Mora Garberg Full Tang Fixed Blade Knife
ELITE tier
Morakniv has been making knives in Mora, Sweden since 1891, and the Garberg is their first full-tang design — a direct response to the bushcraft community's request for a Mora that could handle batoning and heavy pry work.
Origin
Made in Sweden
Warranty
Morakniv warranty against defects in materials and workmanship; Sandvik 14C28N steel is field-sharpenable with basic tools; full-tang construction eliminates the primary failure mode of stick-tang knives
Price
~$80 (Budget)
Community
Reddit r/BuyItForLife Approved
The blade is 3. 2mm thick Sandvik 14C28N stainless steel, hardened to 58-60 HRC, which provides an exceptional balance of edge retention, corrosion resistance, and ease of resharpening.
The full tang runs through the polyamide handle and is secured with a stainless steel pommel, creating a knife that can be struck, pried, and twisted without structural concern. The Scandi grind is the simplest edge geometry to resharpen in the field — a flat stone or ceramic rod restores the working edge in minutes without jigs or guides.
At roughly $80, the Garberg costs a fraction of custom bushcraft knives while delivering equivalent or superior steel performance. Morakniv's reputation is built on a simple premise: Swedish steel, honest construction, and a price that makes replacement irrelevant.
The Garberg elevates that promise into full-tang territory. Owners report years of hard bushcraft use — batoning hardwood, feathering kindling, processing game — without blade failure.
A working knife from a country that has been making working knives for centuries.