any way to tell what steel in a Sebenza blade?

Bill Siegle

Bill Siegle

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I got my 1st Sebenza today and love it! I was wondering though. Is there a way to tell which steel the blade is ground from? I got mine used with no paperwork and was just curious. Thanks in advance.

Bill Siegle
 
Chris Reeve Knives
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From: Boise, ID
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posted 12-01-2000 08:56 AM
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We changed from ATS 34 to BG42 for Sebenza blades during 1996. As a rule of thumb, if you have a new shape Sebenza (i.e. with the scollops on the handle, leading into the area where the thumb lug rests when the knife is closed) it will probably have a BG42 blade.
It had been our intention to change to the new steel when we introduced that profile but the steel did not arrive from the manufacturer in time. There was a brief period where the new (or what was new then!) profile knives had ATS 34 blades. There is no way of telling from simply looking at the knife - that information was included on the guarantee card.

All of the original profile Sebenzas had ATS 34 blades expect for a very few where the blades have had to be replaced under warranty for one reason or another.

I hope this helps!

Anne

 
Thanks for the response. Mine has the new handles so it must have the BG42. I wasn't sure if the handles had changed before the blade material.Thanks again!

Bill
 
There were very few done in the experimental/transition stage but it is unlikely that a knife picked up in the second hand market would be a stonewashed ATS 34 blade.

Anne
 
Yes.

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