Morakniv Companion SRT (S) & Rescue version (and history about MORA)

Hi everyone!
This is a knife you've probably never heard of, but a real nice one. In fact, I'm presenting TWO knives since one is a slightly modified version of the first one. This, otherwise there wouldn't be much new things to say in the second review. And also, so you can compare both knives since they're very similar.

HISTORY
Let's start with some history: MORA is a region in Sweden known for the numerous knives manufacturers for over 400 years. In 1891, Frost-Erik Erson founded Frosts Knivfabrik in Östnor, marking the start of more large-scale knife production. Later, in 1912, after a dispute with the owners, Krång-Johan Eriksson leaves Frosts, and with the help of Lok-Anders Mattsson, starts their own knife factory: KJ Erikssons Knivfabrik. Both companies remained fierce competitors over the years and finally merged together in 2005 under the name "Mora of Sweden", to later changed to "MORAKNIV" in 2016. The Frosts lineup of knives (mostly fishing and butchering industry) kept its name but will be 100% integrated under Morakniv by mid-2026.

TRIVIA: Thomas Eriksson, a direct descendant from Krång-Johan Eriksson is still working at MORAKNIV. He's the one who adapted one of the existing MORA knives to what we know today as the iconic MORA Companion used by million of people all around the globe (The MORA Companion is now a series with many variants and I'll review many of them here).

STAINLESS & HIGH-CARBON STEEL
Before we start, let's debunk a myth about knives: Many people (including some manufacturers and retailers) say "Carbon Blade". That's wrong, no steel is made of 100% carbon (not even Iron Man's armor). That's just impossible. In fact, all steel contains carbon up to a certain level and what's called "Carbon blade" is, in fact, "High-Carbon Steel" meaning a steel with more carbon content than the basic steels. MORA is using Stainless and High-Carbon for a vast majority of their knives and make it easy to know which one is used. They names have either a (S) or (C) at the end. (S) = Stainless steel, (C)= High-Carbon steel.  (more about the various steels used by MORAKNIV here)

MORA COMPANION SRT (S) Model No.: 11829

This is the exact same design as the famous MORA Companion (it will be reviewed here later, I wanted to start the series with something less known!), but most of the blade is serrated making it perfect to cut ropes, belts, etc. This knife is a staple in the marine industry because of its serrated blade and offers the best ratio quality vs price on the market (at the time of writing this). The blade is 4.1" (104mm) in length and made of 12C27 Swedish Stainless Steel containing at least 80-90% of recycled materials. The thickness is 2mm (0.08") and the total length of the knife is 219mm (8.6"). 

The grind on the blade is SCANDI allowing for many different tasks and the very secure handle is made of polymer covered by a TPE rubber to increase the grip even if wet. The sheath is also made of polymer and has two small holes at the bottom to drain any water and also to keep air circulation to keep the blade dry at all time.

There's only one color available for this model: Hi-Vis Orange

SPECIFICATIONS AT GLANCE
Model no.:             11829
Model name:         Companion SRT (S) Hi-Vis Orange
Blade length:         104mm (4.1")       Blade material: Stainless Steel 12C27
Blade thickness:   2.0mm (0.08")      HRC: 56.5
Knife total length: 219mm (8.6")       Tang: Rat 3/4
Handle: Polymer & TPE rubber          Grind: Scandi

MORA COMPANION SRT RESCUE (S) MODEL: 11828

The second model in this review is the Rescue version also called "Rescue Safe Tip". The knife is almost the same with a blunt tip, thus a little shorter blade at 214mm - 8.4" (instead of 219mm - 8.6").  There's only one color available for this model: Red

COMPARISON