I am so bummed I can't find a shop here in NH that sells Mora knives. My first fix blade was a Mora
http://www.frosts.se/bilder/scout_fritid/scout.gif
but I can't find it for sale anywhere.

My son went down to TN and went into smokey mountain knife works and I asked him to brink me back a basic mora with carbon steel blade. well since he is young and didn't know any better the salesman sold him a clipper with a stainless blade.

Like others have said it is a great value in knife and I may just by the blade and make my own handle so it will truley be mine. sorry for the rant.

http://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html

If Ragweed Forge doesnt have it then it's probably not for sale in this country and his shipping rates are excellent. He has a red wood handle with a guard like that for 13bux.

Thanks, I'll look I must have missed it the first time through

I get a big kick out of inexpensive things that work! I own 5 Moras and will probably purchase some more. They are not the "end all" knife but do represent good value. They are easy to sharpen and take a razor edge. I backpack quite a bit and am seeing more Moras on the trail than ever before.

You would love a Mosin Nagant 91/30 rifle then. Most available are Russian surplus from WWII. These things shoot great, are super accurate, and use high power inexpensive ammo. The rifles will run you between $70 and $100 if you shop around, and the ammo is typically $79 for 440 rounds. 7.62x54R caliber - same power class as .30-06 or .308. The Mosin will give you that "big kick" you mentioned (haha, bad pun!)

A Mosin and a Mora are all you really need...

Link?

Also think about something for just one moment. When the gurus favored by the vast majority suggest or use something they like, there might be something to it. Now when it turns out that's a $15 knife that they themselves are not mass producing instead of their own line (no disrespect Doug, loved your knife) then for the small investment, just go for it and find out for yourself.

Worst case scenario you will have one hell of a kitchen knife if you decide not to take it out with you...

My .02

Now that I think of it, most of my own knife use when outdoors is exactly as that - a kitchen knife ... and the Mora does is an excellent kitchen knife.

As a matter of fact, when I am called to kitchen duty, I grab a couple of my favorite knives. I keep them sharp and I cannot convince DW that a sharp knife is actually safer than the dull ones she favors.

I just got a Mora Triflex, the most expensive Mora I've ever seen at the princely sum of $22! Typically it's a very nice knife, and very sharp OOTB. Most of the spine is rounded but the two inches or so nearest the tip work well for striking my firesteel. I haven't really put it through its paces yet but I think it'll be a great camping/survival knife.

Actually it makes a great boning knife.