handle is one of the most ergonomic on the market, sporting several useful additions. Although knives with a lot of frills often end up lacking, the additional items found on the Fieldcraft knife were selected from experience and critiqued in every step of design, development and production. Being made of canvas micarta, the handle will never let you down.

Tops Knives – Smoke Jumper Fixed Blade Knife with Black Linen Micarta Handles: Model TP-SJ626. 11 5/8″ overall. 6 1/2″ 1095 high carbon steel blade with black traction coating. Full tang construction. Black linen micarta handles with lanyard hole. Black Kydex belt clip sheath included. Made in the USA.