Fallkniven?

nodh said:
According to the swedish hunting magazine "Svensk jakt" the production is as follows.
All knives are manufactured in Japan with blueprints and tools owned by Fallkniven. The manufacturer in Japan only makes what Fallkniven orders.
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I received a response from Peter at Fallkniven, nodh and "svensk jakt" magazine were dead on correct.

Here is the response:

Hello Kevin,

All knives are being made in Japan by a conglomerate of small, highly specialized craftmen companies. All sheaths are made in Europe or in the USA.

All test and development is being made by our company up here by the Arctic Circle. We also own all tool and molds for making the knives, including all sketches, drawings, technical specifications, logotypes etc. All distribution is made from here.

So, we’re making Swedish knives in Japan.

My best

Peter Hjortberger

Kevin
 
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Can't comment on the folders, but I owned an S1 and it was the best production fixed blade I ever owned. Plan on replacing it with an A1 some day.
 
bearcut said:
The higher end models are made in Sweden.
The rest are made in Japan.
You might have to read the fine print on the webpages to find out where each particular knife is made.

Excellent knives regardless of origin.
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I think this is right. I have a TK4 folder and the blade is made of 3G Steel and is stamped Sweden. No place on the knife is it marked Japan.
 
Dag-nabit said:
Fallkniven's website identifies the P folder that Nohz2002 shows in his post as "being inspired by RW Loveless", so no surprise that it is similar in design to other knives, considering how often the Loveless blade design is copied.
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Question is who was inspired? Most likely it was some Japanese designer.

Of course original Fallkniven and all this line was designed for military in Sweden, it is pretty clear if you just have a look.

But from other hand it is obvious that they expand their model lines by whatever else their partner factory in Japan can produce. I am very sure that NL and P went from similar Japanese models with some changes. Simple because all this was there way before.

It will be nice if Fallkniven change steel supplier to Hitachi (I am really disappointed with Takefu SGPS steel, and it is not only my observations) and widen their line with Shirogami and Aogami carbon steels. After all Scandinavian known for their carbon steel knives as well.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
My experience with VG-10 blades of Fällkniven out in the wilderness is a very positive one. I've been using A1, A2, S1 and F1 and all have impressed me. They are strong, good blade retention, very easy to sharpen, great ergonomics and very well-balanced although the A2 was too bulky for usual cutting and a bit 'frail' to use it as a 'chopper', so I use large Fehrmans or Busses for the really heavy duties instead. I haven't used the 3G ones yet except for some paper cuttings, so I can't say how well they perform. TK1 and 5 are exceptionally good-looking knives, but they are more of less collectors items for me.
 
Well heres what I got. I cant wait to get out in the woods with it.I also took a couple of it next to a Bravo1.



 
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Couple good looking knives there.

Keep us posted on how you like the NL5 after putting it through the paces in real world use.

Kevin
 
kyhunt said:
Well heres what I got. I cant wait to get out in the woods with it.I also took a couple of it next to a Bravo1.



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You have 2 of my favorite blades there..nice taste in steel, bro. Now put in an email to Martin Swinkles and get a new sheath for the IDUN..Thats what I did, and its my favorite combo. I also picked up one of his sheaths for my bravo1..he does great work.
The Idun and A2 make a great woods combo.
edit: the idun sheath on martins blog, is my sheath...
 
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