Mora Knife Legacy

Morakniv sizes. The original size of the morakniv, is the N.1. Then came N.2 and N.3. Then a size between 2 and 3 was needed and the size 2½ or 2A3 was born. There was also a size 1 ½ that was only produced by Carl Andersson. Size 4 and 5 were only produced by Erik Frost until the 19'60s. The size 5 is rare but the size 4 is the rarest of them all. The 4/0 and 3/0 were usually called pen knives. Hundred years ago a Swedish kid at age 7 would get a knife to sharpen his/her pencil at school. It would be the first proof of growing up and the responsibility that came with the knife was taken very seriously. There is some speculation on the web regarding the specific gender orientation("girl knife") of some of the models, pure false information. The reality is, that the size of each model, was just based on hand size. Photo comparison: from top: 4/0, 3/0, 2/0, 1/0, 1, 2, 2½ (or 2A3), 3, 4 and 5. Size comparison between manufacturers  Data collected from the o...

Online resources for AB Moraknivar Hallin & Co. are scarce. (Hållams) Jannes (Andersson) Hallin was born on November 14, 1875, and passed away in 1942. Jannes Hallin started selling knives around Färnäs in the late 1800s, working with Sol-Nils Olsson. More info https://oldmora.blogspot.com/2020/05/sol-nils-olsson.html Jannes was known as Knussel, which translates to hustler, while Sol-Nils was known as Black, which means broke or impoverished man).  In 1930, Hållams-Johannes Andersson and Rudolf Berling founded J.HALLIN in Färnäs, east of Mora. Throughout the 1930s, the business was known as HALLIN & Co., and finally AB MORAKNIVAR until its demise.  Eventually, most likely following his father's passing, Johannes Hallin (born 1909-11-05) assumed control of the business.  Johannes Hallin Photo: 1910s Ref: https://peterhager.tripod.com/1909.htm  Print from Swedish industrial calendar - 1947 From the 1957 catalog "To the esteemed customer service, we h...

The earlier days Kånå-Jerk Erik Jönsson earliest days , or simply Erik Jönsson, is Jöns Persson's grandson https://oldmora.blogspot.com/2020/06/katrin-jons-persson.html . He carried on the knife-making tradition under the brand name E Jönsson (marked E Jönsson). He took over the workshop where his grandpa, father, and uncle Erik & Anders Jönsson had worked since 1908. Kånå-Jerk Erik Jönsson began his career as a knife maker at FA Anderssons Täljknivsfabrik (ref:naboken Bygdeml i Mora page 158) http://oldmora.blogspot.com/2020/07/fa-anderssons-1870-1920.html and the KJ Eriksson factory.  https://oldmora.blogspot.com/2020/12/kjeriksson.html KJE with staff outside the workshop in 1932, Erik Jönsson is among the staff In the Mora book: "It is told that when Kånå-Jerk Jönsson was out peddling his wares, he had second-rate KJ knives with him, stamped with the word UTSKOTT (reject) on the blade. When asked what the stamp meant, he is said to have fibbed: “Well, KJ has joined for...