Mora Knife

Mora knife (in Swedish: Morakniv) is a term used to refer to a range of belt-knives manufactured by the cutleries of the town of Mora in Dalarna, Sweden, primarily by Mora of Sweden. The knives have been used as every-day knives in Scandinavia for years, and later found particular favour in the bushcraft community due to their simple and robust construction, easy maintainability and general versatility of use, and comparatively low price. Mora knives are recommended by bushcraft teachers Ray Mears, Cody Lundin and Mors Kochanski. In Sweden and Finland, Mora knives are extensively used in construction and in industry as general-purpose tools. Most Mora knives are similar in design to Finnish puukkos.

The forging of Mora knife dates back to medieval sword-smithing tradition. The blade of many Mora knives is of laminated construction, forged of three slabs of steel. The heart section of the blade has traditionally been very hard crucible steel, sandwiched between softer but tougher steel. The result is a tool which does not break easily due to the tough outer steel, and takes and holds a good edge due to the hard inner part. Modern basic Mora knives are blanked out of rolled steel and heat-treated on an industrial line. Both carbon steel and stainless steel versions are made.

The proper way to pronounce "Mora" is with a long o, "moo-ra".