3v swords

[grizzle]

What are your guys thoughts on this one? https://charlesjonesblades.com/products/tactical-wakizashi-short-sword-in-5160-or-cpm3v

Other alternatives would be awesome too, ive checked out a SR3v free rein, i know CPK had a waki pre order a while back but im sure those will be in the next price tier up in the aftermarket. I saw dawson made some too, but they seemed a little on the expensive size given their respective sizes

 

[knarfeng]

I think he should not charge the same price for the 5160 blade that he charges for 3V.

Do you really require steel with superior abrasion resistance in a sword? It's an impact implement. You are not going to be making a lot of draw cuts with it.

5160 is tougher than 3V.

 

[Olumin]

Agreed with knarfeng. There is no need to spend this kind of money just to get 3V if your goal is toughness, as steels like 1055, 1060, 1075, 5160, 8670, 9160 will be tougher. There are good, well made swords available forged from those latter steels I listed, for half the price or less. Depending on what style you're going for. 5160 is a great steel for swords.

Keep in mind that high quality Japanese style blades will generally be differentially hardened, with a very hard edge (60HRC) and a soft spine (40HRC). This means they are more prone to chipping and take a set more easily then swords made of uniformly hardened spring steel. So for a tough, rugged sword, I would stick to mono-steel swords.