More mora madness

DaleW

DaleW

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My name is Dale and I'm a moraholic!

I was running Saturday errands and made my way to my favorite local commercial fishing supply. I've been wanting to get a sheath for my Victorinox paring knife and that's where I got the Vic in the first place. Victorinox makes a cordura sheath with a plastic insert. The belt loop is actually a spring steel clip sewn into the cordura and it can just slip over your belt. If you wanted on that wouldn't slip off, it would be simple to sew this one shut. Add a lanyard and you have a nice little $9 neck knife. With the slip-on feature of the sheath, it can hang from a shirt pocket too.

So I got the sheath for $5.25 and, well, what the heck, since I was there, I thought I might as well pick up another paring knife. They've gone up a little-- $4.25 now :)

I made my way to the sales counter and that's where the trouble started: I was surrounded by moras. It was like trying to run an AA meeting at Jack Daniels-- I didn't have a chance in Hell in getting out of there without another mora-- or two.

The first temptress was in a display with red, green, blue and yellow handled moras with matching ambidextrous sheaths with snap straps to hold them in place. From what I could find, they are the Frost's 440 model. They have a clip point, stainless blade and a double guard. This one cost me $9.04US :thumbup: I got a yellow one.

As I was waiting my turn, I found another one near the cash register. This one has a flourescent orange handle and a serrated stainless blade and is a Frost's model 761P (scroll way down) and ran $9.52. I'm not big on serrated blades, but at $10, this is going to make a good utility knife.

That's it-- I got out with my finances pretty much intact :cool:


Victorinox paring knife at top, Frost's 440 and 761P in sheaths:
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The same gang out to play:
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And the 761P up close:
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http://www.frosts.se/index_2_uk.html
 
I don't blame you Dale, how can you beat that price and what they do! I think you did good bro...
 
DaleW,
I am also a Moraholic. My wife barely accepts my addiction, but at least she always has some sharp kitchen knives (the ones I experimented with and didn't like afterwards). I keep telling her that I have more Moras than I need, but not as many as I want.

I have had more fun with Moras than any other knives. They are inexpensive enough that I can experiment with different sharpening methods and with different uses. I have ground off the sharp points for a practice knife for my son, etc. I even dig weeds with one I really messed up. (I have bent the blade on that one, but has never broken. I would never do that with an expensive knife, but it has greatly increased my confidence in the Moras.) I use them in the kitchen all the time, further increasing my familiarity with the knives.

Because of my familiarity with the knives and their light weight, I almost always have one with me. As my grandfather told me, the knife you have with you is the best survival knife.

Maybe we should start Mora Anonomous (MA), so we could get together to discuss the things we do with our Moras. Probably won't slow down and purchasing, but they would be fun meetings.

Spud
 
Spuddate said:
DaleW,
I am also a Moraholic. ......

Maybe we should start Mora Anonomous (MA), so we could get together to discuss the things we do with our Moras. Probably won't slow down and purchasing, but they would be fun meetings.

Spud
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I think we're a hair away from getting a mora forum--- or should be :rolleyes:

MA would be like the Secret Order of the Swiss Army Knife :D
 
I bought one of those yellow handled ones a month ago. I like the fact that the gaurd is not so prominent as to get in the way. You can use it in a variety of grips, and work around the guard. I also like the snap closed sheath. Great buy. I think I paid the ungodly price of 12.49 for mine.:)
 
I've always found my Moras to be the best bang for the buck and sometimes they seem like the best bang period. But alas I always have to have more knives and better knives:D . Great looking set you've got there!:thumbup:
 
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