Mora Viking 511 Knive - Carbon Steel
May 15, 2010 | Posted in Reviews, Out Of The Ordinary | Comments (3)oh no! not another Mora knife review on the net… well yes it is, but wont be talking all those geeky knife talk.
A few weeks back, I put an order of this popular knife. It has quite a good value for money compare to other fixed blade knife. It cost me only MYR65. and those hardcore knife enthusiast will jump up and say “That knife is not reliable and can break when your life depend on it!!!” Yes this knife is not a full tang fixed knife but I have my big “duku Ilang” just in case. Just like this quote I lazily copy-and-paste from somewhere.
Mora knife – sharp, durable utility knife. Used by professionals within the construction and industrial sectors for a number of different tasks. These knives are also great budget bushcraft knives, used on many courses throughout the world. The edge is still exceptional! The blade also has a ruler on for craft tasks, ideal for forest schools.
Orait, lets go back to original contents.
The Mora Viking 511 is made from a carbon steel and it does come with stainless steel blade with a slightly higher price tag. Personally I like carbon steel blades. But carbon steel rust magnet if not properly maintained (maybe one of the reasons I like it, maintenance freak). What I do to avoid unnecessary rust is to wipe the blade dry before sheathing it and wipe it with cooking oil now and then.
Sharpness out of the box is quite good but not razor sharp. Make it simple, it can slice through paper easily but it can’t shaved of some hair. But put it against wood, slice through like butter. In short, for normal user like me, its sharp enough.
On the plastic handle, a finger guard kept your clumsy fingers from slipping to the blade, now imagine that happen……
Another point to note is that the belt loop is not like those in Mora Clipper where you can just clip it. For Mora Viking, you need to slip your belt through the loop, unbuckling your belt in front of everyone to put on this knife. Might be a little bit troublesome yeah….
Let me put it to work more. I’ll write another review if it fail me.
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