First Mora. 911, 840 or 511?

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I'm looking to get my first Mora knife soon. I've decided that I want a carbon steel version, instead of stainless. Looking at Ragweedforge.com, I like the look of the 840, but the 911 is just a bit thicker and a tad longer. How does the extra rubber on the grip feel? Any big difference between the two? I also like the 511, but the way the sheath handles the guard looks a little silly to me.

I;m really leaning towards the 840, but I saw on someones video that the 840 didn't have a true scandi grind and that it did indeed have a secondary bevel. Is this true? No place around where I live sells Moras, so I have to go off of just others opinions, videos and so forth.

What would you recommend as a first Mora knife to act as a companion to my Beckers (my large fixed blades of choice)? I know a lot of folks will say to get all three, and that might be possible, but lets just say that regardless of price, the wife wouldn't be all that keen on my bringing home three new girls. Its hard enough to get away with it when just one comes home with me.
 
The 711 looks the same as the 911 but with a slightly larger diameter handle and a different sheath. Thanks, I'll add that to the list of considerations. Why do you like it?
 
The grind is the same on the ones you listed, Many of the Mora's have a bit of a secondary bevel but they are all more or less Scandi's. It takes very little to make them a true scandi. The main thing that you will learn using the Mora's is that most other knives are over priced.:D
 
Like udtjim said, they all have a very smal secondary bevel. It will sharpen off after a few sharpenings.

I like the 840.:thumbup: Mine is the military green version.

but the way the sheath handles the guard looks a little silly to me.
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I doubt your going to like any Mora sheath. Mine and my son's Mora's ride in homemade Kydex. The are not fancy or up to Kydex makers standards but they are functional and secure. Very cheap to make as well.
 
udtjim said:
The main thing that you will learn using the Mora's is that most other knives are over priced.:D
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Your spot on, about that.:)
I could have saved a few thousand dollars, if only I had just stuck with my Moras. Now, if they would only come up with a folder...
 
The 711 is one of my favourites in carbon. The chunky handle feels great. The 840 is an excellent choice too. I tried a 911 but don't like the handle as much as the other Moras.
I'm pretty sure than all Moras come with a slight secondary bevel.





 
I like the ergonomics on the Clipper models, but this x ray of the tangs really makes me think highly of the Erikkson models like the 511.

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It's a shame that the 510 is discontinued we should massively e-mail them to bring it back.
 
I have a 511, 911, and 2000.
For the money... I'd say buy a 2000, cause its a lot of fun. The 911 has a FANTASTIC handle, too, though, and you can get the combination of the 2000 blade and 911 handle in a Mora 2010.
Those two are stainless, though, not carbon...
 
For those who avoid the Clipper because of it's short tang, the Craftline (which is very similar) has a tang that goes all the way through excepting the last inch.
 
I just ordered a 746-G from Ragnar along with a Finnish whetstone. I already have 2 bushcraft knives (Koster Bushcraft in S3V and a Finnish Woodsknife in carbon steel) which are carbon, so I opted for the stainless version to toss in my SHTF bag. This way I can leave it for long periods and not worry about the occasional oiling.
 
Steven Andrews said:
I have heard that the Allround's tang is longer. Have you personally seen this or, even better, do you have a pic?
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No pic, but I discovered the longer tang just two nights ago. I was curious, so I put a small magnet on the handle. The magnet sticks as you slide it back. It drops off about an inch from the back end.
 
I didn't really like the severe belly on my 2010, but like it much more now I have modded it to more of a spearpoint:
 
I really like my Mora, Craftline Allaround. Talk about a tough little camp knife. I batoned a bunch of wood with it for the fire, stayed very sharp. And it's stainless, which is a plus living here
on the Oregon coast.
 
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