The Sisu is the Finnish accent in the Battle Horse Knives catalog, a modified puukko carrying the famous Finnish word for stubborn grit, the kind that keeps working long after the job stops being fun. Battle Horse builds the pattern the American way, full tang O1 in place of the traditional hidden tang: 3.5 inches of scandi ground blade under a 4.75 inch handle, 8.25 inches overall at 6.6 ounces, leather sheath included.
For years the Sisu was a special order only, and it moved into regular production because owners kept asking. The ergonomics are why: the handle is shaped to move between grips, chest lever to thumb-driven push cuts to fine carving, without raising hotspots, and it fits larger hands unusually well for a knife this size. Every Sisu DLT stocks in this run is an individually numbered one of one in maple, the traditional wood-handled look the pattern calls for. If the scandi blade and Nordic manners win you over, the puukko knives collection runs that thread all the way back to the source. Handmade in Cambridge, Ohio.