I know someone has already asked this, but I need the reassurance. The description states its a 154cm steel instead of s30v. Which is it?
313744
The manix 2 G10 is s30v. They do not make a Manix 2 G10 in 154cm. You can always look at spyderco's website for confirmation.
544865
Short of using your knife as a pry bar which I do'nt think anyone would this knife will hold up to the Benchmade. Having a dozen benchmades and a dozenDoug Ritter knives made by Benchmade, I think you would love this knife. The S30V steel is great sharpens well and holds an edge. The benchmades usethe 154cm steel which is great but I think the S30V steel is just a little better. John from Colorado
193815
Yes the metal in the blade 420hc stainless steel I believe the 154cm is the thickness of the blade I really like it I have used one for years.for the price and quality I brought three of them you can't go wrong I use mine for deer
1630585
154cm is a steel. It's actually a very good steel type, commonly called a "crucible steel" because of it's superb properties. The 154 cm doesn't refer to the length in centimeters of the blade.
83632
Of the ones you mentioned S30V is the highest quality. There is also a S60V and S90V which have a higher carbon content. These are all stainless steels. I also like tool steels such as D2, A2 and O1. These are not stainless have a high carbon content and are a lot easier to sharpen.
1330001
I got one direct from Cold Steel, but the one that came on mine was defective. I think they do (or did) sell them though.
83631
Check out this midway page for descriptions:http://www.midwayusa.com/TechnicalNotes/application_pages/knife_steel_and_handle_material_chart.htmAlso check out Spyderco on Wikipedia. 8Cr13MoV appears to be the softest, a chinese stainless steel. 440 is next hardest and S30v is the hardest. S30V is also apparently the hardest to sharpen - haven't needed to sharpen it yet, but have no problem spending the needed time with a wet stone. Seems to retain an edge very well. Good Luck.
877842
I difer to the previous two response I just went back on GP{ Knives and they too have chnaged the steel type to 5160. So it probably depends on how old the knife is. It looks like if you buy one now you get 5160.
444954
dunno about the "global parts". i believe the steel is sandvik steel, which is a swedish company. how "local" are you trying to get?
434589
No its not assisted and it has D2 tool steel, it is harder than S30v, but it is less resistant to rust
1672868
According to my research, 440HC is the hardest grade for Stainless Steel (what Buck uses for their standard blades). S30V is an alloy (the best steel to use for blades according to Buck). 8Cr13MoV is Chinese Stainless steel and I would avoid it for that reason (different hardness standards) - difficult to tell where it ranks with the others and of course I would have questions about consistency in the alloys made by different manufacturers. Hope this helps.... see also: http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=about.feature
963495
I believe the blade steel is a little different and it is also a stailess steel framelock. Which is superior in terms of lock strength to this model which has aluminum handle scales with a minor lock.
391415
The blade on mine is hollow ground and 154CM steel. I'm not sure when they made the switch to S30V steel, but I would guess that it was a couple of years ago since I bought mine during the period in which they were advertising one steel on the website, and listing another on the spec sheet included with the knife.I still love the knife, and carry it about 80% of the time. A SOG Aegis comes out when I don't want the weight of the Manix2 (walking, biking, wearing sweatpants, etc.).
1606114
The details say that it's 430 SS. More info on 430 SS here: http://mightynest.com/blog/stainless-steel-all-about-food-grade-304-188-and-1810
967398
Hi, Michael, the VG10 "Super Steel"Blade is 3-1/2 in long. Knife is 4-3/4 in when closed and overall 7-3/4" in length. This knife is absolutely gorgeous! Hope that helps.
1439285
Mine was actually stainless steel. It has blends in it from them removing imperfections and a few dings but it is thick. I didn't measure it but it is thick and it is a big SOB. For the price get it. I have a BK9, Kabar Kukri, and many other big Blades from Cold steel to SOG. If you get one like mine you will be happy unless you expect a Corvette for the price of a Cobalt.
431488
It is made in Taiwan and steel is good but left lower carbon for toughness...cannot recall spec offhand but 1085 seems right...edit, just checked and spec SAE 1070...which means it meets spec or they would use a funky new number as Chinese do for steels