Hultafors 380020 GK Heavy Duty Knife

I bought this knife as a spare and to have another knife with a scandi grind. I have to say that I am impressed. It came sharp. Hair shaving no hair splitting sharp. The slight secondary bevel was polished making me think that it was stropped. The spine showed signs of the blade being pressed out from the steel. Since I will use this with a ferro rod around my forge and campfires, I took time to square it up a little more. It threw sparks without doing this but not very well. I took it out to the forge and grabbed a piece of oak limb and made a small one stick fire. I batoned it through the oak and then made some feather shavings. I lit them with a ferro rod using the spine of the knife. The blade is high carbon steel and has more belly at the tip than a mora which means it would make an okay blade for skinning. Maybe not as a primary but as a bakup to a skinning knife. With the way it holds an edge and it's all round usefullness I'll probably take it with me hunting since it is light to carry. It handled all tasks with ease and remained hair shaving sharp. I really like the plastic handle of the knife. It is the best plastic handle I've found on any knife. I find it easy to use in the forehand grip with no hot spots while carving and even doing some heavier cutting. It also feels good in the hand when doing chest lever cuts. The grip shape is comfortable and allows a good firm grip. I already want a couple more of these. Many have said they don't like the sheath attachment. I rather do. I found that I could use it on the buttons of my BDU style pants pocket buttons. I don't carry a knife there but it was handy while playing around in shop. Kind of a drop leg knife position. However, my intent was and is to use the knife with a neck carry. I just ran a piece of 550 cord through the handle and locked it down. Then I used a cord lock from a worn out jacked and I have easy adjustment and it breaks free with some effort so there's no worry of chocking myself if it gets caught. You can see that set up in the photo. For belt carry you need to cut the tab off the sheath that protrudes into the button hole as suggested in the directions. I haven't and don't intend to since this is a neck knife and the tab locks the 550 cord in place. After a couple days of use this knife is quickly becoming a favorite and I will likely buy a couple more to keep in the shop and with each of several kits I have. I think I'll put one on my electricians belt as a knife comes in handy for cutting romex sheathing. Then one in my car kit, bob etc... For an inexpensive knife it is hard to beat. For less than $15 it's easy to buy several. I like it better than moras so I'd say it's the best buy of knives under $20

If you are into Mora knives, you might want to check out Hultafors, especially this one. Its twice the thickness of most Mora knives with a wider more stout blade. I realize that Mora has some sturdier knives as well, like the black and the High Q Robust, and I own those as well. I'm just saying this is a great alternative. While most of the Mora knives are geared towards finer tasks, this thing, is an absolute beast. I can do more delicate tasks with it, and then turn around and beat the hell out of it without ANY fear of it breaking. And if it does break.....its pretty cheap, so who cares, I'll buy another. There are a few things that will really make or break the knife for you. For one, its not a true scandi grind. It does have a secondary bevel. This has been done to give the edge more strength, this knife was really designed for heavy duty work! A 2nd feature you may or not care for, is the handle. Its a nice, big fat handle! I like it. I could use this thing for hours without it being uncomfortable, but I could see someone with smaller hands complaining about it. The sheath is fairly similar to Mora knives....it kind of sucks. I like the size of it, and the retention....but it really has no way of attaching to your belt. Its set up to attach to a button, apparently thats how they roll in Sweden. Its useless to me. Anyway, I'm giving 5 stars, great knife!

The handle on this blade is noticeably bigger than my Mora Knives, but probably just a little less comfortable IMHO. The blade is thicker than my standard Mora offerings at a similar price point. I had to shave off some of the left over plastic clinging on to the handle from the molding process. This knife is "light" like the basic Mora knives, so I suspect that it is not a full tang knife. Hultafors is a Scandinavian company (Swedish?), but the blade steel used on this knife is actually a Japanese high carbon steel, which has Scandanavian grind appearance with a small secondary bevel at the bottom of the blade. The sheath is a solid plastic (Mora-ish) type holder, but the belt loop is too small to accommodate any belts I own; probably best to just throw it in the truck or tool box. The grinds on this blade were even, and it was sharp enough to shave hair from my arm. I gave it 4 stars due to the weird sheath. The carbon steel responded well to a forced patina, and a little mineral oil, so now I'm just waiting for an opportunity to use it. I will update my review later, after I have a chance to work this blade a bit. Update 4/8/18: I've been able to play around with this blade a bit, and it's grown on me. I had to get used to the bigger handle (than Moras), but I do like the grip, and the steel has held up well to the usual house and yard stuff. I recently watched a Youtube video where an Australian guy hammered the blade into something, and the blade came out fine. Personally, I would never abuse to my blades like that, but it's nice to know that this blade is capable of handling occasional bouts of hammering and prying.

I am a professional knife sharpener among many other things and am very impressed with the blade in this knife. The back side of the blade is not finished as a Morakniv would be but the thickness is better and it is one tough utility knife. After I finished sharpening it, it was razor sharp with a blade that will stand the rigors of use. I ordered metal bachelor buttons like the ones found on blue jean snaps for the knife to hang from. Add buttons on your work pants or coveralls and the knife will swivel 360 degrees without binding and it stays in its scabbard. It you wear overalls, it will snap on the side metal buttons that are there. Great for a country boy.

Though came without a very sharp edges.It is easily hone to perfection. Worth every cents with this pretty hard carbon steel tools.Perfect.

Really nice and and sturdy knife! You can use it for those things you shouldn't really use a knife for, like hit it with a hammer to split wood, use it like a small prybar, scrape rust of brake parts and much more!

Cette marque propose pas mal d'autres références, plus récentes, plus flatteuse, un peu plus chères ... Celui ci est incontournable : il est basique et rustique, son étui simple ... mais quelle efficacité ! Vous n'en viendrez pas à bout même avec de mauvais traitements et peu d'entretien (attention tout de même il s'agit d'une lame au carbone et qui peut donc s'oxyder), il est plus lourd que la moyenne et surtout son manche est plus grand que la concurrence pour être adapté aux grandes mains pleines de doigts !!! J'ai également acheté les modèles de la marque commencant par un M et terminant par un A, mais celui ci est mon préféré avec un rapport qualité prix imbattable.

Ich habe vor kurzem angefangen, mich für Messer im Outdoor Bereich zu interessieren und habe zuerst mit dem Mora Companion angefangen (ein super Anfängermesser). Danach habe ich mich für die neuen Pro Modelle entschieden (Allround und Robust), jedoch war ich mit diesen nicht sehr zufrieden, da die Qualität nicht dem Preis entsprechend war und besonders die Griffe mit meinen Händen in Größe M mir zu klein waren. Man muss nicht lange suchen, um bei Messern im unteren Preissegment auf Hultafors zu stoßen und ich habe mir das GK und das OK1 zugelegt (zu dem OK1 habe ich auch ein paar Zeilen geschrieben). Das GK erfüllt für mich alle Kriterien zu 100%. Die Klinge ist sehr Robust, länger als beim Mora Robust und zudem auch schöner. Der Rücken des GK ist zwar ebenfalls unfertig, jedoch sieht er besser aus als beim Mora und man kann dennoch einen Feuerstahl benutzen. Die Schärfe ist super und sie hält auch wirklich gut, jedoch erscheint mir der zweite Schleifwinkel als eher hinderlich, da er beim OK1 fehlt und das ist nochmal einen ticken schärfer. Der Stahl ist ebenfalls top, da kann man nichts gegen sagen. Der Griff ist super in der Ergonomie, schön groß und er ist für 50% der Leistung des Messer verantwortlich. Einfach wuchtig, griffig und man kann über ihn sehr viel Kraft aufbringen. Ebenfalls gibt es zwischen Klinge und Griff keine Spaltmaße wie bei den Mora Pro Messern. Die Scheide von Hultafors ist zwar im Vergleich zu den Mora Scheiden schwere anzubringen, jedoch ist der Halt in der Scheide einfach super und deutlich höher als bei den Mora Pro Modellen (das Companion sitzt in seiner Scheide wie eine 1. Das ist wirklich sein Geld wert). Die Leistung des GK ist für den Preis einfach super. Es geht einfach durchs Holz und nimmt ordentlich was weg, man kann auf das Messer mit einem Hilfsmittel hämmern, um so größere Teile zu spalten und man kann generell sehr viel seitliche Kraft auf die Klinge bringen. Die macht einfach alles mit. Für den Preis, eines der besten Grobmesser für Anfänger. Absolute Kaufempfehlung.

Received the knife well before the projected delivery date. The knife is certainly robust but not heavy. It is well balanced, the 5" handle is comfortable, the large finger guard is a good safety feature, and the back edge of the knife is squared and throws sparks nicely. The case holds the knife well. I held the case upside down and couldn't shake the knife loose from it. The case doesn't have the conventional loop to attach to a belt. It has an oddball attachment system where you attach the case to a button sewn to your pants. Apart from the inconvenience of having to sew buttons on each of your bush pants/summer shorts, it looks like a recipe for a lost knife. I threaded a small carabinier through the button hole in the case and attached the carabinier to a belt loop on my pants. The knife is securely attached and the knife swings freely. Excellent knife, especially when considering the price.