440C Steel... What Do You Think??

Like most of you folks, I have alot of knives in various blade-steels, and here's what I have determined from experience:

Blade-steel does matter, but the blade grind, thickness, and geometry matter even more.

I find that AUS-6 and 440A are both too soft to hold an edge very long.

Of all of the blade-steels I have used (AUS-6, AUS-8, ATS-55, ATS-34, VG-10, 440A, 440C, 420HC, and others)...

VG-10, ATS-55, and 440C are my all time favorites.

440C is not inferior.

Allen.
 
allenC said:
Of all of the blade-steels I have used (AUS-6, AUS-8, ATS-55, ATS-34, VG-10, 440A, 440C, 420HC, and others)...

VG-10, ATS-55, and 440C are my all time favorites.

Allen.
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I dont know about VG-10 because Ive not had a knive made with that steel, but my Endura is made with ATS-55, and it has served me very very well.
 
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