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Cold Steel Finn Wolf · Straight Back
3.5″ blade · 0.118″ spine · 3.4 oz · ~0.82″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.118″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline is the shape family's, not a trace of this model.

Cold Steel

Cold Steel Finn Wolf

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Shaped like a folding puukko, the Finn Wolf has a 3.5" straight-back AUS-8A blade and a Griv-Ex handle with a Tri-Ad lock. It weighs 3.4 oz and costs $69.99. AUS-8A sharpens easily but dulls faster than powder steels.

Blade: 3.5″
Weight: 3.4 oz
Steel: AUS-8A
Price band: Budget

Best for

Traditional bushcraft where slicing matters more than batoning

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against coldsteel.com.

Blade length: 3.5″
Spine thickness: 0.118″
Blade shape: Straight Back
Steel: AUS-8A
Overall length: 8.375″
Closed length: 4.375″
Weight: 3.4 oz
Lock: Tri-Ad
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: Griv-Ex

Why a straight back

A flat, unbroken spine from handle to tip with all the curve in the edge. The oldest knife profile there is, and it puts the most steel behind the spine of any shape.

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About AUS-8A

Cold Steel's designation for AUS-8.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

3/5

Ease of sharpening

5/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All AUS-8A knives