Morakniv Companion Stainless Steel Fixed-Blade Knife with Sheath, 4.1 Inch

If you are unfamiliar with Mora, they are simply one of the best outdoor or utility products for the price in the entire world. They are ergonomic, sharp, durable, and inexpensive. Yes you can do light batoning with one, but get a Cold Steel Tanto or something else thick and blocky if you're trying to turn a Sequoia into kindling. No that is not a Cold Steel endorsement.The Swiss make outstanding knives, watches, Opinels (yeah, French, but they're always lumped in). My wife also mentioned their blondes and even though I like brunettes and she's a brunette I have to agree.I recently purchased a Mora for each of my brothers. They love them. Both loved the ergonomics and sharpness out of the box. My middle brother, who has enormous bear paws, said it was the most comfortable knife he'd held and compared the grip to a diving knife. I went with the Sandvik stainless because it's always nice not to have to put a patina on a knife, but also because it is regarded as a high quality steel. Yes it's stamped out, but it's still excellent. Easy to sharpen and holds the edge well.I considered other models, but the Robust was only available in carbon steel and both the carbon and stainless in the lower Allround models (5-somethings) have terrible sheaths. I believe every single person that has ever owned the #2 or Classic has cut their index finger off. Every one. Okay, I don't believe that. But those are still pretty dangerous.The Companions with stainless were pretty much the best option. I like the hole in the bottom of the sheath so water doesn't pool in the bottom while you're away from camp or home and can't clean them up. The sheath retention is also excellent. Ergonomics as mentioned are also excellent.I chose the cyan/teal-ish color because I read that's one of the most visible colors in the outdoors. A safety orange knife might be easy to find on a job site, but don't get too far away from one in Ohio in the fall. Same goes with red.In short, this is a very well made and capable knife that doesn't put the owner at a disadvantage in the outdoors and I'm glad I purchased them for my family. I will purchase more. First impression everyone has out of the box is that the blade is thin, but it is effective. Full tang would be nice, as well. But the knives do all that's asked of them and more.I honestly think a Robust with the Sandvik Stainless would be the best fixed blade knife for the money in the world. But the Companions are up there.

I don't know how Mora sells these things for so little. Took this camping and it performed like a champ while making feather sticks and batoning through small logs. I was rough with the knife and it still has no signs of wear, blade play, etc. Very well build.The knife came plenty sharp right out of the box. The stainless steel is great, no worries about it rusting and 12c27 is soft enough to be easily sharpened out in the field with a small stone. Given that, I can't see much of a reason to get the carbon version over this.The only downside to this knife is that the back of the blade is crowned and not at a 90 degree angle which would be great for getting sparks off of ferro rods. I'll be taking a file to a section of the back of the blade to flatten it out so it'll be able to throw sparks while still having the crowned area near the handle to keep it more comfortable while doing detail work. It should be a quick and easy mod. For this price I'm not going to take a star off for this nit pick/personal preference.

This knife is razer sharp right out of the box. The sheath is solid and holds the knife well. This is my knife of choice for camping and hiking as it's not expensive (if it gets lost, I can buy another) but is well constructed enough to perform almost any duty I can throw at it. From making marshmallow roasting sticks or cutting up a tomato, it's very handy! I have the stainless steel version which has kept it's edge since I purchased it.

I've owned about a dozen mora knives over the years. They are all great knives for the money. This one is stainless steel - nice if you don't want to worry about blade care or rust. The carbon steel blades will take and hold a sharper edge but need some maintenance to avoid corrosion. This one is good enough for 99% of what you would need a 4" blade knife to do. Nice colorful handle and sheath with rubberized handle for a good grip. Keep one in the car, one in the tool box, one on the work bench, etc.. Cheap enough that if you lose one, you buy another and don't worry about it. These can even do kitchen duty. Very sharp out of the box and ready to go. I've used them to cut holes in and trim dry wall and wood, dig out grout and caulk, cut rope, open boxes, you name it.Not a safe queen, these are working knives.

This knife is super sharp and cuts food/veggies like butter. I don't really use it for anything else but seems like it would do the job for whatever camp chore you have in mind. I can't really wrap my mind around what a nice knife this is but how it looks so chinzy. Maybe its the different colors that it comes in (mine is light blue). Any way...very good knife....I'd recommend.