Mora, Fällkniven and more...

I've owned and used the following Fallknivens: NL5, F1 VG10Lam (3 of them), S1 (2), Kolt. F1D (COslam)& F1Pro. They were/are superb! As a general rule their handles are too small IMHO, but otherwise the are simply fabulous! I have since sold most all of my other fixed blades - except for my Moras!

I have owned more Moras than I can count. All were excellent knives. The only Mora that I didn't like was the Garberg. It sucks imo - too thick and I hate 14C28N steel...

ETA: I now have two carbon Garbergs. After reprofiling them, I like them - a lot. However, My COslam F1 is still my favorite.
 
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Of my knives made in Sweden, those made by Carl Andersson of Mora are my favorites - for impractical reasons. He forged his own blades and made traditional patterns.
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They are rhombic in cross section and so have thicker, stronger blades than the modern Morakniv.

They should be fairly available on the secondary market in the Nordic countries.

Bud-Carl Andersson (C. Andersson; CA; MoCAra) started his knife production in the 1890s. The company was sold to K. J. Eriksson in the early 1960s.

Besides making knives, C. Andersson also developed new concepts for sheath production. One example of his innovative designs is the early aluminum sheaths. These sheaths were made from a single hollow aluminum tube that was molded under pressure. Andersson acquired a Swedish patent for his sheath production-technique in 1926.

Specify Finland and you will have many more choices.
 
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I love my Moras and Fallkniven. Then again, I think there are plenty of fine Swedish companies: Spotify, Gransfors, Husqvarna, etc. I'd love to visit the country one day.

Now, I'm off to hike with my Fallkniven.
 
I have my F1 Pro with me today. Cos steel is pretty sweet. Takes a razors edge so easily.
 
Mora is my go to knife for outdoors. Just haven't really felt like upgrading, since they work at least equally if not better than knives that cost 10+ times more. And on top of that, they are lightweight!
 
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IMO the best steel Made in Sweden for knifemaking is Damasteel powdermetal.
It's used by Karesuandokniven in production models, but is otherwise used mostly by custom knifemakers.
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Regards
Mikael
 
Jhansenak47 said:
... If you want a stainless knife that won't break buy one of the AUS6 knives that holds an edge like crap.
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I don't know about AUS6, but I just got in a few stainless knives vaguely similar to a Mora, though not scandi grind. Thin but somewhat stiff 4" blade. Very grippy molded handle and a really grippy sheath. They even came with a pointy thing attached in front of the handle made from what appears to be "steel". At 3 for $5 delivered, I'm going to make letter openers, back scratchers, putty knives and cool looking butter knives out of them. Way better than the 6 for $2 "steak knives" in a flea market bin. In fact, they'd make a good steak knife if all you eat is tube steak.

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Just arrived: Mora Pro Robust (in Carbon), and a Finnish relative - Enzo Elver (in Sandvik series 12). Both really nice, with perfect grinds.
 
Revolverrodger said:
Racist ?
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When did Swedish become a race?
It’s specific to a country, not a race.
It’s not like he’s saying “I hate Nordic people.”

I mean he has some wacky bias for some reason, though without any explanation he just looks like a dumbass. But calling him a racist? I don’t think so.
 
19-3ben said:
When did Swedish become a race?
It’s specific to a country, not a race.
It’s not like he’s saying “I hate Nordic people.”

I mean he has some wacky bias for some reason, though without any explanation he just looks like a dumbass. But calling him a racist? I don’t think so.
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Hating people from a country or a race is the same thing to me.
 
Revolverrodger said:
Hating people from a country or a race is the same thing to me.
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No doubt bigotry is bigotry and animus are bad regardless of the target.

On the other hand, semantics matter and "racist" is an awfully powerful word to throw around without a good basis.
You also don't know if he's talking about Swedish people or Swedish knives. His lame post was too vague to actually tell you. All it says is "Swedish."

Moral of the story- "racist" is one of those nasty, nuclear option type of words. Don't just throw it around at some idjit who posted one word without any context. He might have some irrational anti-Swedish animus, but that doesn't make him a racist, unless you can argue that Swedish is a race.
 
For heavens sake.
Guy said I'm racist, so first I thought I could let that be it.
That I'm a racist, that is.

I suppose should have written *I don't like swedish -knives-*, ok, sorry I did not!
This is after all a knife forum, yes?
I have had several bad knives from there, ok?
Bladeplay, too easily rusted blades, etc. Maybe I got lemons, yes?
But few of them surely makes one to avoid them, yes?
Would you buy more after having three or four bad knives
from certain country?

If that makes me racist, so be it, I'm a big one too, ok?
And I guess that makes me one big a**hole too, eh?

Funny thing is that I have many swedish friends, who all know my opinion about swedish-knives-.
And I have had 3 volvos, good cars, I liked them.
Am I still racist, huh?
Guess that I am, for some people at least.
(Easily got a title, btw)
 
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How does not liking Swedish knives translate to hating Swedes?

That said, Swedis knives are great.
 
brownshoe said:
Nobody's mentioned EKA. They make a great knife as well. I have an oldy but goody, the EKA 110 celebrating 110 years of existence (I think). You don't see too many of their products in the US. I've found them at gun shows in the midwest, particularly in communities with Swedish American populations.

I don't consider Fallkniven swedish for both design and production reasons. Many of their folders have more Japanese design elements than Swedish. Their marketing leads one to believe the knives are Swedish-made and they don't allow the original manufacturer to mark the knife "Made in Japan" like Sog, Spyderco, etc. Their warranty isn't the best for their prices. It is for only 10 years and you must be able to prove you bought it from an "authorized" dealer. Their site states: "The Fällkniven AB warranty only applies to Fällkniven knives purchased from authorized Fällkniven dealers, make sure you save the receipt. Products purchased on the Internet through discount websites or through any other unauthorized source are not entitled to our warranty coverage."

If you want a Swedish knife, buy Mora or Eka. :)
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I think part of the reason EKA isn't popular in the US is the price. Their prices have doubled (or more) in recent years and I don't think they're worth it anymore (prices from UK based retailers are more reasonable, but not with international shipping prices to the US).

I had an EKA Swede 88 years ago, when you could get them for ~$30 or even less, and I thought it was a more than decent knife. I owned a Fallkniven U2 briefly, it was a stout and solid little knife, no complaints. Mora has always had a great reputation around here from what I can tell.
 
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So is the OP a troll, or is he just no different from Americans who complain “they don’t make Case knives the way they used to”’ or ditto for Buck, Smith and Wesson, or just about any old product or old brand you can name? Lots of things look better viewed through the hazy filter of time.

I don’t have access to old Swedish knives, just the current ones, and they suit me fine. I have a slight aesthetic preference for the wood-handled Moras, in fact the 612 is my favorite, followed closely by the 1 and 2. The Companion, however, is more comfortable in hand. I prefer carbon steel, too, but the stainless is more stashable.

They are excellent knives, the more so considering their price. They are one of those items it is probably best not to discuss too much, lest their popularity drive up the price. I have seen that happen many times, from Taiwanese dirt-bike tires to Czech firearms.
 
No way the OP is trolling. The same sort of question - or absolute judgment - has been posted about many brands without the question of trolling coming up. Let's take Gerber - please.
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Gentlemen, I have a simple question for you.

Living in Sweden, I'd like to know what you think of Swedish knives in general and in the later years in particular?

My feeling is that many of the traditional Swedish manufacturers/makers don't live up to their reputation any longer?

Best Regards,

~Paul~
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Henry Beige said:
So is the OP a troll, or is he just no different from Americans who complain “they don’t make Case knives the way they used to”’ or ditto for Buck, Smith and Wesson, or just about any old product or old brand you can name? Lots of things look better viewed through the hazy filter of time.

I don’t have access to old Swedish knives, just the current ones, and they suit me fine. I have a slight aesthetic preference for the wood-handled Moras, in fact the 612 is my favorite, followed closely by the 1 and 2. The Companion, however, is more comfortable in hand. I prefer carbon steel, too, but the stainless is more stashable.

They are excellent knives, the more so considering their price. They are one of those items it is probably best not to discuss too much, lest their popularity drive up the price. I have seen that happen many times, from Taiwanese dirt-bike tires to Czech firearms.
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Haha, no the OP is certainly not a troll!
He's been a member here for a long time and is a wellknown collector and contributor on Swedish forums.
de Paul also knows a lot of knives, he's a living dictionary on steels and everything with an edge.

Regards
Mikael
 
Carboniferous said:
I think part of the reason EKA isn't popular in the US is the price. Their prices have doubled (or more) in recent years and I don't think they're worth it anymore (prices from UK based retailers are more reasonable, but not with international shipping prices to the US).

I had an EKA Swede 88 years ago, when you could get them for ~$30 or even less, and I thought it was a more than decent knife. I owned a Fallkniven U2 briefly, it was a stout and solid little knife, no complaints. Mora has always had a great reputation around here from what I can tell.
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I agree, Eka has jumped in price. But even when they were cheaper, they were not seen much, could be a distribution thing as well.
 
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