Mora knife

Classic style Mora knife
Modern Mora knives are often used in construction work

A mora knife (Swedish: Morakniv) is a range of small sheath knife similar in design to the Finnish puukko. It is a fixed blade knife, with or without a finger guard. The term originates from knives manufactured by the cutleries in Mora, Dalarna, Sweden, but has later come to refer to similar style knives by other brands as well.[1] In Sweden and Finland, Mora knives are extensively used in construction and in industry as general-purpose tools. Mora knives are also used by all Scandinavian armies as an everyday knife.[2]

Types

Mora knives were mostly produced by the KJ Eriksson and Frosts Knivfabrik (Frost's Knife Factory) companies; they merged their brands under Mora of Sweden, later renamed Morakniv, but a number of other knife-makers also make mora-style knives. The Morakniv company uses blades of 12C27 stainless steel, UHB-20C carbon steel, Triflex steel, or very hard (HRC61) carbon steel laminated between softer alloyed steel.[3]

Other manufacturers of mora-type knives are Cocraft a house brand of Clas Ohlson,[4] Best Tools and Hultafors.[5]

Some models

Morakniv

  • Mora Companion MG High Carbon (replacement of the now discontinued 840 Clipper)[6]
  • Mora Companion MG Stainless (replacement of the now discontinued 860 Clipper)[6]
  • Mora Basic 511 carbon[7]
  • Mora Basic 546 stainless[7]
  • Mora Bushcraft Series
  • Mora Outdoor 2000[6]
This Mora camping knife has a ferrocerium rod built into the handle, which can be scraped with the back of the knife blade to make sparks and ignite tinder. Blade length 3 5/8 inches (92 mm)

Hultafors

  • Craftsman's Knife HVK[5]
  • Safety Knife SK[5]
  • Heavy Duty Knife GK[5]

See also


References

  1. ↑ Janson, Karin (27 May 2015). "Mora-stämpel banar väg för knivskarp exportsatsning" [Mora brand paves way for sharp export venture]. www.entreprenor.se. Entreprenör. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Niklasson, Cenneth (17 August 2010). "Knivskarp match" [Sharp competition] (PDF). www.byggnadsarbetaren.se. Byggnadsarbetaren magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Steel Quality". www.moraofsweden.se. Morakniv. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Ohlis, Jan. "Villaägarens bästa vänner" [The home owner's best friends]. www.viivilla.se. Vi I Villa. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Craftsman's knives". www.hultafors.se. Hultafors tools. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Adventure". www.moraofsweden.se. Morakniv. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Construction". www.moraofsweden.se. Morakniv. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

Further reading

  • Romson, Anders; Cederlund, Johan; Langwe, Monica (2011). Morakniv: sedan 1891 : från begrepp till varumärke [Morakniv: since 1891 : from term to brand] (in Swedish). Mora: Mora of Sweden. ISBN 978-91-633-9108-8. LIBRIS 12457602.
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