For almost a century, knife makers from the town of Mora produced classic Swedish knives made of carbon steel, with “Scandinavian” blade geometry and a wooden handle. These were mainly work and craft knives. The company Frost Knivfabrik also produced a large number of kitchen knives. And K.J.Eriksson produced a survival knife for Swedish Air Force pilots for several decades. The knife had a classic design, with a carbon steel blade and a birch wood handle. The blade was 10 cm long and 2.4 mm thick. The knife was equipped with a leather sheath with a short hanger, had a well-developed grip and a sling cutter on the edge. It was not intended for use in combat, but for survival of a pilot who had been in an accident. In 1995, the knife was removed from the Air Force and replaced by the legendary Fallkniven F1 survival knife.
Today, Morakniv produces a very large range of products. Among them are hiking, kitchen, work, garden, craft and fishing knives. In addition, axes, flame throwers, diamond and ceramic sharpening stones are produced. There is an opportunity for the buyer to purchase individual blades, and from a variety of steels: carbon, laminated or stainless steel. It is impossible to describe the full number of models of the company Mora, but we can highlight some.
Classic models are not a thing of the past, they are still produced and in demand. These knives have a wooden handle made of Scandinavian birch. The steel of the blades on these knives – classic carbon, with a hardness of about 58 HRC. In addition, laminated steel blades are also produced. The geometry of the blade on these models – drop point, Scandinavian descents brought to zero, the angle of the descents-underslopes about 20-23 degrees. Carbon steel on Mora knives is of good quality, not prone to creases, keeps sharpening well and is very easily corrected with any mousate from ceramic to diamond. However, it rusts very actively and requires maintenance. This problem can be solved by etching the blade in various substances, usually citric acid, vinegar, etc. are used for this purpose. They create a fairly stable film on the surface of the blade, protecting it from corrosion. An example of a classic knife of this company are models without a guard: Mora Classic No. 1, 2,3, as well as knives with a guard: Mora Classic 611 and Classic 612.
In 1976, KJ Eriksson began production of the 510 knife model with a plastic handle without a grip, and later the 511 with a grip. These knives were utilitarian tools designed for heavy work, construction and various industrial needs. The knives were very cheap and were produced in huge quantities. Initially they had a blade made of carbon steel only, but since the 90s they started to use stainless steel Sandvik 12C27. This is a good quality rolled steel, the main advantage of which is high strength, which it shows even in severe frost conditions. In Scandinavian zero descents on very hard wood, this steel can buckle, but there are ways to strengthen it: creating a micro-feed or a micro-lens. In the 2000s, the 510 was upgraded to the Craftline HighQ Allround, which had a rubber coating on the plastic handle and a scabbard with a plastic clip, which was very convenient to carry on the belt, even without a belt. And around 2015, this line of knives underwent changes, turning into the Mora Basic 511, Mora Basic 546 and similar models. Scabbards for these knives received an additional attachment, allowing to “double” the knives in a kind of pair, which can be useful primarily in construction and installation work. The handle of the working knife has been slightly changed, it has got an additional stop on the side of the tip, for more rigid fixation of the hand.
Mora’s most versatile knife model of the last 20 years has been the Companion model. It was a continuation of the popular Moga Clipper line of knives. This model is made with carbon and stainless steel. The knife has a very large number of colors, almost for every taste. It is medium-sized, lightweight, with comfortable and reliable plastic sheath. The knife is suitable for household work, use in construction, use in hiking.
Created in 1991, the Mora 2000 or as it was then called by K.J. Eriksson Mora 2000, almost 10 years later became the most popular outdoors knife in Russia. Fishermen, hunters and tourists bought this knife in mass. What was the reason for such popularity? Obviously, the factors of success of this model were: price, quality and availability for purchase – the knives were sold in almost every hunting store. The Mora 2000 knife is lightweight, with comfortable plunge sheath, grippy handle made of plastic and rubber, with a blade of interesting, original shape. The blade is made of Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel. In 2015, the 2000 model received a sequel in the form of the Mora Kansbol knife. The blade did not change in geometry, but instead of polishing, it acquired a stonevosh treatment. On the handle of the knife there is now a hole for the handle. Mora Kansbol, in addition to the usual sheath, is equipped with an additional multi-mount hanger. This hanger can be attached to Molli slings or backpack straps, which makes traveling in boats or on mountain slopes more convenient.
In 2012, Mora partnered with Light My Fire, a famous Swedish firestick manufacturer, to produce a new camping knife. It was a hybrid of Craftline HighQ Allround model, with a geometrically similar blade to the Mora 2000 knife, and a special notch in the tip of the knife, with FireSteel fire starter mounted there. The knife found its buyer and in time Mora decided to produce similar knives on its own. This model is now called Mora Companion Spark, it has a blade from Mora Companion, a plastic sheath with a hanging clip and a fire starter in the handle. The flame thrower is of good quality and allows you to reliably shoot out a sufficiently dense sheaf of sparks and ignite dry and prepared materials for burning: absorbent cotton, rubbish, small shavings, etc. The model turned out to be very successful, easy to use, lightweight and multifunctional.
