Hultafors 380020 GK Heavy Duty Knife

This Hultafors GK Heavy Duty Knife is my everyday carry, and it’s been through absolute chaos with me — and somehow still looks like it could cut through a truck tire without blinking. If knives had personalities, this one would wear flannel, grow its own beard, and chop wood for fun. The build quality is seriously impressive. It's got that classic "overbuilt Swedish tool" vibe — thick spine, solid tang, and zero wobble or cheap plastic nonsense. You hold it and immediately think, “Yep, this could survive the apocalypse.” As for feel, it fits in the hand like it was designed by someone who actually uses knives. The handle’s grippy without being sticky, chunky without being a brick. It feels comfortable in all weather — even when your hands are cold, wet, or covered in mystery goop. No weird hotspots, just a good solid grip that makes you want to go chop something. Size-wise, it’s just right — not so big it feels like a machete, not so small you feel like you’re cutting twine with a butter knife. It’s got just enough heft to make you feel like you're in charge, but still nimble enough for everyday tasks. Functionality? Off the charts. I’ve used it to baton wood, scrape, pry open stubborn crates, trim rope, and probably cut stuff it wasn’t technically designed to cut. Still sharp. Still solid. Still going strong. The holster even deserves a shout-out — clips to your belt or work pants like a loyal sidekick. It doesn’t fall off, doesn’t jab you in the side, and doesn’t act like it’s made out of brittle dollar-store plastic. All in all, if you’re looking for a no-nonsense knife that can take a daily beating, laugh it off, and ask for more — this is it. Forget babying it — this knife wants to work. Buy it, beat it up, and then recommend it to everyone you know, just like I did.

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

Great knife. Simply made, tough as nails and shaving sharp out of the package. Handle is beefier than my cheaper Moras. Blade is also more substantial. It does indeed have a secondary/microbevel (i.e. not a true scandi zero grind) but can easily be converted I would think. The grind is fairly even. The spine is unfinished and will need grinding/filing mods to strike a fire rod (easy enough). Sheath isn't bad once the inside fins on the belt loop are shaved off (did it easily in seconds with the knife) - better than my Moras', as the belt loop on mine even unclips and opens/unfolds. Retention is just fine and there's no rattle. Moras this thick and heavy are significantly more expensive. To easily convex the microbevel, simply put it on a belt sander/grinder or Worksharp. It will cut/carve wood significantly better. Just watch you dont overheat the edge and screw up the temper. Note: the price jumps around a lot! One moment it's $8, the next it's $17! I've always bought them for under $10 from Big Red Toolbox in the UK. 5 stars to the seller as they are great. It takes a while to receive it but they are very communicative. They come and go as a listed seller based on having the product in stock. Just found out after buying a few more they're made in Taiwan. Going back to Moras. This is not a ding on the knife, just that I am buying this type of product partially because it's origin is ideally Scandinavia and that's just personal preference.

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.