Mora knife?

[ThorinNNY]

I have a knife my grandfather brought back from a visit to his relatives in Sweden. He gave it to me in 1961 or 2, IIRC.

It's a fixed blade sheath knife with an OAL of 20 cm or 8 in.The blade is 9.8 cm or 3 7/8 inches. The blade is stamped K.J. ERIKSSON, MORA, SWEDEN. The handle appears to be made of red plastic.

It's seen a lot of use and I had to replace the sheath. the replacement sheath is not an exact match to the original, but it does the job.

I keep seeing posts about "MORA" knives and I`m wondering if mine qualifies as one. It has served me well over the years, but learning it`s history would be an extra bonus.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

PS I apologize for not posting a picture haven`t figured out how to do that yet.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Yes, that is the Mora everyone is talking about. Not up on the history; but they are cheap, tough little utility knives that cut like a razor.

 

[rcmodel]

I`m wondering if mine qualifies as one.

I'd say it more then qualifies!

Here is a little K.J. ERIKSSON, MORA, SWEDEN history.

They are still in business under the Mora of Sweden name.

http://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html

rc

 

[ThorinNNY]

Thanks, Bartholomew Roberts & rcmodel.

My knife looks most like the #601 Classic Mora shown on the ragweedforge site. It has a double guard with a chrome fitting extending 10cm or 3/8 in above the guard. The handle appears to be some type of red plastic.

It has a full tang, with an adjusting nut protruding about 1/8 in above a chrome pommel ( or butt) if you prefer.The original sheath was leather, so is the replacement sheath.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

This summer I hope to make a bulk order for my home and for Christmas.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Mora, The Town

Mora is a smaller town about four hours north of Stockholm in Sweden.

Over the years several knife makers living there have manufactured a wide range of variations on the basic "Mora knife" theme.

I have an old one that I picked up when I was working on a ship sailing from Stockholm to Copenhagen in December 1973.

It's a simple birch-handled, carbon steel knife with no guard. The red paint was coming off the handle, so I used some orange paint that was handy, and did an amazingly terrible job of painting the handle. It was kind of "dip the handle in a paint can" but then don't give it enough time to dry properly before handling it. The handle looks awful.

The knife, however, has performed reliably as a toolbox knife for nearly forty years.

I would have to go look at it to see which one of the Mora knife makers has his stamp on it. * . . . Hang on, BRB . . .

Okay, I dug it up. It's got the

KJ

MORA SWEDEN​

logo in a rectangle (Jonsson, IIRC).

The handle is every bit as ugly as I remembered. And the plastic sheath (yes, they were using those forty years ago) is cracked and needs to be replaced.


There used to be several named makers in that town, now we're down to two (Frosts & Eriksson), and they've merged into MoraKniv.

Yours is surely a genuine Mora knife.

Examine your handle closely. Is it a) a hard plastic, b) a heavy-lacquered wood, or c) simple red-painted birch?

I have seen all three handles. The ones with the red hard plastic handles are harder to find.

 

[ThorinNNY]

ArfinGreely
It has a hard plastic handle. I always knew it is a very good knife, but I had no idea that Mora knives were held in such high esteem. Thank you.

 

[AStone]

That ragweedforge site is a great resource. Very interesting.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

So is Smokey Mt Knive works!

 

[ThorinNNY]

Smoky Mtn Knives

Deltaboy
Awesome site, thanks. Also saw they had cold steel shilleileigh canes, other INTERESTING walking sticks. Hmmm, do I really need another.......?

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Yes you do!!!!! I use mine as my summer cane since the TX heat doesn't hurt it.

 

[ThorinNNY]

Quote Deltaboy:
YES YOU DO!

Thanks, Deltaboy ! I agree with you.

 

[RustHunter87]

I got my Mora from Smokey mountain love that place

 

[Deltaboy1984]

It has been great place to by besides Amazon and Ebay.

 

[DAdams]

Just received a Mora Light My Fire for Fathers Day.

I purchase two others from Ragweed. No issues.

Smoky Mountain KW is in TN where I live so I have to pay sales tax. Don't do much with them but it is a fun place to visit and a great place to kill a rainy afternoon while in the Smokies.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Congrads.