Garberg BlackBlade with Survival Kit (C)

Perspective context: I'm an amateur collector of cheaper, but good quality knives, generally of a value of under $75. I prefer carbon steel, and I love to get them hair-splitting sharp. I've got a variety of Moras, including three of their carving knives. This is a great, smaller bushcraft knife. It's not as robust as its larger, more expensive cousins, but will do the job for most of your basic knife duties, including moderate batoning. It's pretty sharp out of the box, but of course I felt the need to do a little stone, ceramic and stropping magic. It's now stupid sharp. I love the heft and length of this knife. I've always felt more confidence with heavier, full-tang blades, and this is no exception. The 90° spine is perfect for sparking ferro rods, and the carbon steel is easy to keep super sharp, even if may not retain an edge as well as the more brittle stainless. I find it able to take an edge better on average. The grip feels good in the hand. Drawbacks are few. On the knife itself, I wish there was a sharpening choil. The blade has a coating right to the edge that will help preserve it from rust, but which is easily scratched and removed if your sharpening is careless. The grip has a small to moderate bolster, which will protect your index finger for most work, but may not be adequate enough with heavy point-forward use like drilling, punching or stabbing. On the plastic sheath, I got the "survival" kit with the sharpener and the ferro rod. Unless my blade needs extreme edge repair, I will never use the super-coarse diamond sharpener. That might be better for an axe blade. This blade needs a 400 to 1000 grit stone, some ceramic honing, and then a leather strop to make it awesome. A 150-grit diamond strip is just too aggressive and will quickly ruin the edge back quite a ways. The ferro rod is small but works fine. All in all, this is a great knife for the average camper, outdoorsman and basic bushcrafter. Unless you're a reenactor, a serious bushcrafter/YouTuber with something to prove, or someone who uses a knife to pry tent stakes out of the ground, you're probably not going to need anything beyond this knife. Enjoy!

I looked at a lot of knives before purchasing this. Being retired from the military and stationed in different places around the world like Panama I came across this. This knife is very well manufactured and assembled. It passed the knife throwing test and still nothing came loose on it. I used this to cut and make a Mojave Scissor Trap for teaching survival techniques of course. I cleaned the knife and it still is razor sharp. I am glad I made the purchase. It passed inspection. I highly recommend this.

This is a great survival knife. I have it on my hunting pack, and I take it with me every time I go camping. I also carry a ziplock bag of cotton swabs mashed in vaseline. I'm very easily able to start a fire, and I live in Portland, Oregon, a very wet place during much of the year. I just pull the cotton apart, toss a spark on, and off we go. With the knife, I'm able to easily process wood. It's a good size knife - not HUGE like a machete, but not small and flimsy either. I can baton and feather wood easily. This is my go-to knife for survival, and I've tried other things like the Leatherman Signal (which does more things but isn't particularly great at any of them, and has useless tools not worth the weight on foot), and machete-type things (too big and heavy without the ability to finely control them). I would recommend this, the survival edition specifically, to anyone who spends a lot of time in the outdoors. It's a great tool to fulfill your Ten Essentials. Aside from that, I just love using it. It's well made and easy on the eyes, and a delight in the hands.

This is an excellent knife for Bushcraft and for hunting. It is thick enough for hard jobs but maintains a nice edge. I selected the carbon steel for ease of sharpening. Mora knives are known the world over for their quality and value.

I have thoroughly tested this knife. I have used Morakniv blades for over 6 years now. I have used this particular Knife for well over a year along with some pretty expensive "Other Branded" blades that have broken over time and use. This knife is still rust free as I maintain it properly (Keeping it clean, sharpening, and oiling it) this knife is a workhorse as I have used it while hunting and camping and it has outlasted some other brands i used easily. It is tougher and has lasted longer than I ever expected. I recommend the plastic sheath in wet climates as a leather sheath could get wet and can cause the blade to rust over time. The leather sheath would be better for dryer climates. If you are concerned about any rust issues due to wet climate Morakniv offers a "Garberg Stainless" version which I haven't tried yet. I also purchased (2020) both the Companion Fixed Blade Sandvik Stainless and the Companion Heavy Duty Knife Sandvik Carbon Steel Blade and am really happy with these as well because they never let me down and are easy to sharpen/maintain. As mentioned all have the plastic sheath due to living in a "Marine Climate" and is why I really like the grips which are great with wet hands. When I initially purchased these Morakniv Blades I did worry about the plastic sheaths at first but found them to hold up well and really help the Carbon Blades to resist rust... The key is maintenance and they will last a very long time. I have really used these Blades in rough conditions... "I am not a Glamper" hahaha

This is my first Mora, and I'm fairly impressed by this sub-$100 knife. I bought this with the intention of replacing my EDC full tang knife (actually used daily). Out of the box, it is a nice piece of steel. Decent coating. And the spine IS ground flat and unfinished (perfect for fire steel!). I was certain I would hate the handle (I normally prefer scales or wood) but was pleasantly surprised with how good it feels in the hand! This particular knife wasn't very sharp on arrival, and the edge had some imperfections. It couldn't cut cardboard, and even had some difficulty with an apple. I had already planned to regrind the blade prior to purchase, so about 45min of work and it's "gooder than new"! I recommend checking the edge when your arrives, and mentioning any issues to Amazon. The sheath is excellent quality, with a locking friction-fit for the blade. The belt-loop is leather and held on with 2 studs (potential failure point) but feels pretty sturdy. It is also detachable so the sheath can swivel for ambidextrous wear. The fire steel/sharpening attachment also detaches when not needed. My only gripe is that (wearing on left side) the diamond sharpener is oriented downwards and will definitely cut a chair/seat if you sit on it. The attachment is keyed in one direction so you can't swivel it like the sheath can.

great boon to campers or preppers. easily start a fire , clean game , make dinner while retaining an edged blade.

Highest quality made. Nice grip. Very durable. Can be sharpened very easily to a high degree of sharpness

Je cherchais un couteau fiable et multifonction, et le MORA offre, selon moi, le meilleur rapport qualité prix. Le Firesteel est également impeccable. Cet ensemble est très pratique à glisser dans mon sac à dos lors de mes sorties en pleine nature. Je recommande vivement ces produits.

Très satisfait de produit Mon Mari adore 👍

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Das Mora Garberg Black Blade ist ein absolut zuverlässiges Outdoor-Messer. Die Klinge ist extrem scharf, Full Tang und sehr robust. Die Scheide sitzt sicher, der Feuerstahl ist gleich mit dabei – alles, was man für den Einsatz draußen braucht. Der mitgelieferte Lanyard ist aus recht dünnem Schnürchen gefertigt. Das ist Geschmackssache, ich habe ihn durch einen etwas dickeren ersetzt, der mir beim Arbeiten angenehmer ist. Abgesehen davon ist das Messer für mich perfekt: hervorragend verarbeitet, durchdacht und absolut einsatzbereit.

Very good knife. Sharp. Comfortable in the hand.