Let's See Your Moras

[kalashnikovcult]

Hamaar Mora... i dont know why that handle gives a plastic as they claim to give a wooden handle.

[ckkalyan]

Wow! More, more and yet more - MORAS, brilliant! Thanks for sharing gentlemen!

[brihacharan]

Lanceman / Mack / Kshitij,

Your dissertation on 'Moras' are post-grad level education!!!
Like 'there's something about Mary' - There's something about the 'Mora' that makes them distinctly elegant & functional...
Thanks guys for sharing ....loved going through your posts!
Keep them coming!!!!!!
Briha

[Mack The Knife]

Your dissertation on 'Moras' are post-grad level education!!!

And you, sir, qualify for the position of Professor at The University of Hyperbole.

[Lanceman]

The red wooden handled Moras were the real McCoy, tri-laminated carbon steel blades, cheap yet tough. they were (and are) true working knives. However Mora is just going with the flow of "bushcraft" and "tactical"; pure business I guess. So now from neon green to to fluorescent yellow, shades in between, full tang, half tang, firesteel and whistle!!! Good fun but I still love my red wood handled Moras.
There was nothing, and I mean nothing, I didn't do with my Mora No 1. I even used to use it to dig out plants from the ground to replant!!! No knife gets put through such indignity so uncomplainingly.

[kshitij]

For some reason I am unable to find any laminated steel or triflex heat treated moras on the online stores. Even the classic no 1 available online mentions 'carbon' steel, I am unsure if this means they are laminted or just the standard high carbon steel.
@lanceman, any significant difference between the performance of the laminated steel and regular carbon steel moras?

[Mack The Knife]

Kshitij, you could buy the laminated blade blank and put a handle on it. I recall seeing these at Knife Center.

The triflex blades may be discontinued. However, don't take my word for it. Check with Morakniv.

[shadowring]

Hi,
Just wanted to say thats a beautiful collection. I have a classic 3 Mora myself. I have scored the handle for better grip as it tends to get slippery. Plus the guard gets in the way sometimes. It is a great steel nevertheless, easy to sharpen and hardly any corrosion.Easily the best value for money.

[kshitij]

That would make a cool DIY. Have a nice piece of pre-1972 stag horn to make the handles too. Only concern is the sheath. Lets see.

Meanwhile have added a stainless Companion and an All round 748 to the order.

[Mack The Knife]

Shadowring, as the title says, "Let's SEE your Moras".

Need more pics on page 2.

[Sakobav]

Guys just got schooled on Moras

Not a mora from Nordic area have been reading great reviews the price is steep too for FallknivenA1 Swedish survival knives
Best

[Mack The Knife]

Not a mora from Nordic area have been reading great reviews the price is steep too for FallknivenA1 Swedish survival knives

Couldn't quite understand what you are saying.

You may also find this interesting - https://www.indiansforguns.com/viewtopi ... 20&t=23910

[kshitij]

The floods in Chennai delayed the delivery of the Moras I had on order. But I guess as compared to what people are facing there this delay is insignificant.
Anyways, got the first one yesterday. It is the Companion in Sandvik stainless steel.

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Initial onservations:
-The edge is a zero scandi, no secondary micro bevels.
-The knife is comfortable to hold in the regular grip but not so much in the "pinch" grip used for food prep.
-Knife snaps into the sheath well and stays there without rattling of any kind.
-Knife was satisfactorily sharp out of the box.

I chose this particular knife in stainless cause my better half is a bit finicky about using blades that have a patina for cutting food. I on the other hand tend to use them for everything under the sky. So this one is particularly for food use while camping

For the price, nothing equals the Mora except for the Old Hickorys perhaps. Looking forward to getting the rest of the lot soon.

[Mack The Knife]

Are you absolutely sure the edge is a zero grind Scandi? Next time don't argue with me!

It is not a kitchen knife. Having said that, I don't use a pinch grip exclusively for food preparation.

The retention will wear a bit with use but that can be fixed.

[kshitij]

Mack,
Guess i am lucky
However i fear i will end up giving this blade a micro convex anyways once I sharpen/strop the edge. Not sure if i will be able to maintain the zero scandi. Lets see.