Morakniv Size system

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 old catalogs. Note: may very some mm between manufacturers. There were cases, that depending on the year, the same manufacturer would indicate different sizes, so I picked one of them

Model	Frost		AB MORAKNIVAR		KJ		MoraKniv		FMM		Carl Andersson		Broderna Jonsson
Model	Total	Blade	Total	Blade	Total	Blade	Total	Blade	Total	Blade	Total	Blade	Total
4/0	127	58	125	55	125	60			125	58	125	60	140
3/0	140	65	140	65	140	70			142	69	140	67	155
2/0	161	75	160	75	162	75	170	74	158	75	160	75	175
1/0	181	88	180	90	183	85			179	88	180	85	195
1	201	99	195	95	200	100	200	98	200	100	200	95	212
1 ½	-	-	-								210	102
2	221	112	220	110	220	110	210	106	222	110	220	108	232
2½ (or 2A3)	251	134	250	135	243	130			248	132	245	130	255
3	281	160			282	160	265	152	276	157	275	155	290
4	303	180
5	340	215

References

Thanks to Thomas Morakniv for the picture and all the valued information he has shared with me.

Old catalogs

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