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#140276 - 07/18/08 04:00 PM Re: Mora Knives Clipper vs. Craftsman Faceoff [Re: thseng]
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Just because something is military issue doesn't mean it's automagically good.

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#140301 - 07/18/08 08:24 PM Re: Mora Knives Clipper vs. Craftsman Faceoff [Re: thseng]
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Originally Posted By: thseng
Originally Posted By: Leigh_Ratcliffe
Are you aware that those are both carbon steel blades?
Only difference is that one of them has a polished blade.

Uh, yes. Not shure where you got the impression that I thought otherwise. In fact, according to Ragnar's website:
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#740-MG; This is the same knife with a military green handle and sheath, and a carbin steel blade. The first run of these seems to have been a factory error, but proved so popular we asked for more. The military green is normally supplied with a stainless blade.


Originally Posted By: Leigh_Ratcliffe
Also I beleive that the Craftsman is the issue knife for the Swedish Army. That is as good a recommendation as it is possible to get.

No good, I've known too many Swedes.


1) I was just checking.
2) It's not a factory error. Carbon steel performs much better than stainless at low temperatures. Stainless just goes brittle.
3) The Swedish Army, unlike the British one, takes pains to equip it's soldiers with good quality equipment. Which is why it's a recommendation.
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#140316 - 07/18/08 10:12 PM Re: Mora Knives Clipper vs. Craftsman Faceoff [Re: Leigh_Ratcliffe]
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People interested in Mora knife performance may want to research the last Union War of 1809 between Sweden and Russia.The battle of Virta Bro October 27,with special note of the single finnish soldier armed solely with a empty bayonet mounted rifle holding the bridge should give some anecdotal credit to scandinavian steel.


Edited by Chris Kavanaugh (07/18/08 10:15 PM)

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