Mora Knife Legacy

  Selection of pages from the Swedish Clasohlsson company catalog, mostly Frost, but also featuring other Mora manufacturers, arranged chronologically.  Link for the PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1deytn_iLps2rxtmW5zP-mmnSR2bu9T4u/view?usp=drive_link The catalogs spans the years 1925 through 2017, providing an intriguing look at the evolution of the Frost brand. The catalog includes only a small portion of the entire range of knives the company sold at the time. Source: https://about.clasohlson.com/sv/om-oss/historia/clas-ohlson-katalogen/

In this engaging interview,  Lundin shares his extensive knowledge on all things related to knives, Mors Kochanski, bushcraft, and survival skills. Lundin delves into the history and usage of the iconic Mora Knives and Morakniv, providing valuable insights and tips for enthusiasts and beginners alike. Join us for an informative and entertaining discussion on the art of survival and the essential tools needed to thrive in the great outdoors. Check out the article i wrote https://oldmora.blogspot.com/2023/06/Cody-Lundin.html

IN MEMORY OF Mors Kochanski (1940-2019) The legendary Mors Kochanski is considered by many to be the father of modern “bushcraft”. He has devoted his entire life to studying and teaching bushcraft and survival skills.  Mors is also an acclaimed author with many books published, among them the Northern Bushcraft (1988- ISBN 1-871890-30-6) the bible for those who study and practice these skills. He's saying “the more you know, the less you carry” has become a motto for the bushcraft community, and his knife preferences are an example of this.   To know more about his life visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mors_Kochanski or even better, listen to Paul Kirtley's podcast episode, where he interviews Mors https://paulkirtley.co.uk/2019/mors-kochanski-paul-kirtley-podcast/. Early in his career as a survival teacher, he and Tom Roycraft (probably late 1960s) put together the requirements of a basic yet practical knife for his students to use: blade around 4 fingers long, with a...

  Erik Frost – Data unknown, my guess 1900-1920  Frost-Erik Ersson (or Frost Erik Eriksson)  was born in 1865-07-29 in the village of Östnor in a family of farmers. https://www.morahembygd.se/wp-content/stigsson/pee9624ac.html  In his childhood, he suffered child paralysis, his entire upper body and arms were attacked.  In 1887-06-07, Frost emigrated to the USA, like many others from his generation, to work as a lumberjack where we became known as Erik Frost.  In 1890,  Frost returned home and later in the year married Smids Anna Andersdotter (seven months before the first child Kristina was born) https://www.morahembygd.se/wp-content/stigsson/p786244cf.html . In total, they will have 8 children.  1891 also mark the year when he opened the sled and carriages factory called Erik Frost. See here a video of examples of similar style carriages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvfw-QxuP50   Mentioned in the 120 Morakniv book “. According to Karl E...