Hand-forged by Yakutian masters — every knife is unique

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Hunting Knife

Handmade Yakutian knives from master craftsmen of Sakha Republic

14 products
  • Black Fang — Khara — handmade hunting knife by MUUS
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    Black Fang — Khara

    Restrained, dark, composed. “Khara” in Yakut tradition means black —…

    $239
  • Call of the Taiga
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    Call of the Taiga

    Handmade Yakut knife — a combination of traditional design, practicality,…

    $289
  • Hunter's Dawn — handmade hunting knife by MUUS
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    Hunting Knife

    Hunter’s Dawn

    Hunter’s Dawn blends the traditional spirit of a Yakut knife…

    $269
  • Taiga Dweller — Taigas
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    Taiga Dweller — Taigas

    A knife with a Northern character, combining true handwork, everyday…

    $239
  • Bear's Trail — Baianai — handmade hunting knife by MUUS
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    Bear’s Trail — Baianai

    A knife with character. A knife with a story. In…

    $239
  • Hunter — Bulchut — handmade hunting knife by MUUS
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    Hunting Knife

    Hunter — Bulchut

    A knife with a northern character that combines handwork, practicality…

    $189
  • North Pole
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    North Pole

    North Pole — born of the taiga. The asymmetric blade…

    $239
  • Northern Damascus
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    Northern Damascus

    A beautiful and thoroughly practical knife with a traditional Yakut…

    $489
  • Northern Damascus
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    Northern Damascus

    A beautiful and thoroughly practical knife with a traditional Yakut…

    $619
  • Northern Damascus
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    Northern Damascus

    A beautiful and thoroughly practical knife with a traditional Yakut…

    $739
  • Northern Wind
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    Northern Wind

    A Yakut knife built for confident work in any conditions,…

    $239
  • Pathfinder — Suoldyut — handmade hunting knife by MUUS
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    Hunting Knife

    Pathfinder — Suoldyut

    A reliable knife with a Kh12MF steel blade — tough…

    $239

What sets a hunting knife apart

It is the same Yakut geometry — an asymmetric blade with the fuller on the flat side — chosen for field craft rather than the kitchen table. Here the fuller does exactly what it was made for: on butchering work the blade does not suck onto hide and muscle, so field-dressing, skinning and breaking down game stay controlled, and the edge leaves the cut without effort.

The Yakut handle has no guard — it is oval and held by grip, not by a stop. That is a deliberate northern tradition: a handle like this can be turned in the palm and worked in a mitten. On wet butchering the grip is kept dry with a cloth, not with a guard. And because there is only one bevel to maintain, a quick pass on a stone brings the edge back in camp.

Length and weight

These blades run 130–150 mm (5.1–5.9 in) — long enough to pull a cut through a carcass, short enough to stay controlled in the hand. The exact length and weight of each knife are on its product page: on a hand-forged blade they differ from piece to piece, because the blade is made by a hand and not by a machine.

Which steel for the field

  • 40Kh13 — stainless, and what most of these knives are made from. Calm around water and blood, easy to sharpen, forgiving if the knife went back into the sheath unwiped.
  • Kh12MF — tool steel, the hardest in regular use. Holds its edge longest through a long butchering job, and asks to be wiped dry.
  • 65G — carbon spring steel: very tough, sharpens in the field on almost anything, takes on a patina over time. The choice for those who carry no stones.

An honest guide: if you hunt near water and dislike fussing over care, take the stainless. If you value edge retention and will wipe the knife after the work, take Kh12MF or 65G.

Handle, sheath, what is included

The handle is Karelian birch, dense and warm in the cold. Sheaths are leather, stitched for their own blade. Every knife is forged by hand by a single master smith of the Sakha Republic, and no two are exactly alike. What is included with a particular model is written on its product page.

Care after the hunt

Blood and fat are washed off straight away, and the blade is wiped and fully dried before it goes back into the sheath: a wet knife rusts in leather even when it is stainless. Once a season, a drop of oil on the blade and wood oil on the handle. Sharpen the working side; keep the fullered side flat.

Shipping and payment

We ship worldwide from Yakutia by Russian Post with full tracking, a flat $45 per order, and dispatch within 1–3 business days of payment. Cards (Visa, Mastercard) are accepted in US dollars through Robokassa. Orders to the USA under $800 clear duty-free under the Section 321 de minimis threshold. Returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery.

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