Review on 🔪 High-Quality Morakniv Garberg Full Tang Fixed Blade Knife with Durable Sandvik Stainless Steel Blade, 4.3-Inch by Jonathan Fernandez

So this knife is amazing! However, let me give you the main reasons why it only got 3 stars. Aside from discrediting a few other comments I've seen here. First, the multi-molle case is great, but confusing if you don't know how to set it up. There are some great YouTube videos that show not only how to use it, but also the best way to use it. They are very useful and once I have them set up now I love it. So there's a good chance you're putting it on the wrong way around if it comes off or you hate it. Because mine is very tight there and will never come loose. Be humble and check it out! Now let's move on to the knife itself. The polished ferrous rod is amazing. The full shaft gives it a lot of weight. Unless the metal has a hidden rare defect, this thing will stand the test of time. It can take any type of punch you can think of, including throwing (not that the balance is just right for that...more on that in a moment). The thickness of the blade also corresponds to the level of craftsmanship. Much stronger than other bushcraft knives. The thickness, according to most experts (in general), should correspond to a real forestry knife. Now let's move on to the negatives. Basically I hit a star and a half for a 3 star overall rating and here they are: By far the biggest and worst is the micro bevel. I have other Moras and while you can still "see" the sanding lines from the machine if you hold it up to the light...it was all still properly finished for a true Scandi. However, it looks like they stopped a step with that knife. Put it in a machine that will give it the right angle for scandi...but instead of polishing it...they get lazy and just microbevel. I don't know if they think a convex blade or something else is better for bushcraft line... but apparently some bushcraft knives are. As far as I know, these are the only Moras that do this. So I've never attempted to sharpen a Scandi myself, so I paid MORE money...and took on the project...and...gosh! It was a nightmare! But I'm glad I had the experience. And I'm happy with the end result. At least the scanning angle is right and I was able to get rid of the micro bevel. Now this thing has a smooth edge, sharp enough to shave with... and of course it's nicely polished. Still. It was a lot of extra expense for a brand new knife, not to mention extra money, since I didn't have sharpening stones yet. To be honest they're lucky I didn't deduct 2 stars just for that. I didn't because the metal is still high quality and now that it's the right one it's holding up very well. Second, it's the price. Add to that the additional cost of purchasing whetstones, belts, etc. The price of a full-stock knife isn't very reasonable. Its price is double that of its rat tail counterpart. Yes, it's officially "double metal," mostly because it's thicker than a rattail bushcraft... but the handle is unfinished and the plastic isn't much nicer than other Moras. Maybe because the blade is thicker... if it was real Scandinavia, well I could admit it would take extra effort to make it that way. At this point I would welcome and accept the increased price for "service rendered". $20-$40 for them to do all this work for me) (which of course also raises my rating to 4 ½ stars). So I'm deducting half a star for that. Finally, and this is just my personal opinion, based on using other knives... but the knife should be a bit longer. I know some of their mora with longer blades were bad because they were just rat tail and that shaft of a longer one Blade could not withstand abuse and they broke. However, this is a full tang blade! If it were maybe an inch longer...or even 0.7 inches longer, even 5 inches...then this knife really would be perfect in size and balance. The extra weight/length of a 5-5.3" blade makes it work a little better in a few different directions. In my opinion these are the following ways: Tanning...Another inch would lighten the rod. Throwing...although it's not designed for it, it will certainly do and then the weight/balance will be closer to ideal. Combat… Again, it's so solid in your hand that it's hard not to think about it, especially when you're giving it a razor-sharp edge. A 5.3 inch blade is long enough to hold its own against others with an average length of 6 inches. And I "think" there might be enough space to encase this, although it's hard to say, maybe almost. So I'm deducting half a star based on personal preference. I'm telling you, if they made it a little longer and fixed the blade, this knife would be "a knife to rule them all". Hope my review helps. If they ever come out with a blade like the one I'm describing or a foldable Scandi Mora please send me a link.