The Aitor's are the only Spanish knives I have bought so far. When I have seen Muela's advertised, the steel was listed as 440A. I don't recall having seen a Muela advertised as made from 440C. I stopped buying 440A knives simply because there are knives made from better steel for not much more money. Many knives made from AUS8 and 440C are reasonably priced, including the Aitor's, so why buy a knife made with 440A?
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Aitor knife steel
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I have many Aitor's Knives and from Nieto too.
I take buying Aitor's knives for many years ago, and their quality has always been very good.
All the knives have marked a control of hardness in the blade, so that anyone can see it.
Aitor's kinves have very good design and good steel
I take buying Aitor's knives for many years ago, and their quality has always been very good.
All the knives have marked a control of hardness in the blade, so that anyone can see it.
Aitor's kinves have very good design and good steel
Hello, Oskarbr,
I had heard of the hardness mark on Aitor knives before but had never determined where they were located on the blade. I took out my Nato Bowie this morning and noticed a small indention in the center of the blade, inside a circle. The words forming the circle are so small I could only read them with a magnifying glass, but I was able to see the words "Hardness Control".
I had heard of the hardness mark on Aitor knives before but had never determined where they were located on the blade. I took out my Nato Bowie this morning and noticed a small indention in the center of the blade, inside a circle. The words forming the circle are so small I could only read them with a magnifying glass, but I was able to see the words "Hardness Control".
Hi, guys,
I own the Jungle King II for ten years (I bought that knife on the eve of the war in Croatia). I used it as an utility/survival tool. However, I must tell you that the blade/handle connection is THE weak point. A survival knife should have a FULL tang (I own now the Fallkniven's A1.
On the other hand, I like very much the shape of the JK II blade, with a typically Spanish flavor.
Concerning the Nieto's knives: I am thinking of buying the Toledo, a fixed-blade knife (the number is 2511, blade length 11 cm). Anybody knows does the knife has a full tang - if not, how strong is the blade/handle connection?
Regards,
Franco
I own the Jungle King II for ten years (I bought that knife on the eve of the war in Croatia). I used it as an utility/survival tool. However, I must tell you that the blade/handle connection is THE weak point. A survival knife should have a FULL tang (I own now the Fallkniven's A1.
On the other hand, I like very much the shape of the JK II blade, with a typically Spanish flavor.
Concerning the Nieto's knives: I am thinking of buying the Toledo, a fixed-blade knife (the number is 2511, blade length 11 cm). Anybody knows does the knife has a full tang - if not, how strong is the blade/handle connection?
Regards,
Franco
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For those interested in the topic, there's a huge collection of spanish knives at:
www.aceros-de-hispania.com/esp/index-lb.html
The "Muela Knives" section at the page above has a lot of pictures, so be patient while it's loading. My knife is like the labeled COM-G-16 within one of the several Alce series.
Searching for "muela" at US Cavalry website I found that they call it Combat Knive and they claim it's 440C, however,I haven't been able to found some "official statement" from the manufacturer about the specific steel type.
www.aceros-de-hispania.com/esp/index-lb.html
The "Muela Knives" section at the page above has a lot of pictures, so be patient while it's loading. My knife is like the labeled COM-G-16 within one of the several Alce series.
Searching for "muela" at US Cavalry website I found that they call it Combat Knive and they claim it's 440C, however,I haven't been able to found some "official statement" from the manufacturer about the specific steel type.
I have an Aitor knife, I believe the survival king. never used it, lol! As for the steel, I know there is a spanish steel similiar to 440C, but with some vanadium in it. This is prob what they r refering to when they say its similiar to the 440V due to the extra vanadium perhaps. But i doubt its made with the CPM process 