Morakniv Rombo BlackBlade (S) Outdoor Chef’s Knife

The Experience

The Morakniv Rombo BlackBlade (S) Outdoor Chef’s Knife brings the control of a compact kitchen knife beyond the countertop. Its broad 4.69-inch blade is shaped for chopping vegetables, slicing meat, peeling ingredients, and handling the detailed preparation that turns basic camp food into a proper meal.

A light ash wood handle contrasts sharply with the black blade while offering multiple comfortable grip positions. At just under eight inches in knife length, the Rombo remains compact enough for a backpack without sacrificing the balance and cutting surface expected from a dedicated outdoor cooking knife.

Scientific Engineering

• Outdoor Chef’s Profile: The broad blade provides useful knuckle clearance and a controlled cutting surface for chopping, slicing, peeling, and general campsite food preparation.
• Swedish Stainless Steel: The 10C28Mo2 blade balances corrosion resistance, edge stability, and manageable field maintenance.
• Black PVD Coating: The protective coating helps resist scratches, reduces glare, and adds some corrosion resistance.
• Full-Flat Grind: A full-flat primary grind with a secondary bevel supports clean, precise cuts through vegetables, meat, fruit, and other ingredients.
• Full-Tang Construction: The steel extends through the entire handle for dependable strength, stability, and balance.
• Ergonomic Ash Wood Handle: Its sculpted profile accommodates several grip positions for controlled chopping and more detailed knife work.
• Protective Leather Sheath: The included black vegetable-tanned leather sheath provides secure right-hand carry and protects the blade during transport.
• Fire-Steel Compatibility: The knife is confirmed compatible with a fire steel, adding practical utility around camp.

Boutique & Conservation Values

• Purpose-Built for Camp Cooking: Unlike a general bushcraft knife, the Rombo is intentionally shaped around preparing real meals outdoors.
• Natural Material Character: Every ash wood handle carries its own grain pattern and subtle tonal variation.
• Hand-Assembled in Mora: The knife is assembled by Morakniv’s knifemakers in Mora, Sweden.
• Heritage-Inspired Identity: The Rombo name honors Rombo-Anders Eriksson Ström, an early Mora craftsman associated with durable knife-sheath production.
• Award-Winning Collection: Morakniv’s Ash Wood Outdoor Collection received an iF Design Award in 2024 for product design.

Steward’s Insight

The Rombo earns its place when food preparation is a genuine part of the trip rather than an afterthought. Its broad blade and fine cutting geometry are excellent for controlled kitchen work, but this is not the model to choose for batoning, prying, or heavy wood processing. Carry a more robust field knife for those jobs and let the Rombo do what it was designed to do: prepare ingredients cleanly and efficiently.

Wash the blade with mild soap after handling food, dry it thoroughly, and avoid leaving the natural ash handle or leather sheath wet. The stainless construction is forgiving, but proper drying protects the wood, leather, edge, and coating over the long term.

This knife is ideal for: camp cooks and outdoor food enthusiasts | chopping and slicing ingredients | peeling and detailed preparation | backpacking kitchens | medium to large hands

Specifications

• Knife Type: Fixed-blade outdoor chef’s knife
• Primary Use: Outdoor cooking and campsite food preparation
• Blade Length: 4.69 in. / 119 mm
• Knife Length: 7.87 in. / 200 mm
• Product Length: 8.46 in. / 215 mm
• Blade Thickness: 0.10 in. / 2.5 mm
• Blade Steel: Swedish stainless steel
• Steel Alloy: 10C28Mo2
• Steel Manufacturer: Alleima, Sweden
• Blade Hardness: 56.5 HRC
• Blade Grind: Full flat grind with secondary bevel
• Grind Angle: 3–4° total
• Edge Angle: 35–37°
• Blade Finish: Black PVD coating
• Tang Construction: Full tang
• Blade Flex: Stiff
• Handle Material: Ash wood
• Finger Guard: Yes
• Fire-Steel Compatible: Yes
• Sheath: Black vegetable-tanned leather
• Sheath Orientation: Right-hand carry
• Country of Origin: Sweden
• Manufacturer: Morakniv
• Manufacturer Model: Rombo BlackBlade (S)
• Knife Weight: 6.88 oz. / 195 g
• Approximate Shipping Weight: 1 lb.