Morakniv Classic 3

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3 things

1) if you own one, could you please post a couple pics of it? If you have a buck 119 and could do a size comparison that'd be great. It's give me a better understanding of its scale.

2) if you own one, what do you think of it?

3) any other cheap (under $50) fixed blades over 5 inches that you know of OR would recommend?


I'm basically looking for a larger knife to go in my bushcraft bag with my other two knives. I have a mora robust and a Spyderco Delica. I always thought a large fixed blade was unnessary but now I feel I "need" one lol I think I just want one.

Not to ask too many questions, but if you get to this one: what do you think of fixed blades 6+ inches?
 
Yeah it is good, just a bigger normal mora... not sure where mine is, though i know it was incredibly sharp from factory
Careful not to poke your finger flesh with the edge
 
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Yeah it is good, just a bigger normal mora... not sure where mine is, though i know it was incredibly sharp from factory
Careful not to poke your finger flesh with the edge
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Any pics? I decided I'm going to buy it anyway because of its price. I'm so excited to see how large it is compared to other knives.
 
I don't own this model, but it's just a long Mora so if you love Mora you'll likely not be dissapointed by it.

A knife you might want to look into is the marbles 15" Bowie which is made in El Salvador by imicasa.
It's 15$, 15" oal and made of an expertly heat treated 1075 carbon steel. ( I own 2 of the machetes, but not the Bowie yet ) there's a member or two who do own them that could tell you for sure, but it may or may not be made of machete stock of that matters to you. I'm not sure how you feel about blaze orange, but I love the coating they use and it'll sure keep you from losing it.
Depending on what you want to do with your big knife you could just get a small machete though.

Then there's the Ontario old hickory 7" butcher knife which people just love and that I've been meaning to get.
It's made in the USA of 1095 and is normally under 14$.
One of the reasons people love it other than it being a very affordable piece of American steel is that it's just like the knives most 1840's mountain men carried.

Now I'm in the hatchet boat if thinking about a chopping knife, and anything else a standard smaller belt knife can't do is probably for a machete.
6" blades are probably a good in between size though.
 
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I have one, and while it might not be the kind of knife that makes your friends' pants wet it is one of the most useful outdoors knives you can own. Lean and thin and makes great whittler. I have modded mine a bit with own sheath and I can post picture later if you like.
 
Last I seen you can still find the discontinued Kabar bk5 Magnum Camp knife for right around $50 on a certain site.
 
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Mora 3 next to my Buck 119. My Mora Classic #1 and a SAK Victorinox Recruit included for scale.
 
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3 more stainless options to consider:
Buck Reaper - 420hc
Kabar marine bowie - 4116 (Made in Taiwan)
BlackFox hunting fixed blade - 440(a)
 
shecky said:
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Mora 3 next to my Buck 119. My Mora Classic #1 and a SAK Victorinox Recruit included for scale.
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WHOA! Beautiful photo! Thank you very VERY much. This is exactly what I needed. Close blade length, about the same handle thickness for the most part, thin point. It's pretty much exactly what I pictured this knife to be. I truly appreciate all of your responses! Mora 3 will definitely be my next purchase
 
My 2 cents I would add is I'm looking to pick up a mora 3 myself soon because I've found I just prefer a longer blade. Rules of bush craft knife when I was looking were 4 to 5 inches. In real life though my personal preference has been longer. I've never been in a situation where I've thought, "there's too much blade!"
 
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