Mora Knife Legacy

In 1982  KJ Eriksson was asked by Alan Reed & Associates, an American customer, to make a copy of the famous Buck Knife, very famous in the EUA. This request will lead to the development and commercialization of the n. 1706 Alaska. Correspondence between Alan Reed and Bo Eriksson, CEO of KJE at the time  KJ Eriksson accepted the order of about 1000 pcs and produced the knife first batch of 1706, probably already in 1983.  There were a few backorders of 500 or 1000pcs but never the big quantities the customer promised. Around 3000 to 4000 were ever produced. Being the majority of the knives exported to the EUA and a very limited number of knives, probably no more than 100, sold in Sweden. The last production run was May 1987. The blade is made out of stainless steel 140mm long, with a black plastic handle and aluminum fittings. The aluminum back ferrule is just molded to the handle and is not fixed to the tang. This makes the knife very light, around 150g, taking ...