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AFCK blade material change?
- Thread starter speedfan
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Its D2 now. Better than ATS-34? yeah - but maybe not as corrosive resistant though (but the D2 is coated, so its a moot point I think). Better than M2? Since the M2 blades were coated, I think corrosive resistence was not an issue either. If youre going to have the D2 and M2 coated- I would pick the M2 blade.
"i think he's talking about the AFCK (or AFCK11) not the axis AFCK, "
What's the axis AFCK? The one I'm talking about was made by Benchmade, called the AFCK, looked just like the current ones, and now that I think about, did indeed come in ATS-34 and M2 variants. Who said anything about 2 years though?
Richard
What's the axis AFCK? The one I'm talking about was made by Benchmade, called the AFCK, looked just like the current ones, and now that I think about, did indeed come in ATS-34 and M2 variants. Who said anything about 2 years though?
Richard
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The original AFCK (I think the model number was 800) was a liner locking knife with titanium liners. It came in ATS-34 or M2. I owned a ATS-34 one, because corrosion is a problem if you are in the field and unable to clean your knife for whatever reason. The only problem with the knife was that there was a alot of flex in the handle, and this made the liner lock hard to disengage.
The 806 (same blade and handle but with an AXIS lock) came out a couple of years ago, and as far as I know it is only avalible in D2. I got one last month, and I really like the D2. The handle flex has been eliminated by the stainless steel liners. I was initially worried I might disengaged the AXIS lock by accident while stabbing someone, but having filed down the thumb side of the lock makes this sort of unlikely, as does a consistant forward grip.
The 806 (same blade and handle but with an AXIS lock) came out a couple of years ago, and as far as I know it is only avalible in D2. I got one last month, and I really like the D2. The handle flex has been eliminated by the stainless steel liners. I was initially worried I might disengaged the AXIS lock by accident while stabbing someone, but having filed down the thumb side of the lock makes this sort of unlikely, as does a consistant forward grip.