Mora Knife Legacy

Kråk-Anders Persson, date unknown  Kråk-Anders Persson, aka Päres-Anders, was born in Öna Päres-gården on 12/8/1898. In 1926, he m\arried Stikå Helena Andersson (1899-1955) from Färnäs. They settled on Knås-gården in Färnäs in the 1930s.  Knåsgården is mentioned in the book  "Gods och gårdar i norra Dalarna" "Färnäs, Knåsgården Postal address: Färnäs. Main building was built-in the early 1800s. An extention building was built in 1939, and there was a barn built in 1746, and 2 shelters for 3 cows, 1-2 young animals, 1-2 pigs. The first owner of the farm was Knås Jöns Matsson, who was succeeded by his daughter Knås Kerstin Jönsdotter. After that, the farm passed to her son Stickå Anders Olsson and his wife H. Krång. Karin B Eriksson were now the owner's in-laws. The farm includes summer cottages in Ingärdningsbo. Owner: Kråk Anders Persson b. 12/8 1898. Son of Kråk Per Andersson o. H. H. Anna b. Forslund. Married 26 to Stikå Helena Andersson b. 1/4 1899. Children: Anna...

The model was first introduced in 1955 by FMM (The first time it appeared in a catalog was in the 1959 FMM catalog) FMM Catalog 1959 The design of the knife is not original, it was very popular in the EUA, by the name of " Original Buffalo Skinner " with many variants made by multiple companies:  Solingen Cutlers such as Puma, Othello (A. Wingen Jr.) Linder, F.A Bower, C Schlieper (and many, many more) but I cannot verify who was the initial maker of this style of knife. Most probably, FMM saw an opportunity to do business in EUA and copied the popular model. When FMM closed the knife business , the model is transferred to Hallin&Co . We can see it in the unpublished  catalog of the company from 1962.  ABMorakniar unpublished catalog from 1961 The 650 finally ends up in the KJE catalog where it gets renumbered to 1700 with some modifications On the bottom the FMM N. 650 and on top  KJE N.1700  KJE 1975 Catalogue.  The final production of ...

The KJ Eriksson N. 1701 made its first appearance in the KJE catalog of 1975 and it was an instant success, making it the product of the decade. The idea of the knife was a request by KJ Eriksson  Norwegian agent Rathe (who years later, also had an important role in the creation of the Mora2000 ) As the knife’s name implies, it's a hunting knife. With a very innovative design, it quickly became a very popular knife amongst hunters and outdoorsmen. The main most recognizable feature was the contoured grip that provided superior grip, especially when you have a wet hand. A design patent was filled by KJEriksson in November 1974 and approved in May 1975 KJE Catalog 1975 The production of 1701 ended in 2006 more than 30 years after it was introduced to the market. There was also a version for fishermen based on the same design, the N.301. Same handle, thinner profile blade, 1,5cm longer, and serrated back. The production of the 301 ended somewhere between 1990 and 2000. The b...