the Fällkniven S1 was designed for ?

Well, here it comes.

F1 - as you all know initially a "survival" knife for the Swedish Airforce, and still is. However "surviving" deep inside a swedish forest is the same if you are in a flightsuit or in civilian clothes. Hence the popularity with civilians.

A1 - the same thing but for the army. Even though is might have gotten a military contract it was not really that popular with reserves/ homeguard units because it was too "Rambo" compared to the Mora knife they were issued.

S1 - initially a marines/amphibious survival knife, but the military cut down so FK remade it to be a "forest knife" instead. It also became popular with homeguard/reserve because it was in between the F1 and A1.

MC - a mineclearence knife, after a request from the Norwegian army.

G1 - has a pure military use, but it is cute anyway.

Then the WM1 which were made for women, but rumours say that it is a popular backup knife with spec forces in Sweden. Used as a neck knife.
 
I had find the post.

( S1 story, part of.
There were some reasons why we made the S1 Forest Knife and I can tell about some.

We had successfully made the F1 Pilote Survival Knife and delivered some thousand pieces to the Swedish Air Force. Listening to a hearsay that the late Swedish Army Commander-in-chief wanted a knife for his guys, we made the A1, another large success.

Of course people thought that the F1 was too small and the A1 too large!

So, we started developing the M1 ("M" as in Marine) since we had had some very interesting discussions with the Swedish Navy. Due to many reasons, we were not able to hold the introduction of the M1 till those navy guys had decided to buy it or not, so we change the name to S1 Skogskniven which in English is S1 (the) Forest Knife.

As you know since before, our company is making knives which can be used by many different users and with regards to the S1 Forest Knife, we found the size very, very attractive and not very common on the Scandinavian market. As a (negative) result of an increasing moose hunting in Sweden, hunters and outdoor people in general started asking for short 3"-blades and suddenly, noone asked for standard 4-5-6 inch blades.

Personnaly I like the slightly larger knife better since this knife can be used for lighter chopping. Releasing the S1 after a few years of development showed me that I was right - when the knife was introduced some years ago, it immediately became a great success. The handy 5" blade is loved by many but those who like shorter or longer blades, can go for that.

Fifty years ago, the 5-6" blades were very common and those who asked for shorter blades, generally picked up a folder. But, entering the urban living, made longer blades "uncomfortable" to many citizens.

What we do is offering some different sizes, our ideas of design, safety and handiness. It�s up to the customer to choose the size he or she likes best, for his/her needs and liking, since the quality is the same all the time.

Offering a shiny or tefloncoated blade and some different sheaths will serve many different needs, using the same knife pattern.

Still, we will NEVER offer a serrated blade! No man.

Take care

Peter Hjortberger, Fallkniven AB )
 
There are actually serrated Fallkniven F1s. Exactly TWO. They were made as a test for Malmo city Police swat team (they have a fancy Swedish name too) but thats it. :)

There are also some rare F1s with a Fenwick logo on them. I know where six of them are. If anyone has info on the other six, please PM me :)
 
nodh said:
There are actually serrated Fallkniven F1s. Exactly TWO. They were made as a test for Malmo city Police swat team (they have a fancy Swedish name too) but thats it. :)

There are also some rare F1s with a Fenwick logo on them. I know where six of them are. If anyone has info on the other six, please PM me :)
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I'm not a fan of serrations, so that doesn't hurt my feelings.

F1's with a Fenwick logo on them.... Hmmmm .... let me guess, the six you know the whereabouts of are in your basement. :D:D

Kevin

BTW. Thanks Savagesic, nodh, and Varulv for clarifying that little bit of Fallkniven history.
 
Not all six of them :)
I have two grey ones.
There is a collector in northern Sweden who has two grey.
There should be one grey and one green at Fallkniven.
A collector in Germany has a green one (bought at an auction in Sweden).

It would be fun to know where the rest are :)
 
Any chance you would post up a pic for us.

I'd be interested in seeing the logo.

Kevin
 
nodh said:
A1 - it was not really that popular with reserves/ homeguard units because it was too "Rambo" compared to the Mora knife they were issued.
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I cringe at the thought of anyone comparing an A1 to a "Rambo" knife. Far from it. :rolleyes:

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TAH said:
I cringe at the thought of anyone comparing an A1 to a "Rambo" knife. Far from it. :rolleyes:
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Awwwww come on now, an A1 with saw tooth spine and fitted with a flashlight, laser sites and a silencer.... Instant mall ninja classic :D:D:rolleyes:
 
Even though it does not have the classic "rambo" knife features like sawteeth, compass in the handle, a sharpening stone on the sheath and the mandatory matches and fishing line in the handle, it is BIGGER than a standard Mora knife, and by default a "Rambo" knife. In a society where a fixed blade knife is a 3" three bucks red handled Mora, like the one grandpa used, and a folder is a Victorinox or maybe some EKA folder, everything outside that is odd, dangerous etc.
You see what I mean, right?
A black serrated tanto folder with thumbstud or wave is always more "dangerous" than a same sized folder with shiny blade, drop point and classic nail nick. Also people can not tell the difference between a CQC7B or a cheap chinese copy bought on a fair. The easiest way to see if people are knifenuts is the way they talk about your knife. A nut says "what a nice CQC7Bthis and that" when a noob just thinks the knife is "cool", which also means that that person should not be allowed to touch your knife.
 
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