Buying a mora classic.

[Grez]

Hi all,

I'm looking at buying a carbon steel mora classic (red handle). I was wondering if anyone could recommend a UK supplier and what sort of price I should be looking at.

I have had a search round the web and on here, but most places either don’t tell you what steel is used or they say it is the laminated steel version.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

 

[Not Bob]

Try:

http://www.tacklebargains.co.uk/acatalog/Fixed_Blade__Fillet_Hunting_.html

for a red handled carbon steel Mora. You'll need to scroll to nearly the bottom of the page.

 

[Grez]

Excellent thank you, I hadn't even found that site when searching

Is there any difference between the KJ Eriksson and the Frosts version?

 

[ChrisKavanaugh]

Mora is the city in Sweden where many knife companies are concentrated. The red handled knives were coined Moras much like calling something from UK a Sheffield. Swedish steel goes by the name Sandvik. It always had a excellent reputation for quality in earlier days. Swede steel has a % of copper which made for early greater corrosion resistance, as evidenced in the 95/6 service rifles. But in honesty on today's market they buy lots of steel that meets their specifications. I don't know the exact makeup, but for the prices and quality control it's excellent stuff. You can larn more, and see all the versions @ www.ragweedforge.com Ragnar ships to UK if you can't find a good domestic supplier.

 

[Andy]

I thought most of the carbon knives made in that place were 70 or 80 carbon (0.7% and 0.8% carbon). I may be wrong though.
Frosts knives tend to be a bit thinner then the others. The classic doesn't feel quite as sharpe as the green handled one as the angle of the edge is greater but I find it easier to control when making feather sticks. (I put a tiny micro bevel on the green handled one to help).

 

[Grez]

Well I have gone and ordered one from the place NotBob suggested, so hopefully it will arrive soon.

So thanks to everyone for all the advice.