MoraknivCompanion Carbon Steel Fixed-Blade Knife with Sheath, 4.1 Inch, Military Green

This is my third Companion and ninth Mora overall. I have piles of knives, some costing over $400. If I had less money and more sense, I would have a few Mora’s and nothing else. They are all the knife that most people will ever need. Mora’s trick is that they have an extensive line and rock bottom prices, you can’t help but collect ‘em all. They are just too cheap, too handy, and too good. I can’t stop buying these things. I mean, $15? I’m not made of stone, people! Eventually I will probably have a Mora in every room, vehicle, and toolbox, and all of them put together are still cheaper than my cheapest Bark River. They cut just as well as a Bark River. No they won’t retain their edge as long as some fancy @$$ CPM whatever-the-f*@$ steel, but they strop back to razor sharp in literally a minute. If it’s been hard used then you may have to invest more time to resuscitate it - like 5 minutes. Mora’s steel, especially the carbon, sharpens up quick, and the scandi grind is the easiest grind to sharpen. You can baton with the Companion in a pinch, though I wouldn’t recommend making a habit of it. It’s not meant as a one tool option for survival in the wilderness. It’s a KNIFE, and the best one you can get for the price, hence their immense popularity. If you do manage to break it, you will be out a whopping 15-20 bucks. The conventional thinking is that carbon steel is tougher than stainless and therefore better suited to outdoorsy woodsy work, but honestly they are so close in performance you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference. If you are looking for one and only one Mora for typical knife tasks, I would suggest the lower maintenance stainless, but be aware of the color options, because buying Mora’s is like eating Pringles. In all likelihood you will wind up with a box of them. My first Mora was a stainless Companion in military green, but when it came time to get a carbon Companion, I was annoyed to find that it is ONLY available in military green. Having two identical looking Companions just makes my OCD go ouchie, so the green stainless stays on the workbench and I got an orange stainless to pair with this green carbon. Got all that? I guess what I’m trying to say is, knife good, click buy.

This is my 2nd "Bush Craft" knife, but I own tons of pocket knives. The first one I bought is a nice, high quality knife with a pretty finish, yadda yadda yadda.I accidently ordered this knife. Legit. I saw it one day, had it in my save for later, then when I bought something else I accidently purchased it. For $14 I said screw it, I'm going to keep it.Holy.... Let's get one thing straight right away. This thing can cut! It has a scandi Grind and it is so razor sharp right out of the box. There's no need to sharpen it first. The grip on the handle is a soft plastic, but I use that as a compliment. It has a real great grip to it that is absolutely not going to slip. The sheath is a hard plastic and it fits with a satisfying almost clicking sound. When I shake the knife in the sheath, there isn't any wiggle and will not fall out!The knife from what I can tell is not full tang. When I look up the metal used, it's recycled metal, so who the heck knows what it's made of. What I think it's made of though? Mithril. I kid, but dang it feels like it with how sharp this thing is!I wouldn't go splitting logs with this. This is a knife that cuts and carves away at whatever you throw at it. With it costing just a fraction of the price of other similar knives, I'm not afraid to abuse it. Worst case I just buy another (which I totally will), best case I know it's going to survive any abuse I throw at it.My only "gripe" was when I unpackaged the knife, the handle had some extra plastic/polymer on the handle. I was able to pull off the extra bits, and one of the bits I just snipped it with a pair of scissors.Get it. It's so inexpensive. You will thank me later.

My first Mora, I bought from a famous knife store in Sevierville, TN six years ago for $6. I needed one while since my family was going to explore the Smoky Mtns. Bought it because it was the cheapest one that had a decent scabbard, blade length, and grip, but boy, it proved to be more than just an emergency purchase!I've bought at least 12 Moras since then, all of whom I treat as utility tools when I play shade tree mechanic for cutting thin wires, boring holes on plastic shrouds/parts, opening parts packaging or hacking away at shrubs poking my back while I mess around the wheel well. When working on the house, I have it with me since there's always something that needs to be cut. I find it easier to use, control, and keep around than a utility knife. It is also my woodland companion together with a huntsman swiss when I just go into the woods for a couple of hours to forage for mushrooms, cut down, and trim a sapling for a walking stick if I need one, and for slicing the shrooms at the base. Around the campsite? I normally bring tools appropriate for food prep and a Fiskars hatchet and saw for firewood so it's not used as much other than cutting rope, making notches on sticks or poles, or opening a can when the can opener is misplaced. Having no guard on the blade, there is nothing in the way when cutting, trimming and sharpening sticks. One time I used it while fishing. It is always in the pack but only used it once. The fish always gets cleaned at home, that's why.Its value to me is it's a high-quality cutting tool that holds its edge, is easy to sharpen, grippy even when covered with fish slime or car grease, wouldn't bother me if it gets nicked and scratched up, easy to clean, and at a price point that's hard to beat. I have one in the trunk of the 6 vehicles we own, my fishing bag, day pack, and trail bag because of the price. And I know I can beat on its spine with a baton, rock, mallet, pliers, or whatever is handy to achieve my cutting goal at that moment and not be concerned if I break it in the process. I believe I do what I do to it because over time I've owned a mora, it has proven itself remarkably tough and I have learned to trust it. The funny thing is I've never broken one.On the other hand, I own a Cutco hunting knife since 96. High price, high quality with a leather scabbard. That same year, on its first major outing, the tip broke off while opening a can, (canoeing AuSable river in MI). Althought the blade is easy to clean, the leather scabbard is not, impossible to keep dry, and heavy in the pack. And the tip broke off. That knife is now in the basement, with other rarely used camp gear.I've lost several Moras, giving them away to friends who compliment them after they've used them. And two years ago, to a grieving elderly couple by the riverbank who found themselves in need of a cutting tool to cut open the thick plastic bag holding the ashes of their loved one taken by COVID. That mora is the only one I lost that was followed by group prayer.