Fixed Blades under 50 Swedish Krona

Right now I'm conducting an quite interesting test; I'm doing a knife review on 11 different fixed blade knives with a price tag under 50 SEK (5 Euro). The work is planned to boil down into an article inside an upcoming issue of the Swedish magazine Vapentidningen. With this test I want to explore examples of what the first hand market here in Sweden have to offer me in the scenario of buying a fixed blade knife on a really tight budget.

The knife models included in this review are:

Lindbloms Knives 5101, Hard Head 122005 (9,90 SEK)
Lindbloms Knives, Hard Head 2633 (19,90 SEK)
Cocraft, Clas Ohlson 41-1074 (19,90 SEK)
Lindbloms Knives, Biltema 19-761 (34,90 SEK)
Lindbloms Knives 5000, ÖoB (36,90 SEK)
Morakniv Basic 511, Jula 121528 (39,90 SEK)
Fladen Outdoor Fishing Knife 17-13, ÖoB 1001130 (49 SEK)
Stark 651 (49 SEK)
Cocraft, Clas Ohlson 41-1081 (49,90 SEK)
Morakniv Basic 546, Jula 121529 (49,90 SEK)
Hultafors HVK, Bolist 700110618 (49,90 SEK)


There are of-course more low priced knife models out there than these 11 I've chosen to look closer at. And of-course you can make very nice finds on the second hand market. These 11 knife models are easy asses-sable and offered widely at big chains like; Biltema, Jula, Clas Ohlson and ÖoB here in Sweden.

I test these knives in the roll of a Bushcrafter; camp building, sloyding, hunting and fishing.

Please revisit this post soon to see the progress. And please contact me if you have any special experiences of these 11 knife models mentioned above.
See you soon again.

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Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter Orange

Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter Orange

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Spyderco C122 Tenacious Black Blade

Efter en tids nyttjande av knivmodellen C136 Persistence blev jag mycket nyfiken på storasyskonet Spyderco C122 Tenacious Black Blade. Denna knivserie som består av fyra modeller: C148 Ambitious, C136 Persistence, C122 Tenacious och C142 Resilience, är en mycket trevlig kvartett för dig som söker prisvärda bruksfällknivar.

Modellen Tenacious lanserades 2009 och blev snabbt en stor favorit bland publiken. Kniven finns i dag i ett antal varianter, med eller utan, helt eller delvist, sågtandat blad. Det jag sökte i just denna kniv, Tenacious Black Blade, var en tålig och diskret arbetshäst. Det faktum att hela kniven är svart gör att den inte drar så mycket blickar till sig då den sitter på byxfickan eller västen.

Näst störst i syskonskaran av fyra gör denna kniv till en allrounder, tillräckligt stor för lite grövre sysslor, samtidigt som den fortfarande är smidig att bära. Ett av de stora plusen med dessa knivar är att du kan montera bältesclipet på fyra olika sätt, beroende på hur du vill bära din kniv: höger- eller vänsterhänt, tipup eller tipdown. Personligen föredrar jag högerhänt tipdown.

Specifikationer

Tillverkare: Spyderco, Inc. Amerikanskt företag med tillverkning i USA, Kina, Japan, Taiwan och Italien

Modell: C122GBBK Tenacious Black Blade

Bladmaterial: Rostfritt stål 8Cr13MoV

Bladlängd: 86 mm

Bladtjocklek: 3,1 mm

Bladbredd: xxx mm

Knivlängd (stängd/öppen): xxx mm/197 mm

Handtagsmaterial: Svart G-10

Handtagstjocklek: xxx mm
Bärsystem: Bältesclip

Knivvikt: 120 g

Cirkapris: 749 kr (Sverige 2017)

Observera att alla mått är uppmätta av artikelförfattaren och kan skilja från tillverkarens uppgifter.

För att se mina övriga artiklar om Spydercos produkter; klicka HÄR.


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Hultafors Hultån Hatchet

The so popular little hatchet called Hultån is one of the models included in the Hultafors Premium Axes series. This is a nice little friend to bring when "the big axe" feels overkill or to heavy and bulky. The Hultån is also actually a pretty nice little carving axe.

To see more of my articles on Hultafors products; click HERE.

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Silky Bigboy 2000

Silky Bigboy 2000 is a impressive folding saw. This is a saw I bring when i'm planning to stay out for a longer time in the woods. The 36 cm long blade can also handle bigger trees.

Below you can see the Bigboy to the left, all yellow and big.

Also read my other articles on Silky's products; click HERE.

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Fällkniven F1 Pro

In 2015 Fällkniven launched the new knife series Pro. This series contain a sturdier version of the standard F1 knife. Let's check out the Fällkniven F1 Pro.

The development process of the Pro series started back in 2010 and the goal was to push the limits even further than the standard knife models; F1, S1 and A1. The extra durability of the Pro knives is enabled by; a thicker blade made of laminate cobalt steel, a stainless steel finger guard and a new zytel sheath. And all the above is delivered in a shock-resistant and water-proof box also containing a DC4 whetstone.

Specs
Manufacturer: Fällkniven AB, Swedish family company based in Boden Sweden with production abroad
Model: F1pro
Blade material: Stainless laminated cobalt (420J2/CoS/420J2) with a hardness of 60 HRC
Blade length: 100 mm
Blade thickness: 4,9 mm
Blade width: 28 mm
Edge profile: Convex grind
Handle material: Black Thermorun (rubber) and stainless steel
Handle thickness: 15,6 mm
Tang: Protruding broad tang
Total knife length: 216 mm
Knife weight: 171 g
Total weight (knife and sheath): 241 g
Price: 3800 SEK (Sweden 2018)

Above you can see the F1 Pro (top) together with it's older sibling the F1 (bottom).
You can read more about the F1 Pro inside the Vapentidningen No.3 - 2018.

To see more knife models from Fällkniven; click HERE.

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Hultafors Qvarfot Felling Axe

The Qvarfot Felling Axe is one out of eight models in the new Hultafors Premium Axe series.
The Premium line will replace the Classic line. The hand forged Qvarfot consist of a Swedish made slim 26" axe handle from American hickory and a 0,85 kg heavy axe head made of Swedish steel. This full size axe is one of my favorites when it comes to robust tasks around the camp. The axe is slim yet heavy duty.

Stay tuned for more info about the Qvarfot Felling Axe on this page.

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Karesuandokniven Nallo & Singi - The 2018 Update

I'm been using the updated 2018-versions of Karesuandokniven's folders Nallo and Singi for some time now. Two of the new features of these folders are since Spring 2018; a Scandi grind edge and a liner lock mechanism.

Today an mag article I've written on the Nallo and the Singi are hitting the stores here in Sweden. So please go check out the latest issue of Vapentidningen No.5 - 2018 to see more. Soon you'll also be able to read more about these updated folders here on the website so stay tuned.

To see more I've written about Karesuandokniven; click HERE.

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