3.5 inch fixed with good stainless steel, need help

[kane22]

+1 Fallkniven F1, also look at benchmades new bushcrafter in S30V, a Mora or two, gunny in S35VN, ESEE is going to be coming out with their ESEE 4 in 440C soon

The benchmade bushcrafter looks nice but don't want the leather sheath, and might be a little bigger than what I want. I've been watching for the ESEE to come out. I haven't seen a gunny in s35vn???

 

[kane22]

found the gunny but leather sheath

 

[Bugout Bill]

Benchmade Nim-Cub

 

[Bill1170]

Street Beat.

 

[WyoRidgeRunner]

How about a TOPS Tactical Steak Knife in 440C?

Or maybe this guy.

 

[Boozoo Chavis]

Tops Bird & Trout in 440C

 

[WyoRidgeRunner]

^LOL^ Try and use a image host.

 

[C_Becker]

after doing some reading it doesn't sound like sandvik 14c28n is to bad. I figured for a usa made knife to sell for $30 it had to be junk, but maybe not.

The Sandvik steels aren't bad at all, especially the 14C28N. It's one of my favourite stainless steels. It takes a very nice edge, and holds it for a reasonable time.
As for the quality of the fixed blade skyline: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1038820-Tree-Chopping-Challenge-***UPDATED***

 

[Planterz]

Spyderco Street Beat.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...derco-Street-Beat-but-not-so-durned-expensive

 

[kane22]

I do like the street beat as well. The boker plus mosier is a nice looking knife too, but made in China.

 

[C_Becker]

Another one, which is on my list as well, is the Muela Rhino Micarta. Made in Spain, 14C28N steel, 3.9 in blade
Over here it's about 120€, dunno about the US. But it's a very nice knife for sure
http://www.boker.de/fahrtenmesser/muela/02MU052.html
Available with brown grips, too
The one with the wood grips has Muelas own MoVa steel, I don't have any info on that

 

[dayhiker1968]

+ Whatever for the F1.

Or if that's too large the WM1.

 

[Shotgun]

Gossman does some good stuff with stainless. He may be under that 200 dollar mark for a blade that size. If not I'm sure you can find a maker under that mark.

That being said, you may want to try 3V. I know it's not stainless but it's much more resistant to rust than other carbon and tool steels. I usually test my knives in the kitchen and what would normally tarnish O1 or 1095 to all get out barely made a mark on the 3V.

 

[kane22]

Yeah I keep looking at the bark river necker 2 in v3...not sure what to do.

 

[Custom]

Phil Wilson

 

[WyoRidgeRunner]

Yeah I keep looking at the bark river necker 2 in v3...not sure what to do.

Fallow your heart young knifeling... Pick what speaks to you the most and then buy it!!!

 

[Zuluninja]

Another one, which is on my list as well, is the Muela Rhino Micarta. Made in Spain, 14C28N steel, 3.9 in blade
Over here it's about 120€, dunno about the US. But it's a very nice knife for sure
http://www.boker.de/fahrtenmesser/muela/02MU052.html
Available with brown grips, too
The one with the wood grips has Muelas own MoVa steel, I don't have any info on that

The Rhino micarta is a solid built knife,and with a good steel to boot. I'm surprised to see how much is it over there, I got mine on ebay for around 80$ but I got lucky.

The MoVa steel is what pretty much what all spanish makers use. It's actually CroMoVa, Chrome-molibdenum-vanadium. It's been compared to 420HC but I think it is more like 440C; I have a few spanish blades and they are harder to sharpen (and hold the edges longer) than any 420HC that I have tried.