I have this old Swedish Mora knife. It’s incredibly strong and stays sharp even after serious abuse. Anyone knows what steel they used and why are my “premium” knifes I buy today not nearly as strong and good?
by star_chicken
I have this old Swedish Mora knife. It’s incredibly strong and stays sharp even after serious abuse. Anyone knows what steel they used and why are my “premium” knifes I buy today not nearly as strong and good?
by star_chicken
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I think they always used some version of 1095 carbon steel. Between an old Mora and a new Mora, at least they should both be of similar quality.
Moras are really great! Someone might know the actual steel type (Mora doesn’t always publish it), but many of these are just a simple carbon steel, which are usually tough and have less edge retention compared to super steels. However, edge geometry will make a huge difference depending on your use case. I think these particular Moras are very thin stock and therefore thin behind the edge, so even when they start to dull they will slice some things better than even a sharp, thick blade.