Gransfors Bruks and Wetterlings Relationship

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I hope this hasn't been posted already. If so, my apologies---I didn't see it.

I've heard a few people mention rumors that Gransfors Bruks had purchased Wetterlings. I just saw a letter in the Survival forum of a competing website with more information. It indicated that the Swedish businessman and axe lover who has owned GB for a number of years bought the struggling Wetterlings. Apparently he acquired Wetterlings personally, not through GB, and intends to maintain them as separate entities.

I hope that Wetterlings axes continue to be available at a lower price because GBs have gone up so much. Of course, that may be why Wetterlings was struggling.

DancesWithKnives
 
I heard that Wetterlings have gone up some. But part of the reason GB have gone up some is the exchange rate of the $ being in the tank. Bat around Christmas I bought a Gf wildlife off ePREY from England delivered for under $75 and american folks are askig around $100. It has a price tag on it for Eu43.95.

Maybe if the Dollar get some strength we can find some better deals.

Pat
 
I have a sister living in Bavaria and plan to visit later this year. I'm hoping the Euro totally tanks by then!

DancesWithKnives
 
It seems that there is a shortage of Wetterlings small axes. I have been trying to find one of their minis for about two months. They show up on eBay now and then and sell for about 50% more then MSRP. There are a couple of dealers in the UK that have them, but they don't want to ship to the US.:(

There doesn't seem to be a shortage of GB axes.
 
Good point. It makes sense that in tough economic times, the more value oriented models would sell better.

DancesWithKnives
 
Check Bens Backwoods for smaller Wetterlings -- www.bensbackwoods.com

They usually keep them in stock and they're good folks.

By the way, I highly recommend Wetterlings -- great axes. I've got some older GB axes (before the price got so high) and several older Wetterlings. Personally I think the current Wetterlings offerings are every bit as functional.

I just got a new 19" Wetterlings wildlife axe for a project and I found the finish, the mask and the edge much better out of the box than it used to be -- maybe this is the result of the purchase?
 
I just picked up a small Wetterlings, and I'm quite happy with it. I have nothing to compare it to, but I can tell you that all it took was some cleaning up of the edge to get it nice and sharp.
 
The 19 inch wetterling large hunters axe has got to be the best backpacking axe for the money. I don't like the smaller ones they have the same head just less handle, I have never seen the point of carrying a pound+ of steel without the leverage to use it. What does 6in extra of wood weigh vs having a third more leverage and twice the power. Great steel, you can skin with the roughly beveled/rounded poll but still use it as a hammer. The edge is like a knife and the design is a good mix of fell vs splitting. Nice leather sheath, with a lanyard you can really commit to 1 handed use. I have split and quartered a whitetail with it. Carried mine for 4 years now and it's bit a lot of wood. Not to mention the viking/german comes out in me when I see hints of the old bearded axes in the design.
 
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