Aitor Knives

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I'll be receiving an Aitor Oso Blanco in the mail this week from a trade. I plan on only carrying it and a CRKT Ultima on my next hike out. Well, I did a search on the forums and I have heard nothing but positive things about Aitor, but I couldn't find anything that gives me any good detail on usage and blade steel, durability, etc. The internet wasn't helpful either. All the sites I found were in spanish. Does anyone have any experience with Aitor knives that could give me some detail as to how they perform or know of any sites that could help? I plan on using the Oso Blanco for more of the chopping/camp knife. Thanks for any help and comments. -Chris-
 
CGU,

I have had a JK1 + JK2 for a long time. My JK2 lives in my Camelbak Hawg that goes in the woods with me a lot. I don't know much about the specs of the steel, but I do know about the performance: tough and sharp. The blades sharpen fairly easily and seem to hold edge well. The two I own are, IMHO, very well made. I would love to get a one their SAK type folders sometime.
 
Long time ago they used to be reference around here, particularly know for their "Rambo type" hollow handle, saw back survival knives. They also had large military contracts (issue knives).
Since they did not evolved a lot they have since fell behind other brands. Kind of like Puma Solingen.

As far as I know, steel is something like 440A/440B. I can't tell for sure since I've never used any but I think I'd be worried more about edge holding then toughness.
 
Their multiblades used to be really nice, like Swiss Army but bigger. They seem to have gone through some sort of reorganization recently. I don't know what this means for quality or availability, but I haven't been able to google a decent source lately.
 
I have some Aitor knives ( JK I, Oso Nero, El Montero, Bowie Lux, Botero ). JKI was many years my outdours knife and performed very well. Abount the stell, as far I know it is a proprietary steel, all my blades are tested and the the hardness is 58.
 
I have a couple of their SAK style multiblade knives. They are impressive. Everything is thick and beefy, especially the main blades. Ebay used to have them all the time but I haven't seen any for some time. I purchased one about a year ago from a Spanish website. Anyway I think if more people knew about these Aitor SAK's they would be popular.
 
I have an Aitor made Bundeswehr contract Mauser pattern. It's good quality- on par with the Vics I have (same model).
 
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