Helle Viking Photos (800x600)

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The Helle Viking arrived at my doorstep not too long ago and I thought I would post up some quick pictures of it for everyone's viewing pleasure.

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Here you can see the interesting rough black finish.

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The Viking is very much like a classic Mora #2...

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Both blades are made of laminated carbon steel.
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The blade of the Viking is much beefier and the handles are shaped differently.

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Finally, in this picture you can see that the tang within the handle is also thicker than the Mora's.

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I did a bit of whittling with it and it can bite really deep even with its thick blade. It is quite a tank when you consider that the tang is wide as well as thick (within the handle). If you search for a blank Viking blade, you can see that the tang starts wide and tapers down to the end of the handle.

I am going to have a leather sheath made for it that is more modern -for safety and loss prevention. The sheath it has now is great if you live in Viking times though:D:thumbup:. (JK)

If any of you know the story behind this design, I would be interested to know. As I understand it, the goal in making this knife was to make it historically authentic. I don't really know anything beyond that though.

Can it get more traditional than this?:p

Thanks for looking!!!!:)
 
Viking design is based on knife found from a viking tomb and was dated around 11th century. Knife was reconstructed by archeology professor and that was then used as blueprint for this knife or so I heard. So that is based on real deal viking utility knife from 10th-11th century.
 
The simplicity of those knives and the Moras has always amazed me. The Helle sure does look to be a very stout knife
 
Very impressive. It is very close to my Ivan Campos Scandi, which was handled by Kris Klammer of Edmonton.
 
thejamppa said:
Viking design is based on knife found from a viking tomb and was dated around 11th century. Knife was reconstructed by archeology professor and that was then used as blueprint for this knife or so I heard. So that is based on real deal viking utility knife from 10th-11th century.
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Thanks.

It would be awesome to see the original knife:cool:.
 
Ah, there it is :) finally some very in depth photographs of the beautiful Helle Viking, I first saw this knife on Ragnars site but due to money issues havent been able to get one, Ill have to mentally get myself to "earn" it haha. but I learned something from the pictures that were so nice,thank you very much for posting them, so id like to give you a little something too!

You were wondering about the story behind the design and yes its based on an old "viking" utility knife but on ragnars site it gives a little more info on it and much, much.. more info on the old norse and other scandinavian knives as well, so heres the link but youll have to scroll down just a bit to find the viking with its story :) enjoy my friend!

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Thanks for sharing. I've always had a soft spot for ethnic and historical knives, and this one fits the bill.

- Christian
 
Pretty COOL to hear that the Viking is patterned after an original. :cool:
I'm kind of interested in your Mora though. This thread just reminded me that I have one rattling around that I have had for such a long time that I forgot where I got it? :o Mine has a metal pommel though.
Can anybody tell me what steel they used for these Mora's?
-Bruce
 
Ballenxj said:
Pretty COOL to hear that the Viking is patterned after an original. :cool:
I'm kind of interested in your Mora though. This thread just reminded me that I have one rattling around that I have had for such a long time that I forgot where I got it? :o Mine has a metal pommel though.
Can anybody tell me what steel they used for these Mora's?
-Bruce
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Hey Bruce,

Check out this link for plenty of info on ALOT of mora's :) Hope this helps.

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From Ragweedforge:

Viking
The Helle Viking is a revision of a Helle classic. The original Viking was designed by Arne Emile Christensen as a recreation of a Viking Age belt knife. Professor Christensen is with the University Museum of National Antiquities in Oslo. (There is an excellent introduction to the Vikings posted by the Norwegian government and written by Professor Christensen.) The knife was produced as part of a fund-raiser for an around-the-world cruse of a Viking longship. The knife is notable not only for it's historical interest, but also as an excellent all around utility knife. The revision has slightly longer 4 1/4" blade of laminated carbon steel. The blade is .152" thick and about 1 1/16" wide. The black finish of the heat treatment is left on the sides for a rustic look. The tang of the blade is peened over a diamond shaped washer. The handle is a bit over 4 1/8" and is subtly shaped for comfort and control with a variety of grips. It comes with the traditional sheath that hangs from a thong.
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That's pretty traditional right there. :thumbup:
 
By the way awesome job an choosing the table to present this knife on :) Almost matches identically to the handle birch in color and grain! Not sure that was intentional but good job indeed
 
That's a great knife. I love Scandinavian knives and bought some in Sweden and a last year a Marttiini in Finland. Maybe I go buy a Norwegian knife this year in Norway.
 
That Helle is an eye-catcher!
Scandinavian knives are so cool. Despite being of Norwegian/Swedish desent (Hanson), I have never owned one.
 
THANKS! :cool:
I just breezed through there, but didn't find my knife in particular. Similar, but but no exact match.
I'll try to post photos of it at some point, but right now I'm way behind on my photography.
Should I post it here, or probably better in a thread of it's own?
-Bruce

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Let's take all discussion of vendors to email, visitor message or PM.
 
UPS just brought me a Helle Viking today. Have't opened it yet. Hope it looks as good as yours.
 
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