Gray Bearded Green Beret Puukko - Full Tang High Carbon Steel Survival and Bushcraft Knife

Designed by the Gray Bearded Green Beret, this high-carbon steel survival and bushcraft knife is built to last in any environment—whether you’re building shelter in a remote forest, preparing tinder in a sudden rainstorm, or carving precise notches for trap triggers. Handmade in the USA, it’s the ultimate companion for serious adventurers.

Key Features That Elevate Your Survival Skills

Full Tang High Carbon Steel Blade for Unmatched Strength

Constructed of one solid piece of steel from tip to butt, widely known for its increased strength and durability for those really tough cutting jobs…ensuring you won’t be left stranded with a broken blade when you need it most. The Gray Bearded Green Beret Puukko’s high carbon steel construction ensures durability, easy sharpening, and even sparks when struck with certain natural stones.

Ergonomic Handle for Incredible Comfort

Modest curly maple scales make up the contoured handle, symmetrically shaped to feel the same with any knife grip making it extremely comfortable to use, providing a secure grip, and reducing hand fatigue over prolonged use.

Sharpened 90-degree Spine adds Incredible Utility

Sharp, 90-degree spine gives you a durable scraping surface that can be used to process tinder resources, shave off bark, shape wood, and even strike a ferrocerium rod. Save your blade edge for when you need it most.

Durable Leather Sheath for Safe Carrying

Made from thick, high-quality leather with a leather welt to protect the stitching. Saddle-stitched with heavy-duty thread and reinforced with a metal grommet for added security. Features an integrated belt loop that fits belts up to 3 inches. This sheath is ready to be wet-formed for a custom fit, or allow it to form to your knife naturally.

Why Choose This Bushcraft and Survival Knife?

Ideal for Wilderness Survival

High carbon steel blade is perfect for processing tinder, striking a ferro rod, and will even throw a spark with natural stone (chert, flint, quartzite). Extremely sharp, it’s perfect for cutting cordage, and carving trap triggers.

Perfect for Bushcraft or Camping 

Shape of the Gray Bearded Green Beret Puukko features a continuous curve with a Scandinavian grind, perfect for carving tasks, creating useful notches, preparing food, and a variety of other tasks. This design allows for more precise cutting and slicing, saving time and effort in the field.

Long-Lasting Durability

Made with only the highest quality 1095 steel with the perfect heat treat, solid maple scales, and a high-quality leather sheath, this knife is sure to last a lifetime.

How to Maintain Your Knife

Keep it Clean and Dry

If the blade and/or handle is dirty, wipe it clean with a soft cloth. Excess dirt and grime should be washed off with soap and water and then allow the knife and handle to dry completely. Once dry, the blade and handle should be treated with an oil or wax protectant. 

The leather sheath should be protected with wax periodically to prevent it from drying and cracking. You shouldn't store a dirty or wet knife inside your sheath. If the sheath gets wet, allow it to dry slowly at room temperature. Never try to use heat to force it to dry faster as it can ruin the leather. Once dry, immediately protect it with a wax.

Keep it Protected

All knives have the potential to rust if not maintained, even Stainless Steel. The steel, wood, and leather should be treated occasionally to protect it, especially for storage.

We proudly use and recommend Smith's Leather Balm (Product of Maine, USA), a natural beeswax-based protectant that is great for leather, steel, and wood for all survival and bushcraft knives and tools.

Keep it Sharp

A dull knife is a dangerous knife. For damage, or to reset or change the edge, use a sharpening stone like the DC4 Combination Diamond/Ceramic Stone. For heavy damage and material removal, you would use the Diamond side. For light touch-ups, only use the ceramic side so you only remove minimal necessary material.

Daily, routine maintenance is best done with a quality field strop paired with some honing compound. This is typically enough to keep your blade sharp and polished when it simply dull from use but doesn’t have any damage.

Never sharpen your blade on a dry stone. The excess heat that is generated can ruin the heat treat on the thinner edge. It is recommended to use water for all field stones since that is easier to find in the wild than oils.

Regular care will ensure your knife lasts a lifetime, ready whenever you need it. Watch this video from the Gray Bearded Green Beret Youtube channel on keeping your knife sharp.