The Marttiini Martef Skinner is a dedicated fixed-blade skinning knife designed for field dressing, skinning, and butchering small-to-large game. Manufactured in Finland, it features an 11 cm stainless steel blade treated with a specialized black Martef coating. This surface finish reduces cutting friction through flesh, hides, and tallow while protecting the underlying steel from moisture, corrosive body fluids, and dirt. Weighing approximately 103 g with an overall length of 23 cm, it offers an agile cutting platform housed in high-traction, high-visibility orange textured rubber for reliable control in wet or freezing hunting environments.

Key Features

• Friction-Reducing Martef Coating: The black Martef layer repels dirt and moisture while lowering surface drag when processing tallow and game hides, simplifying field maintenance and post-use cleaning.
• Optimized Skinning Profile: Built with a mild drop-point profile, 3.0 mm blade thickness, and a generous belly that provides a sweeping cutting edge designed to avoid puncturing internal membranes.
• High-Visibility Textured Handle: Molded from bright orange rubber with an integrated finger guard, ensuring the knife is easy to spot in leaf litter or grass while maintaining a secure grip in cold, wet, or bloody conditions.
• Belt Sheath Included: Comes equipped with a black leather sheath designed for secure, standard belt carry during remote pack-in hunts.

Specifications

• Blade Length: 11 cm
• Blade Thickness: 3.0 mm
• Total Length: 23 cm
• Weight: ~103 g
• Blade Material & Hardness: Stainless steel with Martef coating (54–56 HRC)
• Handle Material: Textured orange rubber with integrated finger guard
• Sheath: Black leather belt sheath
• Country of Origin: Finland

Who is the Marttiini Martef Skinner for?

• Hunters skinning and butchering game in wet or freezing environments — requires the 11 cm Martef-coated stainless steel blade (54–56 HRC) to glide through flesh and resist corrosive fluids, paired with an integrated finger guard on a textured rubber handle that prevents slippage.
• Outdoor sportsmen requiring camp meat prep tools — benefits from an ultra-lightweight ~103 g fixed-blade knife with a total length of 23 cm, ensuring fatigue-free all-day belt carry and high visibility if set down in bush or leaf litter.

Less suitable for: Processing pelvic bones, sternums, or joints, as it is not suitable for splitting bone; choose a dedicated hunting saw or heavy chopping cleaver instead. It is also not optimized for unzipping body cavities without puncturing the rumen; choose a dedicated gut-hook knife for open zip-gutting.