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Helle Temagami vs Helle Utvaer

Helle Temagami runs a 4.29″ drop point blade in Sandvik 14C28N; Helle Utvaer runs 4.13″ of drop point in Sandvik 12C27. The Helle Temagami is the lighter of the two by 0.41 oz.

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  • Helle Temagami · Drop Point
    4.29″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 5.19 oz · ~1.23″ tall
  • Helle Utvaer · Drop Point
    4.13″ blade · 0.11″ spine · 5.6 oz · ~1.29″ tall
Spine thickness, same scale
0.12″
0.11″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.
SpecHelleHelle TemagamiCheck priceHelleHelle UtvaerCheck price
Blade length4.29″4.13″
Spine thickness0.12″0.11″
Overall length8.98″8.27″
Weight5.19 oz5.6 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
SteelSandvik 14C28NSandvik 12C27
GrindScandiScandi
LockFixedFixed
Handle materialCurly BirchCurly Birch
Country of originNorwayNorway
Price bandPremiumPremium

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

Sandvik 14C28N

Developed with Kershaw. Tough, rust-resistant, and about as easy to sharpen as a good steel gets — the reason it dominates the value tier.

Sandvik 12C27

Morakniv and Opinel's steel. Modest edge retention, excellent toughness and grain, sharpens on anything including a river rock.