mora's blade steel?

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elvenbladesmith07

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i got a mora the other day for $9 its one of the cheap models, black plastic sheath, red stained handle, and 4"blade. i see what everyone is talking about, great knife! i was wondering what the steel they make it from is? i got the carbon steel model. im thinking its gotta have a high chromium content, because i havent been able to stain it yet, so far ive slaughtered and gutted a rabbit, carved some oak(which has tannic acid known as a blackening for steel), and cut up some boxes. when i cut around the rabbits feet i went into the bone a little and later noticed little chips in the edge, has anyone else had this problem? could i have a factory second or something? and the steel im thinking might be d-2 or o-1.
 
Under most circumstances, corrosion resistance + chipping = chromium. Didn't I hear somewhere that Mora uses Sandvik steels?

-Allin
 
cmott69,
Click the link below, then scroll about halfway down the page to the "Knives and such" section for Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish mora style knives ranging from cheap (<$10 USD) to expensive (>$100).

http://www.ragweedforge.com/
 
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