Been using these knives for a decade or more. Light, super sharp, holds an edge, and easy to re touch with a steel. Also keep one in each of my vehicles. Give them a try, they are great for skinning and decent for boning.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T3DY8XK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Now it is. Thanks!
I bought 5. They'll be nice stocking stuffers.
Moras are his link. A lot of us on here have a handful scattered about.
I just bought an extra carbon mora, in orange for hunting. I think my model was 20.00 from amazon.
I have other Moras, a few have a built in fire rod, and one was 100 bucks, I guess that is their flagship model. All are great for the money.
Well, there just went another $40 to Amazon (three plus shipping).
Since finding out about Moras here I guess I’ve developed the habit. I just gave my stainless heavier “Bushcraft” version to a kid I hold in high regard who actually still works on a ranch and hunts.
The carbon steel ones I grey in hot vinegar out of the box right off, said to protect against rust, couldnt hurt. Now it’s gonna be one in every vehicle, one on my bicycle.
Looks like a Scandi grind on the edge. Those can be extremely sharp and easy to resharpen.
I have used those in the past, and was always dissapointed. I had a friend in UK make me a knife with much the same design, but with thicker, better steel, a full tang and Walnut scales. Cost more than $9 though.
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You need to get prime. For a hundred bucks all shipping from Amazon is free and their Prime TV and movie videos and series are also free to watch.
I found a carbon blade, green handled one many years ago in the middle on an ATV trail near out hunting cabin. I had never seen one before and thought any found knife is a good one. That knife took a sharp edge very quickly and I used it on the next deer I killed. Since then it is the first knife I dig out of my pack when it is time to field dress even though I have a custom damascus and a very good Dozier. My lab chewed up the original sheath when I was skinning a deer in my barn. I duct taped it and carried it for a few years until I found a red sheath at an abandoned campsite a couple of years later.
I buy them and give them to new hunters I introduce to the sport. I tell them they can buy more expenses knives, but it will be difficult to buy a better one for 10 times the price. They are inexpensive but not cheap.
I skinned and deboned an entire Alaskan bull moose with a Mora. Occasionally would touch it up with a steel but it never needed to be sharpened.
I have used those in the past, and was always dissapointed. I had a friend in UK make me a knife with much the same design, but with thicker, better steel, a full tang and Walnut scales. Cost more than $9 though.
Right, because this has everything to do with a $9 knife thread.
Post up some hedge clippers too.
You need to get prime. For a hundred bucks all shipping from Amazon is free and their Prime TV and movie videos and series are also free to watch.
It ain't free.... you just paid $100 for the "free shipping" - which can mount up if one orders a lot from amazon. I just ordered 3 bottles of gun Corrosion X from the manufacturer. With the $7+/3 flat rate shipping ($14 for 4), it came out a few cents higher than Amazon Prime. And I didn't have to try to find my wife's password.
There was about a buck and a half difference in price per bottle. Equally priced, then, not counting the $100 up front to Amazon.
Better sign up for some of those "cash back" credit cards too, where they charge you high interest while they use your money, then giv e a small portion of it "back" to you.
As I said tho, Prime may be a better deal if one uses it a lot. Due diligence, and all that.
I ordered one. If it turns out to be as good a deal as you are saying, I'll order more for our Christmas grab box. Thanks!
Shhh! Calling a cheap knife good is a heresy. But with modern metallurgy and production methods it's easy to make a cheap, serviceable knife. Even stainless is so much better - what they use in production facilities where you work with a knife 8 hours a day. And those guys would buy knives more expensive than Victronics/Forchners if it made life better.
Just keep it sharp and you'll make it through any game animal. Dad once field dressed a deer with his cheap pipe knife and it was far from razor sharp.
Like I need another knife. Bought it anyway. $9.77 with free delivery. I'm also a Buck guy but you guys convinced me to try it.
i have a number of them around, for over a decade at least.
they may be inexpensive, but they are not cheap.
Just bought three more for Christmas gifts. The reviews for this knife are great. If not used for hunting it'd make a good kitchen knife as well.
I bought a few for $10 this past summer near my place in north Idaho. Great piece.
I like the Mora and Martinii knives a lot. There's a carbon steel Mora in my truck all the time that's easy to sharpen and stays sharp through a lot of use. They may be inexpensive but they're not a cheap knife.
These look to be a bit shorter than the classic Mora “Companion”, that’s OK, it’ll pack easier in my handlebar bag.
I have a bunch of the cheap Mora's - both carbon and stainless. I love them. We got caught without electricity in a snow storm in a cabin one time. I used my Mora to split logs and make kindling for the wood burning stove, Beat it up with a fire poker to hammer the blade through the logs. Got home and sharpened it and took a file to the spline to clean it up, and it's fine. That was the stainless version. Tough knives.
BTW....The one listed is fine for the kitchen or camp, but does not hold securely in the sheath like the companions. Just FYI. I don't think I'd carry it on my belt if hunting or hiking.
Where are those knives made?
I don't care for Mora knives. I tried them, both carbon and stainless, but don't care for them.
When it comes to cheap knives, I prefer the Cold Steel Canadian Belt Knife or Pendleton Lite Hunter styles.
I don't care for Mora knives. I tried them, both carbon and stainless, but don't care for them.
When it comes to cheap knives, I prefer the Cold Steel Canadian Belt Knife or Pendleton Lite Hunter styles.
Never tried the Canadian Belt Hunter but their Pendleton Light Hunter and Mini Hunter are Great Kniifes for the money.
The cheapest Cold Steel Stuff has been damn good knifes IMO and experience.
The Cold Steel Roach Belly has been one of the best and most useful cheap knifes I’ve ever bought. Sucker is surgical sharp!!!
https://www.bladehq.com/item--Cold-Steel-Roach-Belly-Fixed-Blade--10139
J[quote=nighthawk]Shhh! Calling a cheap knife good is a heresy. But with modern metallurgy and production methods it's easy to make a cheap, serviceable knife. Even stainless is so much better - what they use in production facilities where you work with a knife 8 hours a day. And those guys would buy knives more expensive than Victronics/Forchners if it made life better.
Just keep it sharp and you'll make it through any game animal. Dad once field dressed a deer with his cheap pipe knife and it was far from razor sharp.
Another secret is that being a "hunting knife" in most cases is a pretty easy gig for a blade. Gutting a deer? It only requires cutting some soft tissue. I expect that anything Mora makes is more than adequate.
J[quote=nighthawk]Shhh! Calling a cheap knife good is a heresy. But with modern metallurgy and production methods it's easy to make a cheap, serviceable knife. Even stainless is so much better - what they use in production facilities where you work with a knife 8 hours a day. And those guys would buy knives more expensive than Victronics/Forchners if it made life better.
Just keep it sharp and you'll make it through any game animal. Dad once field dressed a deer with his cheap pipe knife and it was far from razor sharp.
Another secret is that being a "hunting knife" in most cases is a pretty easy gig for a blade. Gutting a deer? It only requires cutting some soft tissue. I expect that anything Mora makes is more than adequate.
Yep, gutting a deer can be done with a broken beer bottle.
Skinning one and breaking down quarters, that's not quite the same knife game.
I have used those in the past, and was always dissapointed. I had a friend in UK make me a knife with much the same design, but with thicker, better steel, a full tang and Walnut scales. Cost more than $9 though.
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Those Mora knives are ground with a convex bevel.
To preserve the correct edge geometry, sharpen with silicon carbide paper over a mouse pad.
I don't care for Mora knives. I tried them, both carbon and stainless, but don't care for them.
When it comes to cheap knives, I prefer the Cold Steel Canadian Belt Knife or Pendleton Lite Hunter styles.
Never tried the Canadian Belt Hunter but their Pendleton Light Hunter and Mini Hunter are Great Kniifes for the money.
The cheapest Cold Steel Stuff has been damn good knifes IMO and experience.
The Cold Steel Roach Belly has been one of the best and most useful cheap knifes I’ve ever bought. Sucker is surgical sharp!!!
https://www.bladehq.com/item--Cold-Steel-Roach-Belly-Fixed-Blade--10139Have a Pendleton and and Outdoorsman. Roach Belly on the way! Finn Bear next.
Well, there just went another $40 to Amazon (three plus shipping).
Well, there just went another $40 to Amazon (three plus shipping).
LOL
You need to get prime. For a hundred bucks all shipping from Amazon is free and their Prime TV and movie videos and series are also free to watch.
It ain't free.... you just paid $100 for the "free shipping" - which can mount up if one orders a lot from amazon. I just ordered 3 bottles of gun Corrosion X from the manufacturer. With the $7+/3 flat rate shipping ($14 for 4), it came out a few cents higher than Amazon Prime. And I didn't have to try to find my wife's password.
There was about a buck and a half difference in price per bottle. Equally priced, then, not counting the $100 up front to Amazon.
Better sign up for some of those "cash back" credit cards too, where they charge you high interest while they use your money, then giv e a small portion of it "back" to you.
As I said tho, Prime may be a better deal if one uses it a lot. Due diligence, and all that.
I've more than paid for the 100 I paid for free shipping by what I've purchased. I reno'ed a house and that paid for the 100 bucks many times over. The tires I had shipped to the garage to install likely paid for the hundred bucks alone. I think everyone understands that but some don't know about it.
I typically buy on Amazon maybe 5 or ten items a year, most often used paperbacks in the $10 to $15 range delivered.$40 (actually $37 delivered) is a big order for me. I don’t watch tv or movies at home.
I expect Amazon Prime can be a good deal, but prob’ly not for me.
J[quote=nighthawk]Shhh! Calling a cheap knife good is a heresy. But with modern metallurgy and production methods it's easy to make a cheap, serviceable knife. Even stainless is so much better - what they use in production facilities where you work with a knife 8 hours a day. And those guys would buy knives more expensive than Victronics/Forchners if it made life better.
Just keep it sharp and you'll make it through any game animal. Dad once field dressed a deer with his cheap pipe knife and it was far from razor sharp.
Another secret is that being a "hunting knife" in most cases is a pretty easy gig for a blade. Gutting a deer? It only requires cutting some soft tissue. I expect that anything Mora makes is more than adequate.
Yep, gutting a deer can be done with a broken beer bottle.
Skinning one and breaking down quarters, that's not quite the same knife game.
Dad forgot his knife one time and gutted a buck with a G.I. can opener.
I'm a slut. Been doing 75 or so Prime purchases a years. Only occasionally does it cost me a few percent more than otherwise, usually saves and sometimes significantly. Prices fluctuate, buy low, be selective on unknowns and heed review percentages. Always send Bear4Watch a link.
Pretty simple, non-emotional economic decision. If you buy a lot via mail order then Amazon Prime is a good deal, if you don't then it isn't.
My mail order buying is probably on the border line for economic viability but I really like Prime for the video streaming since it has opened up a world of cheesy B, C and D grade movies plus hundreds of Chinese, Korean and Russian films that I never knew existed.
Been using them for years. Prolly have about 6 of them. Unbeatable for the money.
. Quick hunt after work. Forgot knife. Gutted that year's buck, with one of those key chain, Swiss Army mini / nail file deals.... In recent years I have used those Walmart $4 knives in packs on sporting display... The right style, works great, gut, skin, filet to backpack. Stick em in dishwasher. Can't remember touching up on 3 deer last year....
. Quick hunt after work. Forgot knife. Gutted that year's buck, with one of those key chain, Swiss Army mini / nail file deals.... In recent years I have used those Walmart $4 knives in packs on sporting display... The right style, works great, gut, skin, filet to backpack. Stick em in dishwasher. Can't remember touching up on 3 deer last year....
I've got those darned things all over the place. In the boat, in my pack, both vehicles. Heck, I think I left one in the tree stand last fall. They do work good for a $4.00 knife.
I field dressed a deer with a Zyliss serrated paring knife last year. I had one in the box of useful stuff that I keep in the truck, I think that I put it there to use for cleaning carp and catfish. Not a bad choice for a $10 knife, but the plastic blade cover is only safe if you carry it in a pack when you go afield.
I have the red, wooden handlemodel from them. I use 6 of them for steak knives.
Those Mora knives are ground with a convex bevel.
To preserve the correct edge geometry, sharpen with silicon carbide paper over a mouse pad.
No they aren't. They are Scandi (saber) with a slight flat microbevel.
A Vicky parer does morer, betterer that a Mora 2mm stainless for lesser $.
The 2.5mm and .125" Carbon are a different story...and a bit higher price point...
Those Mora knives are ground with a convex bevel.
To preserve the correct edge geometry, sharpen with silicon carbide paper over a mouse pad.
No they aren't. They are Scandi (saber) with a slight flat microbevel.
You are right. I stand corrected.
A Vicky parer does morer, betterer that a Mora 2mm stainless for lesser $.
The 2.5mm and .125" Carbon are a different story...and a bit higher price point...
I moved on from the Victorinox paring knives to the Zyliss paring knives because the handles are quite a bit larger and fit my hand better.
J[quote=nighthawk]Shhh! Calling a cheap knife good is a heresy. But with modern metallurgy and production methods it's easy to make a cheap, serviceable knife. Even stainless is so much better - what they use in production facilities where you work with a knife 8 hours a day. And those guys would buy knives more expensive than Victronics/Forchners if it made life better.
Just keep it sharp and you'll make it through any game animal. Dad once field dressed a deer with his cheap pipe knife and it was far from razor sharp.
Another secret is that being a "hunting knife" in most cases is a pretty easy gig for a blade. Gutting a deer? It only requires cutting some soft tissue. I expect that anything Mora makes is more than adequate.
Yep, gutting a deer can be done with a broken beer bottle.
Skinning one and breaking down quarters, that's not quite the same knife game.
The Indians did it with rocks 🙂
‘Course, they upgraded to steel when they could.
Damn, I can’t quite recall the name, but there’s a number of Indian place names in the East that translate to “place of sharpening stones”. Once they were buying knives en mass they needed to keep an edge on them, some rocks worked better than others. Honing stones got traded around.
Couldn't resist, had to order a item that was big and cheap and Amazon wanted $18 in shipping so added 2 more of these knives to get "free" shipping.
A Vicky parer does morer, betterer that a Mora 2mm stainless for lesser $.
The 2.5mm and .125" Carbon are a different story...and a bit higher price point...
I moved on from the Victorinox paring knives to the Zyliss paring knives because the handles are quite a bit larger and fit my hand better.
I swear by the cheap Victorinox wavy paring knives (and Dexter (buck or two cheaper)), But I will look into the Zyliss.
Nothing wrong with a Mora, but for a glovebox knife... $3 beats $9
https://www.katom.com/135-31612.htmlThanks for posting (to all)...
Nothing wrong with a premium knife either to wear/gut, but to steak out a couple of deer after... I sure do love a nice sharp lightweight knife
If they are sharp and take and hold an edge.
Roll with em.
Just ordered three, one for each of the kids. My son especially has a habit of misplacing knives. This one wont break the bank if he loses it.
Just received my first one. I'll be buying three more on payday. Two to give away in the Christmas grab box. OP Thanks!
Just received the four Marakniv . They'll make great stocking stuffers.
Wife already has ours in the knife drawer sans scabbard.
I have several including one of these. Probably their most expensive knife. But it is a heavier duty knife with thicker steel, full tang construction and a better sheath. Compared to the $10 knives this seems like a lot, but if made by anyone else would be over $100.
https://www.bladehq.com/item--Morakniv-Garberg-Fixed-Blade-Knife--49577I couldn't get the amazon link to work for the Garberg, but it is $70 on Amazon.
And at around $30 probably my favorite. Very similar blade shape to the one above, but lighter. I think this is a worthy upgrade over the $10 knives.
https://www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Kan...mp;psc=1&refRID=5MKGTF08MRB2BXZ49VXJ
BTW....The one listed is fine for the kitchen or camp, but does not hold securely in the sheath like the companions. Just FYI. I don't think I'd carry it on my belt if hunting or hiking.
I just took delivery of three. About a 1/4 - 1/2” shorter than their Mora Companion, deeper blade, less tapered point. Feels handier in my hand.
Like folks have been saying; they’ll be great for inexpensive Christmas gifts for outdoor-type people.
These knives do “pop” into place when returned to the sheath, and to me at least seem secure enough to belt carry, the sheath being designed to that effect.