Gerber magnum 97223 with 440c blade, is older 440c better quality than newer 440 hc ? I don’t know nothing about older knife steel so any imputed information
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I had that same knife years ago and still have a fixed blade (has the green coating on the handle almost like it was powdercoated) that I absolutely love. The steel is very hard I know that and has always been really hard to sharpen until I got my Worksharp Ken Onion Edition. Now, I can keep it shaving sharp. I don't know that they make them like that anymore as I have not bought a Gerber for years. I think the one I have is probably 40 years old and has gutted/skinned a lot of animals over the years.
440 has three grades, A B and C. 440c is good knife steel. 440b is halfway ok, and if your knife just says “440” then it’s probably B. 440a won’t harden.
440 has three grades, A B and C. 440c is good knife steel. 440b is halfway ok, and if your knife just says “440” then it’s probably B. 440a won’t harden.
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The magnum It’s 440c
I found a cool old SCHRADE USA #152 sharp finger in a box in the garage , I assume is 1095 steel ( it will rust) cleaned it up it’s wicked sharp
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Last edited by S-3 Ranch; 01-23-2021, 10:39 PM.
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The one I had didn’t really have a bevel grind on the blade. Just a slow taper to the cutting edge. That dude would get needle sharp
Yeh I was sharpening the SCHRADE 152 last night and was confused about it only getting sharp on 3/4 of the blade .
Then realized it was beveled blade . Holy cow that 1095 steel can make a scary sharp cutting area!
And love the patina on the blade
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