I ordered this knife at the same time as I ordered the Mora Garberg which I've previously reviewed. I held off reviewing this one for some reason I don't recall but it's time to get that done!! You can find the Garberg review in my reviews.
This review is going to be a little long and a bit similar to my Garberg review. Short version is knife is 5/5 but I DISLIKE the sheath. I'll be more specific in the actual review.
I bought this knife at the same time as my Garberg which was purchased for an emergency bag, 72 hour kit, Bob, etc that my wife's sister asked me to put together for her. I don't recall if I bought this as a consideration for that kit or just for my own desire to check it out. Irregardless I own it now!!!
Typical of Mora's the knife arrived scary sharp! The blade has a beautiful black finish and the spines corners are a machinists wet dream. Perfect SHARP 90* corners that will do exactly what they were intended to do. Scrape your ferrocerium rod, bark from trees for tinder, processing tinder, etc all while preserving your blades cutting edge. They're perfectly executed!!!!
The handle/grip fills my hand out beautifully and feels very comfortable and grippy. Really the knife is very well done.
The knife isn't full tang but the typical 2/3 or so like most Mora's. That's not a detriment if you use your knife as a knife and not an ax. With proper technique it'll baton like the rest of the Mora line and hold up well.
The real issue for me is in just not feeling the sheath and I'm having a hard time quantifying it. I guess I'll take it over part at a time and let you make your own decisions....
Sheath comes with two options for belt carry. A clip over attachment and a rigid thread thru belt loop that reminds me of a dangler in a way as low as the sheath hangs. Both are fully functional but I dislike the quarter turn socket with ears they use to attach to the sheath. It just seems like a weak point to me. Maybe this is ignorance but I'm just not feeling that.
The ferrocerium rod slides into it's socket and is positively retained by a nub that sits over the edge of the handle. Simple and effective provided the user pulls the handle slightly to the side to clear that nub. Pretty simple and effective. I like it!
Diamond stone for sharpening... I didn't take other reviewers as seriously as I should have on how coarse this is. It's not really for keeping the blade sharp it's more for you done buggered up the edge badly and now you've got to do some repair sharpening!!! It's THAT coarse!!! You'd be well advised to carry a fine hone with you rather than rely on the attached stone. I'm not going to suggest that the attached stone is worthless but I am going to say I feel it lacks any real day to day utility.
It's also coarse enough that it your jacket hangs over it you're likely going to get some abrading.
While I appreciate the sharpener I'm just not feeling this one. If it was fine I'd cover it with gorilla tape and be happy.
Considering all this the only two parts of this system I'm really feeling are the knife and the ferrocerium rod.
For the $57.99 I paid I'm not going to outright say I regret buying it.
I will say that in the future I'll buy a Mora companion HD carbon for $15 and carry a fine diamond steel with a swedish fire steel in my pocket and feel like I've got a better package.
Since I've got this knife much like the Garberg I'm going to make my own sheath for it. I'll be into it for more than I want to be but then I'll have s knife system that's usable for me.
No two people are alike nor are their needs and requirements. I think Mora did a pretty good job putting together a package that will be useful and useable for most people. Looking at things objectively just because this system doesn't work for me I can't in good conscience deduct stars when looking at the big picture.
I bought my knife with my own money for full asking price off Amazon receiving no discounts, compensation, or sexual favors for my review. I review items I buy and use honestly in hopes to help others make better informed buying decisions. I spent the money so I try to help you decide if a product is right for you before you spend your hard earned money. It's my sincerest hope that I'm able to help someone out in this regard.
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Thanks for reading and I hope this helps someone out!
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