Hard to rate. This is a Mora and therefore of excellent quality. Mora is now making a greater and greater number of knives with differing features. This one is set up as a "bushcraft" knife by american standards. The longer tang, a flat ground spine, carbon steel as opposed to stainless and an available sheat with a ferro rod. Its heavier with a thicker spine than most other Moras. The handle is a little nicer material.

With all of these improvements, I now have another Mora which is a little stouter but really not much more use to me than the Companion Heavy Duty with a Carbon Steel blade ($20). In fact, I have a 9 dollar Bahco which as near as I can tell is made by Mora, that I have ground the spine and can now do pretty much everything I can with the Black. I can split kindling with it(which I have never had to do in the woods), I can scrape a stick to get fine shavings or dust to start a fire, I can make a feather stick, I can cut notches for a tent peg, I can process a squirrel or a deer for that matter, I can strike a ferro rod and not worry as much about it rusting on me as it is stainless. I consider them all to be companion knives to the primary mid-sized knife if I'm hiking or camping. If I'm backpacking a mora will normally be the heaviest knife I'm carrying and thus the primary. I will have a least 2 blades on me whenever I go into the woods. If I abuse and break the Bahco it will cost 9 dollars to replace The Black would be 40. Moras are not survival knives - even the newer more expensive ones. They are great general purpose. knives.

What I'm saying is if you already have a Mora by whatever name and looking to upgrade to a knife to be really proud to show off, perhaps it might be worth saving up for say a Helle or LT Wright or an Esse 6 one of the other great knives out there. One Mora will do pretty much what another will. If you just really like Moras and want every version - that is good to. I've bought them as Christmas presents and not ashamed to give them.

If the Black had a reasonably nice leather sheath I'd give it 5 stars. Even without a leather sheath, I don't I should have to pay another 20 or more for the upgraded sheath with ferro rod. Guess I am having a case of buyers remorse and want to help you avoid it.

I do have an another excellent Mora knift.

The bushcraft black is very comfortable in hand. The high carbon steel Mora uses is similar to 1095 steel in edge retention and durability.. It's lightweight making it comfortable for all day carry. It sharpens easily. So far I have been able to keep all of my Mora knives shaving sharp using just a leather strop. The sheath is simple but functional.The only con I see is that it's a little pricey for what you're getting. All of my other Mora Knives were less than $20 You're paying almost three times the price for a little thicker blade and slightly better sheath in comparison to the Mora Companion which sells for about $16. I was looking for a tough light weight carbon steel knife for backpacking so this was a good choice for my needs.

This is a great little knife. Excellent for all of the reasons stated in other reviews. But a bit overpriced. I got mine on an excellent sale for $25. At that price, it's a no-brainer.

Love this Mora!!
Pros:
-Super comfy handle.
-I definitely like the sheath better than any other Mora sheath. It feels more secure. I didn't see the need for the sheath with the sharpener and ferro rod attachment. I personally use a wide ranger band around it to hold items like a ferro rod.
-It also nice to not have to square off the spine of the knife to 90 degrees for ferro rod use and it works amazing.
-The coating on the blade isn't like most production blades where it is rough. Only time will tell how it holds ups
-Once again the handle! It doesn't transfer shock to your hands when batoning. Although I personally wouldn't recommend doing all the time, but it can handle the abuse to point. Just keep the wood around wrist thick. Also you can always find dry standing wood about that size. Also get out and practice fire in all types of weather so you know what to for when.

Cons:
-Not really a con for me, but the blade can and will rust where it is not coated. There are multiple ways to prevent this and one of them is to just use it and oil it when you are done. However in my opinion, an unused knife is a bad knife. Just go out and have fun. Rust and scars build character for the knife and each scar or spot is a story or memory.

Great knife. Weight is perfect. I prefer the CS blade this has over SS blades. They may dull a little easier but the CS blades are much easier to sharpen. The knife arrived with a very nice edge. This is now my new bushcraft knife. Could have better sheath though.