I bought a red plastic handled Mora when I was quite young (I didn't even know what it was, just a cheap, sharp knife). Price seemed good, edge seemed good, sheath was less than good. Used it for a few years, coveting a Buck General knife. Finally saved the $60 for it and bought one. While it skinned deer nicely, I was forever pricking things while gutting. After using the Buck to skin out a moose, my hand was so tired it was cramped, while my father was still fairly fresh and his knife was just an old 3 1/2" hunting knife he had forever. I went for that Mora and could not find it (last year my son tells me he took it and lost it).
I bought a Gerber 925 blade for gutting and skinning. It seemed to dull easily and I spent time sharpening it during the process. Next knife was a Grohman Russell belt knife that became my knife for 20yrs. A few years ago, I was in an out of the way shop and saw some of those same type knives that had the cheap sheath. I looked and they re Mora knives. $12. Knowing the knife, I bought 2. I did not even touch the edge and gutted, skinned, and butchered a deer with one and didn't sharpen it once.
i bout a dozen of the Mora knock-offs from CanAm, and they work as well, but require sharpening out of the box. Once sharpened, they work just fine. All of the other knives stay home now. I take 2 Moras to the field and have made better sheaths for them.
I bought a Gerber 925 blade for gutting and skinning. It seemed to dull easily and I spent time sharpening it during the process. Next knife was a Grohman Russell belt knife that became my knife for 20yrs. A few years ago, I was in an out of the way shop and saw some of those same type knives that had the cheap sheath. I looked and they re Mora knives. $12. Knowing the knife, I bought 2. I did not even touch the edge and gutted, skinned, and butchered a deer with one and didn't sharpen it once.
i bout a dozen of the Mora knock-offs from CanAm, and they work as well, but require sharpening out of the box. Once sharpened, they work just fine. All of the other knives stay home now. I take 2 Moras to the field and have made better sheaths for them.
