Best fixed blade bushcraft knife below £30

[scorpion]

hi all im looking for a good all round fixed blade knife for less than £30, ive looked at loads of knifes and the frosts mora 2000
http://www.heinnie.com/search.asp?s=faiyzo141584&strKeywords=mora+2000&submit=Search
seems great and it has very good reviews and is my choice up to now,

what are your opinions on this knife and are there any others that you would consider to be better than this, all suggestions appreciated

 

[John Fenna]

Not my favourite for less than £30 - Mora yes but clipper or the one with the plaggy handle....with a carbon steel blade!

 

[Mesquite]

Not my favourite for less than £30 - Mora yes but clipper or the one with the plaggy handle....with a carbon steel blade!

What John said. You can't go wrong with a clipper.

Added value is you'll have £20 spare to spend on other gear

 

[Peter_t]

you cant go wrong with any mora tbh, there is nothing you cant do with a mora that you cant do with a £250 custome knife
i quite like the look of the wooden handled ones but never used one

pete

 

[Draven]

In that price range, it's not really a matter of a "better" knife, just what knife you prefer. Moras are damn good knives, I prefer the E. Jonsson 4 1/4" mora myself. You can't beat the value, but you can get other knives of similar value to provide a bit more selection.

For equal value for money you'd have to look across the pond AFAIK (though I'd love to be proven wrong - John Nowill knives look promising: http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/ but I can't vouch for quality as I've not bought one yet!) to the likes of Old Hickory, I think - for a fixed blade, at least. I have a Nessmuk style skinner I made by reshaping the Old Hickory skinner and it's a great knife, very simple and very cheap (I expect that sort of American knife stayed that way and pretty much the same in all other respects for the last 300 years or so - 'cause they work!). I've not found a UK supplier of Old Hickory knives, though.

Pete

 

[John Fenna]

I rehandle a lot of the Jonsson Mora knives that come with nasty plastic sheaths and wooden "barrel" handles - and they are very popular....new they are between £7 and £12...but a lot more after I finish with them!

 

[Tracer1969]

I rehandle a lot of the Jonsson Mora knives that come with nasty plastic sheaths and wooden "barrel" handles - and they are very popular....new they are between £7 and £12...but a lot more after I finish with them!

Hello John, change of seeing some pics?

 

[John Fenna]

Hello John, change of seeing some pics?

The top 2 - as they come!

As they leave me

 

[andywinkk]

I got one at the weekend and its a geat bit of kit,,

 

[Jack_D]

Just bought one of the frost mora 2000 last week and I've been very happy with it, I like the shape and quality of the blade for a sub £20 knife. I was a little concerned about it being stainless but it holds its edge very well and sharpens easily. The handle is OK, pretty comfortable in use and fits my hands at least very well. The sheath is another matter, its functional, hard plastic with a leather loop and it holds the knife reasonably well, it just feels cheap. I suppose it pointless complaining about that though as they have obviously spent the money on the blade and you can always get a sheath made that matches the quality of the knife ( or make it yourself if you have the skill ). Hope this helps your choice.

 

[markheolddu]

The Mora Hunter that HH sell is a great knife, carbon steel as nature intended.

Mark

 

[scorpion]

ive took in what you all have said but i still cant decide, i love the look of the 2000 and the shape of the blade but i prefer the easy clip on sheath of the clipper, is there no other knifes that really stand out as having really good quality at a good price below £30

thanks

 

[scorpion]

have just noticed the mora 2010, ive read that this has the same blade as the 2000 but it is just buried deeper int the handle but when looking at pictures of them they look totally different and does the 2010 have a stainless blade of a carbon one, i prefer stainless because i will be using it for sea fishing as well so less chance of it corroding, and it has a clip on sheath so it looks like it might be the best of the 2000 and the clipper put together.

so say you had unlimited cash and you wanted the best mora regardless of the price would it be the 2010

 

[Mikey P]

you cant go wrong with any mora tbh, there is nothing you cant do with a mora that you cant do with a £250 custome knife
i quite like the look of the wooden handled ones but never used one

pete

Moras are great knives and I have an old clipper I use for gardening and DIY but I would heartily disagree with the premise that you can do everything with a Mora that you can with a good custom set up.

This isn't just me trying to justify what I paid for a good custom knife! The blade on the custom models tend to be significantly thicker and so are better for levering and usually more robust in general. I can hammer mine into a tree and stand on it - can't do that with a Mora.

Moras are brilliant for the price and what they are. However, they do have limitations so let's not get too carried away.

 

[Draven]

I can hammer mine into a tree and stand on it - can't do that with a Mora.

Moras are brilliant for the price and what they are. However, they do have limitations so let's not get too carried away.

And, the million pound question, why would you ever want to do that? Never in my life have I felt the need to do that... bad for the knife and tree!

Every knife has limitations, but I've never found a task I would ask a knife to do that a Mora couldn't do.

Pete

 

[rapidboy]

so say you had unlimited cash and you wanted the best mora regardless of the price would it be the 2010

I'd choose the 2000 over the 2010 simply because i think the handle is a more versatile shape and works better in a reverse grip.

Im using mine more and more and really enjoy it, like most people i thought the blade grind was a little strange looking at first but it really works very well - they are a brilliant tool.

 

[born2roam]

* MikeyP:

I DID hammer my Mora 510 in a (recently semi fallen aka dead to be) tree and stood on it... bought it for 10 US $ at Ragnar (http://ragweedforge.com/). Great service from the US to Holland!

But yes... every knife has it's limitations!

*Rapidboy

Will pm later about enquiry (spelling?) for Kydex sheath for my 2000, boss comes in so off to lunch we go ;-)

Grtz Johan

 

[rapidboy]

There was wee video years ago of a stick tang being hammered into a tree, anybody have a link to it ?

 

[born2roam]

Well maybe if I find somebody with a videocam we'll be able to drive the mora 510 in another tree ;-)

Or should I use a baton for the Mora instead ;-)

Grtz Johan

 

[tombear]

If you'd prefare something with a flat grind you can get some real bargains at

http://www.grohmannknives.com/pages/clearance.html

I've a lot of time for the large camper and the supposed seconds one I have had a tiny chip out of a scale and a "S" faintly stamped into the blade, thats all. If I hadn't known it was a seconds and had gone looking for the flaw I would have never have guessed!

Bottom right in pic.

ATB

Tom