Morakniv Bushcraft Black — 4.3 inch drop point blade in C100S Carbon

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Morakniv Bushcraft Black · Drop Point
4.3″ blade · 0.125″ spine · 5.7 oz · ~1.09″ tall

Spine thickness, same scale

0.125″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.

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Morakniv Bushcraft Black

Bushcraft & CampFixed Blade

The Morakniv Bushcraft Black is a 4.3" drop point fixed blade in UHB-20C Carbon, scandi ground. The handle is TPE. It is the only knife here in UHB-20C Carbon, so there is little to compare it against on steel alone.

Blade: 4.3″
Weight: 5.7 oz
Steel: C100S Carbon
Price band: Budget

Best for

Batoning, carving and fire prep

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against morakniv, knifecenter.

Blade length: 4.3″
Spine thickness: 0.125″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Scandi
Steel: C100S Carbon
Overall length: 9.3″
Weight: 5.7 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: TPE
Country of origin: Sweden

Why a drop point

The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.

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About C100S Carbon

The carbon steel Morakniv uses in the Garberg and Bushcraft lines. Tough enough to baton and easy to bring back with a stone in the field, at the cost of rusting if neglected. The black coating on the blade is corrosion protection, not decoration.

Edge retention

2/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

1/5

Ease of sharpening

5/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All C100S Carbon knives

What owners say

Drawn from 29 owner discussions of the Morakniv Bushcraft Black since 2024. The opinions are theirs. The specifications above come from the maker.

What owners like

The rubberized handle grips well in use: one owner of a Casström says the Bushcraft Black has grip for days by comparison, another calls it really comfy, and one owner who bought it in December 2025 says it feels almost like an extension of the hand.
The UHB-20C carbon edge is easy to keep sharp: one owner says it holds an edge well and is easy to maintain, another calls it easy to sharpen, and a Kansbol owner says the stainless Kansbol dulls faster than a carbon Bushcraft Black.
Owners keep these for years: one has had theirs since age 15 and still uses it at nearly 27, another has had one since receiving it as a gift in 2019 and bought a second when the first seemed lost, and one says it has been beaten to death and always come through.
It becomes some owners' only outdoor blade: one ran it for a couple of years as an everything-outdoors knife, another says it is the only belt knife they use, and one owner who teaches classes counts it among the knives used most often there.
The spine needs less work for a ferro rod than a Companion's: one owner who ground the spines on both found the Bushcraft Black sort of good to go out of the box, though it could have been sharper.

What owners flag

Carbon steel punishes salt and damp: one owner who lives on a sailboat says the salt air rusted it immediately and is switching to a stainless model.
The black coating wears off the bevel with sharpening and use; one former owner says no amount of care keeps it looking new, and another says the edge loses its coating quickly on a knife kept sharp.
The stock sheath and handle leave room for improvement: one owner says the sheath feels like crap and the handle, though comfortable, could be better, and another says the rubber rubs during long carving sessions.
Some owners outgrow it: one used it for a week of daily work in Sweden and then bought an ESEE 4, and another who calls it excellent has decided to buy a flat-ground Joker after learning the limits of the scandi grind.

Nearly twelve years of use, from age 15 to almost 27, is one owner's account of the Bushcraft Black. It is a 4.3 in scandi blade in UHB-20C carbon steel with a black coating and a rubberized handle, and owners describe it as the belt knife they use for carving, fishing, camping and jobs around the house, with one paying 45 euros for it.

In use, owners praise the grip and the ease of sharpening the carbon edge, and one Kansbol owner finds the Bushcraft Black holds an edge longer than the stainless Kansbol. The coating wears off the bevel as it is sharpened, the carbon rusted immediately for one owner living on a sailboat, the stock sheath draws a complaint, and the rubber handle is said to rub during long carving.

The Garberg, Companion Heavy Duty and Kansbol are the knives owners compare it with. One owner names it a favorite bushcraft knife despite also owning a Garberg, and another would choose it as the only upgrade from the Companion HD because the Garberg does not feel comfortable in hand. The opposing view holds that the stainless Garberg's steel is better in everything except ease of sharpening.

Is the Bushcraft Black full tang?

No. One owner points to the diagram on Morakniv's website showing a standard tang running about three quarters into the handle, and decided after research that a full tang was not necessary. Another owner who calls it 3/4 tang says it has been beaten to death and always come through. The full-tang Mora in the same style is the Garberg.

Will the carbon Bushcraft Black rust?

In salt air, quickly: one owner living on a sailboat says it rusted immediately and is moving to stainless. The black coating covers the flats, but two accounts say it wears off the sharpened bevel, so the edge itself is exposed carbon steel.

Should I get the Bushcraft Black or the Garberg?

One owner who has both still calls the Bushcraft Black a favorite bushcraft knife, and another says it is the only step up from a Companion HD worth making because the Garberg does not feel comfortable in hand. On the other side, one view holds that the Garberg's stainless steel is better in every respect except ease of sharpening and that the Bushcraft Black's rubber rubs during long carving.

Does the Bushcraft Black spine work with a ferro rod?

Better than a Companion's, but not perfectly. One owner who ground the spines on both with a Dremel says the Bushcraft Black was sort of good to go out of the box but the spine could have been sharper.