Is the Fallkniven Thor a good collector's knife?

[High King]

I'm torn on this one. Not because of the price, but rather because I won't be using it at all in the foreseeable future.

Reasons to get it:
1) It's Scandinavian. I LOVE Scandinavian culture, Scandinavian languages, and Scandinavia as a whole. Like, a lot.
2) It's got a badass name.
3) It looks badass.

Why I haven't already gotten it:
1) 600 USD for a knife I'm never going to use, only fondle and look at, is... well, 600 USD.
2) Norsemen didn't use this knife; this design is after the Medieval period.
3) Made in Japan. I've got nothing against Japanese products, and heck, genuine katanas are sweet, but I like my Japanese stuff Japanese, and my Scandinavian stuff Scandinavian, i.e. Scandinavian made.

So, by good collector's knife, I mean, how's the fit and finish? How well would the VG-10 blade work in the event of a zombie apocalypse (which doesn't fall under the category of "foreseeable future")?

 

[VolundoftheForge]

If you really want a scandinavian blade that's true to its history, check out the custom makers here. I've seen time-true seaxes and such run for basically half of the price of the Thor, as cool as it is.

 

[Mikael W]

Hello High King!

To answer Your last Q first, the answer is it would work great in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse!
The Tor is as made for Zombies!

The fit&finish are among the best there is in a production knife.
I have had mine apart and seen how it is made and I don't know of anything better in production models, but maybe there is.
However, mine is mostly a collectors item even if it's fully usable and I have used it in the garden on a few occasions.

I have customized my Tor with a Sambar Stag Crown and I truly like the outcome!



With Your budget of 600$ You always have the alternative to order a full custom from one of the ABS Journeymansmith's.
I suppose You would get a decent Bowie from any of them, but the Tor is anyway a great choice.:thumbup:


Regards
Mikael

 

[Poez]

I have seen and hold that knife in my own hands. The quality and finishes indeed looked implacable. It did not look exactly Scandinavian to me in any respect though: it was more like big and heavy American knife/chopper. And for a chopper VG10 is probably not the best steel choice to have on the edge... I do not know: it really looked nearly as a replica to me. It sure was a very good quality, great materials, great looks replica: but still totally impractical. That was my own feeling of course: I do not want to offend the product or people who like and own that knife.
I would suggest to you to consider also smaller knives from the same line: I mean like Frey, Njord or Oden - I think they sure have the same kind of beauty and can serve as collector's items, but they also represent better combination of function/size/shape/material and price.

 

[Mikael W]

I have seen and hold that knife in my own hands. The quality and finishes indeed looked implacable. It did not look exactly Scandinavian to me in any respect though: it was more like big and heavy American knife/chopper. And for a chopper VG10 is probably not the best steel choice to have on the edge... I do not know: it really looked nearly as a replica to me. It sure was a very good quality, great materials, great looks replica: but still totally impractical. That was my own feeling of course: I do not want to offend the product or people who like and own that knife.
I would suggest to you to consider also smaller knives from the same line: I mean like Frey, Njord or Oden - I think they sure have the same kind of beauty and can serve as collector's items, but they also represent better combination of function/size/shape/material and price.

Yep, my smaller NL's sees more use than the Tor, but the laminated VG-10 works very well for hard chopping of wood.
No damages to my NL's!

Regards
Mikael