Mora Companion Carbon Steel Type
Combined the knife and sheath weigh just about 4 oz.
Mora companion carbon steel type. Morakniv craftline basic 511 high carbon steel fixed blade utility knife and combi sheath 3 6 inch blade 4 7 out of 5 stars 3 287. Mora companion mg uses a very useful high carbon steel that couldn t be better for wood carving. There is also a companion heavy duty model that is about 1 8 thicker. They merged their brands under mora of sweden later renamed morakniv but a number of other knife makers also make mora style knives the morakniv company uses blades of 12c27 stainless steel uhb 20c carbon steel triflex steel or very hard hrc 61 carbon steel laminated.
The mora of sweden companion heavy duty mg fixed blade knife is a powerful tool for bushcrafters hunters and outdoorsmen. For batoning the knife needs great strength requirements. It was made from c100 carbon steel with a hardness of 59 60hrc thanks to which it retains sharpness decently. Carbon steel c carbon steel knife blades are hardened to hrc 58 60 and provide the highest possible sharpness at a good price.
In this video i compare two mora companion knives one made from carbon steel and the other of stainless to find which steel has better edge retention. Morakniv companion fixed blade outdoor knife with sandvik stainless steel blade 4 1 inch 4 8 out of 5 stars 12 737 1 best. Knives of this steel type will eventually have a matte gray finish a change that does not however adversely affect the quality. Mora knives were mostly produced by the kj eriksson and frosts knivfabrik frost s knife factory companies.
Most notably it is available with either a stainless steel blade or in hc steel. On the contrary this will rather improve the resistance to corrosion. It comes with a plastic friction fit sheath. The regular companion is a roughly tang knife that weighs in at 4 2oz 118g.
Carbon steel however has a certain trait it is susceptible to corrosion. The morakniv companion comes in a variety of models. The mora companion heavy duty is a powerful tool for bushcrafters hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. The companion is exactly the right size for the sort of general outdoor tasks you would call on it.
The companion has a 4 blade a 4 5 handle and an overall length of about 8 5. The blade of the mora companion hd is 3mm thick the regular mora companion has a 2mm thick blade. Suitable for batoning the companion heavy duty features a thick 1 8 inch 3 2mm carbon steel blade with a slightly blunter 27 degree edge angle for high load capacity and maximum sharpness resistance. I tested its strength by stressing it on some hardwoods to see if any significant deformities occurred which to my pleasant surprise held up quite nicely.
This morakniv heavy duty mg features a thicker 3 2 mm carbon steel clip point blade with a 27 edge angle and scandi grind.