A mora knife (Swedish: Morakniv) is a small sheath knife. 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.[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
editMora 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 (HRC 61) 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
editMorakniv
edit- 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 Kansbol
- Mora Garberg
- Mora Outdoor 2000[6]
See also
edit- Puukko
- Swiss Army knife
- Opinel
- EKA (knives)
- Mercator K55K
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Niklasson, Cenneth (17 August 2010). "Knivskarp match" [Sharp competition] (PDF). www.byggnadsarbetaren.se. Byggnadsarbetaren magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Steel Quality". www.moraofsweden.se. Morakniv. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Ohlis, Jan. "Villaägarens bästa vänner" [The home owner's best friends]. www.viivilla.se. Vi I Villa. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Craftsman's knives". www.hultafors.se. Hultafors tools. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Adventure". www.moraofsweden.se. Morakniv. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Construction". www.moraofsweden.se. Morakniv. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
Further reading
edit- 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. SELIBR 12457602.