Forsts MORA Knives

Mad_Maxx

Mad_Maxx

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Hi there!
anybody had experience with knives form Forsts Mora of sweden?
http://www.frosts.se/

I was looking at the "7" series, these come in 12c27 SS, Carbon and Triflex laminated steel, best one?
http://www.frosts.se/index_2_uk.html

any suggestions? would like to use it\them for outdoor, boat so, many different uses

found the 7xx on eBay for about 16USD shipped here to Italy

Thanks
Mad_Maxx
 
Oh boy, you opened up a can of worms there, Mad Maxx. :D If you search the forums, you'll find that "Moras" are quite possibly the highest quality and most functional "cheapo" or inexpensive knives ever made, right along with the likes of Opinels and Swiss Army Knives. For their price, they are wonderful knives, miles above any of the cheapos made in China with similar prices. Many people all over the world, but especially in Scandinavia and Sweden in particular, use them for all kinds of work from construction to wilderness survival and hiking uses.
 
I wanted to search but the search is not active for me, read its only for paying furumites for a while (am I wrong?)
wanted to see wich one is the best of the 7 series :-)

thanks for the input!
Maxx
 
The 780 is supposed to be the best of them. They cost about 80 SEK in Sweden. About 9 euro. They are not "off the shelf" at my local tool store, but can be ordered in a week :)

Maybe "Normark" shows up and tells you about them, and the Hultafors GK :)
The Mora 780 is a great allround knife, the same as Mora 2000 and the Hultafors GK.
The next step up is the Fallkniven F1.

Good luck and let me know if you need any. I might help you get some. :)
 
Been using various Mora knives for 30+ years - fantastic quality and value. Their high carbon blades rock, They take and hold a keen edge.
 
The red wood handled ones are traditional swedish knives. Used by everyone for generations. The plastic ones are just safer handles.

Mora (and Mora clones) are available everywhere and you buy at least one every time you visit the hardware store. It is the last thing you take before you pay :), because the styrofoam knife stand is by the checkout. "... and I'll have one of these too" or if you buy alot of stuff "... and you throw in this one for free, right?"

They are nasty sharp but most swedish people only have dull knives, they use them for everything and buy a new one when they need one :). I only have one Mora. It is a 780 abused and regrinded to a tanto edge. It now lives in the bottom of my tool box together with a Mora clone.
My primary knife is a Fallkniven F1 (with a F1 as spare) , my secondary is WM1/U2. My abuse knife is a Hultafors GK.
 
Go to ragweedforge.com and get the 510. Find out what a good knife should be, and what ultimate utility feels like. :D ;)
 
I have ordered my second Mora knife. the first knife i used it abroad in bangladesh. i have traditionaly slaughtered a cow and used the 4" knife to cut meat in small pieces. the knife cost me £10 and steel is high carbon steel, but i tell you i holds a good edge for a low end knife. Mora knifes are recomended by professionals as a good camping knife for beginners.
 
thanks for the input guys!!!
i knew i had to look at them before getting the SC finn bear a couple of months ago!
i will surely buy a couple antd try in the next short time
wich one shoul I try first? 7 in carbon, SS or triflex?

currently the CS FB is my fixed in the survival kit along with an Opinel 8 inox and a SAK hercules, i see the SC say bye bye and go to the cubboard...

gotta find a better sheath for the mora i think.

Maxx
 
Check the "wilderness and survival skills forum" for a bazillion Mora threads.
Yes SAK's Opinels and Moras are definitely the best bang for the buck!
:thumbup:
 
Frosts Mora knives are great quality knives for a great price. They are very functional and have stood the test of time. The take an EXCELLENT edge, and often come with one to. Unlike most knives, which are traditional OR modern- moras come in both varieties.

The only downside is that they tend to breed like rabbits. ETA- Bank of America informs me that's a good thing.
 
:D I thought my Mora's were the only ones that did that. Seems like every week or so I found a couple more Mora's in the knife tote. Its a mystery.
 
Moras are grand little knives. Whether in carbon, stainless, triflex, or laminate, they are likely to be the best knives, dollar for dollar, out there. Looking at the spec sheet, 12C27 does looks like a mediocre steel, but as is the case with so many steels, MoS's heat treatment is very well-adapted for their knives.

I'd say it doesn't matter which one you get now. Chances are, you will be getting more of them in no time!
 
Most average joe people can live a whole life without using any other knife than Moras. They dont know about the whole world of knives that cost more than 10 bucks :)

Average Joe buys knives at the DIY store or hardware store. Your local Järnia (swedish hardware store chain) has maybe twenty variations on a Mora from the crappy ones for 2 bucks to Mora 2000. The more expensive knives are in the hunting section and might be some Helle, some LM tools and thats about it. Expensive hunting stores have more knives though.

Average Joe uses his Moras for some gardening chores, if he owns a house there might be more uses and the occasional outing with the kids (about a km from home).

99.95% of people using knives could do with a Mora, even most of those who walk around with 500 dollar hand made special edition three of a kind titanium knives. The remaining are people who are far from home and can not just pick up a new one. The "survival" knife that preceded the Fallkniven F1 was a Mora knife with wood handle and some strange serrations on the back.
 
Try the 780 triflex, 510, and the High Carbon clipper out. For the price you won't be disappointed. Alot of survival instructors and schools recommend the Mora knife too.

I would check out the wilderness survival section in tactics and training. This is where they will be mentioned the most.
 
Carefull moras can become an addiction and before you know it your on ragnars site looking for something new to feed your addiction cause you can alway afford it and the shipping dont cost much. I've got 10 moras so far my personal choice is the 860 clipper model in stainless I've got 3 one in my pack one in the glove compartment and one in the kitchen.
 
gotta go with ragnar and gotta go with the 510. you'll get great service from both.
 
After a year on this forum, I was beaten down. I HAD to see what all this Mora "hype" was. The other day I ordered a Mora 740, 760, and 780 Triflex, and a EKA H8. Well, today they arrived. Stretch is impressed and I THANK all the Forumites and their endless bragging about these knives!

It's too early to tell for sure, but I like what I see and feel! These knives are *razor* sharp and the steel is thicker than I imagined it would be. I really expected a kind of flexible blade - thin, kindly like some of the steak knives in our kitchen drawer. Not at all. Very nice and the scandinavian grind is interesting. It's new to me.

The handles on these Moras are bigger than I thought they would be. They feel natural in my hand. The only one that cost over $11 was the 760 CAMO...it was twenty. So far as I can tell by the briefest of fondlings, these knives are a steel! Now, all of these knives are EXACTLY the same, this 700 series. The only difference is the color of the handles. Wait - except for the 780 Triflex. THe blade is slightly more shallow (height-wise) and I THINK I can see the interior steel and the laminations by looking down on the spine. It looks a little scratched....maybe slightly used (though the edge shows no evidence of this), but I like it nonetheless.

On closer examination, the 760 CAMO is $10 extra just for the camo paint in the plastic. I see no other difference between it and the 740...none. Now, it is possible that I didn;t order a 740....maybe I got the 760MG and the 760CAMO but, whatever, I LIKE THESE KNIVES! As I said, it's a little early, I have yet to start stabbing an oak tree, sticking them in concrete, and hacking away at some 1/2" rebar, so I don;t know how the edges will hold! ((( :D )))

Now, the EKA H8 I opened last. An $85 knife is expected to outclass a $10 knife, and........ it does. This is one of the nicest knives under $100 I've purchased. The blade steel is thick and is a full flat grind with a hint of a micro-bevel (well, a big hint). The full flat grind goes almost ALL THE WAY to the edge, then you can see the bevel. The cocobolo handle feels PERFECT in my hand, even if it seems just a *tad* short....maybe another 3/16" in length would alleviate that. As I've done with my Bark River's, I'll adapt and adjust! Even the sheath is adequate! It's a low-ride, probably 8-9oz leather, nice stitching, with a very nice wet-mold job around the handle. As with most knives, it sits too deep in the sheath for my tastes, so I'll end up having to make one for it. And....as always, the H8 will have to make every single cut in leather and twine that goes into the sheath!

More evidence has arrived at my house today: We buy what we like and we like what we buy!

I'll put some pictures up in a new thread before the end of the weekend!
 
I got sent a whole parcel of knives by Frosts for review about 12 years ago, including 3 of their Swedish Army Knives (Moras.) One in stainless, 1 in carbon, and one they reckoned was the Swedish SF knife at the time, it has a camo sheath and handle, and a half serrated blade. They've had a heck of a lot of use, and some abuse, as lightweight camping knives, and they're still fine. The other Frosts knives I own are also pretty good, but a lot more expensive. For value I don't think you can beat the Mora. Someone recently gave me a CS Finn Bear. A nice enough cheapie, which came out of the box sharper than the Moras, but I only have to look at it to see which I prefer.
 
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