I was curious about these knives and since they're relatively inexpensive, I picked up two from this site: http://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html. Several emails back and forth with the owner before the purchase (hell, there were many options and i was curious about some sizing issues and what differences there were between relatively similar knives). Great communication and quick shipping.

I've got some heavy duty knives in my collection, so I wanted to get something a little more stripped down...just a basic utility fixed blade...I couldn't decide between two knives, so I got them both...

I got the #1 red handled knife as well as the #137 with the hot wax treated sheath.

A couple of notes on both:

#1 nice feel in the hand and the sheath is nice given it's plastic. I was a little leery about the plastic sheath, but it is nicer than expected. The sheath holds the knife well. Knife seems pretty durable and for $10.50 who can complain?

#137 - is pretty much the same sized knife, but a barely thinner handle. Has a nice full tang laminated blade. I was concerned about this blade because the description made it seem like the blade was rather flexible, but I found it to be just as strong and stiff as the #1 blade. I love the look of the unfinished handle in the nice stamped leather sheath. The sheath is not nearly as red as in the pic on the website. Comes out a nice brown shade.

Gotta say nice knives for the value.

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I'm actually a fan of the Mora knives as well. I tend to prefer the more military tupe of knives like the SOG and Ka-Bar brands, but a buddy of mine had a Mora with him on a day hike and it turned out to be a great all around knife. I know he paid under $20 for it too, which is far less than I have paid for some of my knives

Who knew! I've had the original Mora in my campin gear for years. I've never paid much for a knife and never had to. My Mora has lasted and kept me happy for many many campin seasons.

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These knives don't strike me as the traditional "survival" knife. Do they hold up well with extreme use? Do you recommend one of these knives as a "first knife" purchase, or are they more geared towards a backup option?

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The Mora is a great knife for all season and evirons! I got my first one when i was on a 3 day

R&R in Holland. Traded the crappy aviators knife out of my SV-2 for it. Much better steel and

I didn't have to worry about the sheath rotting. The version I got is the military model, with a

green handle and green plastic sheath.

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I am also interested with that knife. Hope i could have that soon. I only have fantasy knife for myself

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Ok, well it looks like I'll have to be the resident Mora-hater. Personally, I'm not really a fan of the knives. Yes they are great quality but only because of the price. You can't buy a better utility knife for under $15. But I've found that they Moras just don't hold up like a Ka-bar, SOG, even Gerber. Just my $0.02.

I don't have any Mora knives and I haven't actually seen one in person so take my comments with a grain of salt, but I don't like the fact that there are no finger guards. The knives look like it would be east for your hand to slide down onto the blade part.