what grade of steel is blade made of
591498
Hello Chris, the blade is made of 420J2 stainless steel material. Many blessings, BlizeTec
591499
I'm sorry, but I tried to look through as many descriptions and comments as I could stand, but could not find your answer. You may try contacting BlizeTec directly to ask. Good luck. I love my knife and have been carrying it everyday since I bought it. Luckily I haven't had an emergency or self-defense episode to use it like that yet, but it's comforting knowing it's there, ready for an extremely quick draw (which I practice on occasion) and such a sturdy feel. I've cut open a couple of boxes with the blade and cut off some tags of new clothes with the seatbelt cutter and love it. The seatbelt cutter eliminates the possibility of accidents like cutting a hole through clothes or stabbing someone or yourself in the stomach. This knife rocks! good luck to you
375129
Apparently the blades are of a slightly different formulation of metal in order to better maintain a quality cutting edge. The blades are surprisingly sharp for standard SS place settings. We love ours after about six months.
1874999
Hi Andrea, yes, it is a carbon steel blade. In fact, here is some more information about it. I hope this helps!http://www.excaliburcutlery.com/fromm-straight-razorCheers!Cathy
354258
I highly doubt its made out of carbon steel, especially at the price that it is. It feels like a regular stainless steel blade.
1911336
It is a sharping steel, but I have no idea what numbers are for hardness? It is not diamond coated.
116217
It is a stainless steel, not sure of the composition. I got it for food prep, as I did not want to use a 1095 blade because of keeping a 1090 blade oiled/conditioned to prevent rust. This stainless has yet to discolor from acidic food like onions or tomatoes and such. Very happy with the blade, worth the money IMO.
226880
It is high carbon steel. Real thin, small handle, piece of junk. Look at CONDOR MACHETES if you want a good machete. You get a thick machete blade with a good handle.
82443
It is probably high carbon steel the metal revolution in steel blades begun in the 80 with the introduction of some blades oriented alloys like 440 and 420 family of steel so this make me think you have high carbon steel or a low end stainless steel (by today standard)
480057
It is made from cast steel and stainless blades, however, it is a manual unit and moves around some when in use. It would depend upon the amount of use you plan to give it
185069
I don't know what kind of steel it's made from, but it came out of the box damn near razor sharp. It's solid with a stout leather sheath. In the 1970's this knife was popular with bikers as a self defense blade, and today considered to be a less expensive option for the Filipino Pikal knife that will cost over 100$.It's legal to carry in Illinois.
1831081
i assume its 410 steel. its a fixed blade snarl, I found it hard to sharpen also
1914033
I don't know the exact grade. I will tell you that I've been collecting blades for over fifteen years, and I have a pretty decent eye for quality. This blade will not disappoint. It is a true full tang, the blood groove is impressive, and the shaping of the blade is flawless. It doesn't have a "sharpened edge", per se. The entire blade past the blood groove is honed and worked out to the edge, which is impressively sharp for such a style. The point is aggressively sharp, and it comes oiled, as all carbon steel should. I have no regrets over purchasing this.
823270
Ok I understand now, really don't know what to tell you, I have no idea of the grade of steel. Sorry I couldn't be of help.Mark
348380
I believe the steel is from japan an the knife is manufactured in sweden. It is a solid knife. Similar to spyderco who commission steel from japan, like everything there are different qualities no matter where it might, or might not come from.
2243775
They company states the blade is made from "the finest American stainless steel". They do not say what hardness it is.
1835453
Yes, the blade is made of Japanese stainless steel called AUS-8. This is a very good steel with superb toughness and good edge holding capabilities. This steel is also fairly easy to sharpen with great corrosion resistance. Check your local knife laws for legality as it varies greatly. It would be a fine last ditch self defense weapon because the blade is pretty good sized, and your hand locks in very well due to a deep finger choil and a blade ramp with good jimping.
1112926
Without metallurgical knowledge and equipment, I cannot tell if the steel is a bate and switch. I can say from practical experience and use that the blade is comparable to the AUS-8A blades of my Cold Steel knives. Blade retention is decent and the steel is fairly easy to sharpen. For a knife under $30, this knife easily outperforms other knives 2 to 3 times the price point.