Parsetjärn

I helgen gjorde jag ett besök på Parsetjärns skans utanför Ed.

Under kriget byggdes befästningar i hela Bohuslän och Dalsland. Tyvärr har de flesta fyllts igen de senaste tio åren. När man tog ner skogen mellan Ed och Nössemark kom ett rejält värn och ett mindre.

Här är några bilder. I övrigt är det inte mycket att se. Jag har varit inne i stabsplatsen som var mindre än en friggebod och skyddsrummet som rymde några sönderrostade sängar och två söndriga kaminer.

Fällkniven PC

I veckan köpte jag (ännu) en kniv från Fällkniven i Boden. Den här gången blev det en röd PC.



Kniven är snäppet större än U2 och mer småviltsjaktkniv än något man stoppar ner i kavajfickan.

Det går att sätta fånglina på, men det det skall vara något ganska tunt då spetsen annars tar i snöret.

PXL Wh överst, PC i mitten och extremt sliten U2 nederst.

Kwik Thumb Stud och lite paracord.

Eldkorg

Ibland kommer man till en grillplats som är för "djup" för att det skall brinna bra. Då fungerar en trådkorg bra.

Principen är samma som när man binder ihop några vedpinnar med en kedja. Det brinner inifrån och ut.

Jag ställde korgen på några stenar så det kom in luft underifrån för ännu bättre syretillförsel.

Fallkniven WM1

Number five in the family is the WM1.
It is said that it was made for women and other people with smaller hands. It ended up as a great knife for small game like hare, ptarmigan or as a great "survival knife" in the mushroom basket together with a firesteel and a whistle.


There are six known variations of this knife.

WM1 VG10

It started off with the pure VG10 as usual.

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In the early days there were a coated version, that surfaces from time to time on internet auctions.

.. and 200 numbered with micarta handles.

WM1 Lam VG10

Eventually the WM1 too got laminated.

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WM1 3G

You can now also buy it in 3G.

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In the beginning you could choose from three different sheaths.
The leather sheath that looked really cute.

See above.

The neck kydex sheath.

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The belt kydex sheath.

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Nowadays they are all extinct and there is only the Zytel sheath.

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Like all the "early" knifes there was a bare blade, but it is also extinct.

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So far in the series
F1
A1
S1
H1

Fallkniven H1

The H1 (hunting) knife was the fourth knife to be introduced by Fallkniven.
It has influences from the sami knives in that it has no finger guard, and yes, i have cut my index finger on it.

H1 VG10

The first 500 was numbered "opposite" the logo. The handle was also "softer" than the F1.

There was also a small series of it with curly birch / reindeer antler handles.


H1 Special picture wanted :)

H1 Laminated VG10.

The early ones had the "softer" handle and the current ones has the same as the F1.
You can see the difference since the older looks less "reflective" (see above picture).

H1 3G

The first knives came with a leather sheath that looks the same today.
The early ones had two plastic blocks to cover the blade.
Current versions has a plastic insert similar to the KK sheath.

There was also a kydex sheath available. I have only seen it once and it is now extinct.

kydex picture wanted :)

Today you can also get a zytel sheath like all the other knives.


You could also get a "bare" blade for the Lam VG10, but they are more or less extinct.


So far in the series:

Fallkniven F1
Fallkniven A1
Fallkniven S1

Solen skiner

Det var längesedan jag skrev ett inlägg, så idag kommer en dubbel.

Jag har ju köpt ett fyrfat på Clas Ohlson som jag eldar i. Det blir bättre förbränning och lättare att städa efteråt.

Det är kanske inte nytt för er som hänger med i svängen, men chips brinner bra.
Jag har testat :)
Fyra sågspånskubbar och en näve granris.

Dagens pryttel.
Det är en helt vanlig sekatör. Visst är det en pryttel till att bära på, men det går så smidigt att kapa ner kvistar till vettig längd, och den är säkrare än en kniv om det är barn överallt.

I övrigt lärde jag mig idag den hårda vägen varför man skall tvätta händerna noga innan man äter :(

Fallkniven S1

This is part III of the Fallkniven knives

Rumour say that the S1 was initially developed as a knife for the Swedish Amphibious Corps, just like the F1 for the Airforce and the A1 for the Army. However the order never came and it was redesigned as a "Skogskniv", forest knife in Swedish.

There are some variations of this knife as well, but not that many.

S1 Early VG10

 It was introduced early 1998 and came with either brown leather dangler sheath, kydex or cordura.

This sheath has a modified belt loop, normally it is leather as well.

S1 Late VG10

  This might be a konvex all VG10 model like the F1 from 2002.

 S1 Lam VG10

The current production model came in 2003. It initially came with the same sheath options as the older model, but nowadays it is either a black leather dangler or Zytel (like F1 and A1).

This version was also available as a bare blade, which can be found if you are lucky.

 

Bare blade

The F1 can be found here

The A1 can be found here 
The H1 can be found here

Fallkniven A1

This is part II of the Fallkniven knives.

A1 VG10

This is the second knife to come out of the Fallkniven factory. The first mention of it was in the Fallkniven Knife Catalogue no:7
It is all VG10 and there are two versions of the stamp. First "VG-10" and later on "VG10".
It initially came with the choice of a kydex sheath or a cordura sheath.

A1 Lam VG10

Today the A1 comes in laminated VG10, however it looks the same.
Now you can get the knife with a Zytel sheath or a leather sheath.
A note though. The leather sheath option comes in the box that usually contains the NL-series, and it is WHITE on the inside.

Lam A1

Lam A1 coated

This a zytel sheath for the F1, but the one for A1 looks the same except a bigger opening at the bottom instead of two holes.

Leather sheath

A1 FAKE

There are fakes of the A1 like the F1, and the signs are the same.
The inside of the box is WHITE, not brownish.
There is no bubble wrap inside, nor any paper cover on the blade.
The knife comes in a plastic bag in the sheath.
There are no lamination line.
The zytel sheath looks like a copy of the real one, however the strap has a finer grain.
The Fake A1 does not have a leather sheath option.
I have seen copies of the F1 and A1 with sand coloured handles and sheath on Amazon. The look like Fallkniven but not branded as such.

If you by any chance have a version that I have not pictured or mentioned, feel free to email a picture of it and a description etc.


Read about the F1 here the S1 here and H1 here.

Fallkniven F1

I will do this post in English, but most of you will understand anyway.


Here are most of the Fallkniven F1 versions I have seen during my years of collecting.

"M6310-006010 Slidkniv 211MM"

The first model made in 1995. The only marking is a stamp on the blade.
There were 10000 made by Linder in Germany, all of them on a military contract.
It was first issued with a leather sheath that was later replaced with a plastic version.

F1 ATS 34

The first 15000 sold to the public. They all got serial number stamped on the spine like "Serial# XXXXX".
These were also made by Linder. Some 5000 were later bought by the Military and marked accordingly.
There were a prototype series of 500 with Titanium aluminium nitride (TiAlN) coating, but they were to expensive for mass production.

This knife came with either a closed leather sheath marked "F1 Sweden" or an open leather sheath

F1 VG10 Flat

In 1997 the production moved to Japan and Takefu Special Steel Co. The blade was now made in VG10.
Other changes to the knife was a protruding tang and a different rivet for the lanyard hole.
There are variations of this knife as well. It could now be bought shiny or with black Ceracoat. You could choose from open dangler, closed leather sheath or a kydex sheath.
There are a few handmade knives with micarta for the "millenium collection"

Now you could get the knife also with a kydex sheath. The early ones had holes on the side, but they did not fit the "TekLok" belt clip you could buy. Later kydex sheaths had the holes slightly different.

F1 VG10 Fenwick

This is a prototype for Fenwick with either grey teflon (black stamp) or golden teflon (golden stamp) coating. It came with a closed leather sheath with the Fenwick logo pressed on it.

F1 VG10 Konvex

This version was released in 2002 with a convex grind blade. The logo was also made smaller and moved up. It resembles the current version but the logo says "F1 Fällkniven VG10" and it lack a lamination line.
Some were engraved with the M-number but I have not seen any coated versions or nor do I know how many of these were made.

F1 Lam VG10

This is the current production model, from 2003. It comes in shiny or coated.
There were some handmade with green micarta and some with black micarta but they were discontinued years ago. There were some coated ones with M-numbers as well. There are two versions that I dont have, the F1 Maroon micarta and Ivory Micarta. Until recently you could get it as a bare blade as well. The difference was the logo and more metal in the handle part.

F1 Maroon Micarta

F1 Ivory Micarta

This is the first version with somewhat shiny plastic and marked "F1". Later versions look like they got some black paint and has the "Fallkniven" stamped instead.

In June 2010, the open leather sheath got some two centimeters longer and the text changed from "F1" to "Fallkniven". The bottom sheath is an older version with the belt loop cut off.

F1 3G Test Version

There were 110 of these made to test the 3G steel. They look almost like the usual ones but has "Test Series" under the logo.

F1 3G Production

In June 2009 the 3G model was released again. The first 10000 was numbered "# XXXX". Current versions are not numbered.

F1 3G Green Micarta

There are 1000 numbered made of these made as a 30 year anniversary special.
They are still available.

F1/ PRK Police Rescue Knife

First released to the public in March 2011. The order to Malmö SWAT and the 18 first sold to the public were shipped with the "F1" zytel sheath but the current ones have the "Fallkniven" zytel sheath. The PRK is unlike the F1 made in Laminated Cobalt steel (Lam CoS).

You can still buy it from the Fallkniven homepage, but hurry, they are getting extinct.
Picture shows a PRK compared to a coated F1 Lam VG10.

F1 FAKE Gen. I

Some years ago pirate copies of the F1 surfaces on the internet.
There are many ways to discover a fake.
The inside of the box is WHITE, not brownish.
There is no bubble wrap inside, nor any paper cover on the blade.
The leather sheath feels low quality and the inside is greyish, not leather looking.
The knife comes in a plastic bag in the sheath.
The lanyard hole is just a plain pipe.
The ricasso cutout is bad quality, it looks like a knife used some years.
There are no lamination line
Overall quality feels crap and the first generation feels in size like the "M6310-" knife.

F1 FAKE Gen. II

The second generation is improved, the lanyard pipe is now aluminium.
The zytel sheath looks like a copy of the new Fallkniven model (with Fällkniven instead of F1) however the strap has a finer grain and it is riveted on top of the sheath, not on the backside.
The blade still looks the same as above.

If you by any chance have a version that I have not pictured or mentioned, feel free to email a picture of it and a description etc.

You can read all about the A1 here.
You can read all about the S1 here.
You can read all about the H1 here.