Mora Knife Legacy

image source: Facebook In the 1950s the US market saw the introduction of the Norse king thru various Magazines for Hunters and Outdoorsman. The Norse King brand was owned by the company Empire Mdsg.  Empire Mdsg., (Dept. PS-766, 125 Marbledale Rd., Tuckahoe, N.Y.) was a mail-order company. It was common to see the ads on popular magazines like Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Field and Stream etc. The "regular" version had no guard and the "deluxe" version had a double guard.  above: ads from various magazines from 1950-1970s period  Thru this period, several makers made the same model.  According to Bo Eriksson (former KJE CEO),  Empire Mdsg would place the orders where he got the best price.  Carl Andersson - Norse King stamped near the CA logo Broderna Jonsson - It's clear in some ads the Broderna Jonsson stamp KJ Eriksson - No KJ stamp just Norse King. Acording to Bo Eriksson, formed KJE CEO, the KJE version was made in the late 1950s From my obse...

Basic matrix of identification of Mora Military knives Three crowns mean Military issue Black handles were normally made just  for special order for the military at the early age Orange handles are Civil defense (CIVILFÖRSVARET) A big " +" indicates medical corp Ref:  http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/knivar/swed_knife.htm From left to right: Long Military Mora Two Medium Mora for Medics The three knives to the right are the same length 215 mm with different colors and scabbards. At the bottom, you can see the old military Pilot rescue knife from Mora (read more below) From left: Several different military knife examples, Classic N.2 with black handle, rare 1960 Airforce pilots Survival Knive, Probably a prototype made in Frost workshop of the knife on the left, 2x M6310-010010 with a different stamp from the 1970-1980, 700 series utility knife  Military utility knife  M6310-001000 Almost all of the manufacturers from Mora, Erik Frost, Mora Knivfabrik ...