MoraknivPro C Craftline Fixed-Blade Knife with Carbon Steel Blade and Combi-Sheath, 3.6 Inch

I've bought several of the Morakniv Companions with the 4.1" blade, but I like this shorter one a bit more. It fits in my cargo pants front hip pockets easier (less visible), and I don't need the extra blade length for anything. The sweet spot for cutting most things is about 1"-1.5" along the blade, just ahead of the handle, and these knives give me that. The reason I keep buying them is because I give them as gifts or sometimes I lose them. It happens, but the price is so reasonable that I never worry about it. I love these little knives and carry one with me pretty much everywhere I go. I live in the country, but they are handy no matter where I am.

Someone recommended the Morakniv company so I checked them out. This $15 knife is great. I got another knife at the same time which looked cool. This Morakniv is kind of plain looking. The other knife was extremely dull. I shaved my arm hair down right out of the box with this Morakniv. The sheath is simple but I love it. The knife clicks firmly into the sheath. The sheath clips quickly onto my sweats or gym shorts. I rarely wear belts so this is the perfect sheath for me. The knife now sits securely in the sheath next to my chair. The sheath snaps onto the outer edge of a box I use for my medicines. I'll be buying more from this company.

GREAT first fixed blade knife for your kid. My sons (6 and 8) love this knife. It has a nice guard to keep their hand from slipping up on the blade, tacky areas on the handle for good grip stability, and the rear part of the handle "bends down" (look at the picture) to give the kid a little more solid grip as well. If you're going to teach your kid to use it with a ferro rod to make a fire, you'll have to spend about 10 minutes filing the spine of the blade completely flat. Very, very easy to do if you have a file and a vise.This thing will clean squirrels, fish, and birds, and you could definitely clean your deer with it too.**BEFORE they ever got their first knife, my sons and I had an involved discussion about knife safety--never cut toward yourself; stay away from your crotch, femoral artery, etc. at all times; how fast a person can bleed out; and more. And it wasn't just a one-time discussion--we revisit it often. It IS a great kid's knife, but YOU are responsible for teaching your kid how to use it, and determining if YOUR kid is up to staying safe.

I continue to impressed with Mora products, and this is my favorite so far. I've owned a mora classic as well as a mora companion, but I favor shorter knives. This knife goes through wood really well. I don't use it to baton (I have a tomahawk for that kind of work) but for general knife work and fine carving, this knife does exactly what I wanted it to. It comes sharp (though I still sharpened it to my liking when it arrived). I crafted a wooden handle with it out of cured red oak (a pretty hard wood) and was especially impressed with the comfort of the grip. I have fairly soft hands despite the fact that I work for a living, so it was great to have a grip that performed as well as this one did. The sheaths for this line are universal and made to interlock. For what I'm doing with it (woodcraft/woodworking/general utility) the sheath isn't exactly what I'd like, but it's entirely serviceable. For the price, it's really hard to beat a Mora, and this knife goes with me everywhere now. I will definitely continue to give Mora of Sweden my business and I recommend their products to anyone who needs a low cost and high performing knife, especially for outdoor applications.

Truly, I can't think of a better knife for a budget pack knife. I own a lot of knives, and this particular model blows a lot of my higher end ones out of the water with edge retention, utility, and durability. I've backpacked nearly 500 miles with this dangling off my pack (not recommended unless you modify the sheath to retain the knife harder like I did), and this is almost always the first knife I reach for when I need to use one. Let's talk about the pros and cons of this amazing knife.Pros:1.) Edge retention and sharpening- because it's a carbon blade, it's going to retain its edge more than other knives in this price range. Not only that, it's a scandi grind, and is therefore easier to sharpen than most other microbevel blades.2.) Ergonomics- While I have massive hands and sometimes feel a little cramped on the handle, it's ergonomically sound for people with normal human sized hands.3.) Grip- I've used this knife multiple times in the rain, mud, and snow, and have never lost my grip. The polymer and rubberised coating they've used on this knife provide excellent grip in most conditions. I did jokingly use this while freshwater diving (Highly NOT recommended), and I did notice some slippage while I was underwater.4.) Durability- I've dropped this thing, smacked it on rocks (NOT recommended) and have all around abused this poor knife, and it's still almost like new with a few blemishes here and there. The carbon steel holds up amazingly well, especially when you've established a patina.Cons:1.) Slightly too small for massive sasquatch hands, with the heel of the handle digging in if I'm using it to process kindling.2.) The sheath is almost garbage. It's cheap (What do you expect for this price?) and doesn't hold the blade very well. I used a heat gun to modify mine a little, and it works exceptionally well now.3.) If you don't know how to care for a carbon blade (like some of the people leaving lower star reviews), it will rust, and you may end up damaging your blade due to neglect.4.) Not as much of a con as it's more of my preference, but it's a rat tail tang instead of a full, which could lend itself to some breakage down the road, but I have yet to run into that.Overall, this is a fantastic pack knife for new and experienced backpackers, hikers, and outdoors enthusiasts. I will continue to use Morakniv for their superior quality for price, and outstanding utilitarian designs, and can not recommend this knife enough.