FNNL1 Fallkniven Thor Northern Light Series Knife

This is my 3rd. Fällkniven knife and as always, I've had mine ordered, engraved on the blade and shipped directly from Boden, Sweden, and it arrived here in just 4 days (!) unmolested by customs. Quite reminiscent of the sword of antiquity like the Roman Gladius, Viking or Crusader sword, it's almost like a miniature sword and that's perhaps what's drawn me into this beautiful knife. Out of the box, the knife was insanely razor sharp and it sliced papers like butter. From the blade material (laminate VG-10 with 420J2 steel) along with spine thickness of 7mm, I can tell this knife has the strength of a hatchet while retaining its razor-sharp edge and the stacked ox hide leather handle is a wise choice for a big knife like this because being a more ductile material than wood or bone, it can absorb shocks while chopping or batoning woods. The black, heavy-duty leather sheath the knife came with has the Viking logo instead of Fällkniven logo and I like that better. Although designed and crafted for rough use out in the woods, the beautiful Scandinavian look of the knife makes me feel reluctant to do so. For now, I'm going to treat it like a family heirloom.