Anybody else excited for the new Realsteel knives due out today?

I never could figure out the 8 letters and numbers of Chinese steel.

probably took your comment the wrong way... don't see how the steel designations are such a problem... also as pointed out below the knives coming up use sandvik steel.
@Muet np, i would have missed it as well if i hadn't browsed their fb page because of something else...
 
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According to the FB link, they are using Sandvik steels.
They have some nice designs.

The Sandvik 14c28n steel used in their H Series is basically an entry level steel as used by and developed for Kershaw (Scallion, Leek, Chive, etc); that said, understanding knife steels is important to me when trying to make an informed decision on a knife purchase, and like food ingredient labels, if I am left with more questions than answers, then I tend to shy away from said product(s).
 
I never could figure out the 8 letters and numbers of Chinese steel.
As for figuring out the alphabet soup of the chinese naming conventions for their steels...it's not that difficult:
8 = 0.8% of carbon
CR13 = 13% chromium
MoV = with a little molybedium and Vanadium added

....so 9Cr18Mov is 0.9 carbon, 18 chrome with moly and Vanadium. It's not exactly rocket science once you look it up. Both are very decent steels depending on the heat treat.


14C28 is a scandinavian steel....made by Sandvik. You might know is from various Kershaw products and there are several custom makers that use it. It's an excellent steel.
 
A few posts down their FB also mentions the E775 - Griffin - should come in 2015 too :)
 
I've been kind of tuned into RealSteel Knives for a while now and so far haven't been disappointed. I've long been a proponent of their H6 Blue Sheep as an alternative to an Ontario RAT 1 or an ESEE Avispa. I hope to some day post a comparison review of those three knives because I honestly feel the H6 wins. Just yesterday I received the H6-S1 which is a slightly smaller version of the H6 but with a framelock rather than a liner lock. I've been really impressed with it initially and encourage others to check one out.

A couple of other RSK's that I have are basically slightly modified copies of existing SanRenMu designs...the E963, E77 and the E79...nothing special but solid beater knives.

I even spurged on one of the high dollar RSK's, the S-Series Stinger in gold. It's a pretty decent knife but certainly not worth anywhere near MSRP...it's a $100-150 knife, which is about what I paid for mine. If you're familiar with Kizer knives, I'd put it right around that level of quality. Certainly on par with the bulk of Spydercos that come out of Taiwan.

My problem is finding the knives for sale at anything less than MSRP. Have any of you found a US retailer who offers the knives for sensible prices? $65 for an H6 Blue Sheep destroys its value advantage against the RAT 1 or Avispa.
 
They should soon have really interesting multi-tool knives (X-series). I guess I will have a closer look.
 
How is that relevant to these knives?

Nothing. Some people would rather consume sugar than C12H22O11. People would do back flips over Bölher N685 Extra steel in a blade but poo poo on 9cr18mov. When they are both the same steel.

I do like them designs. The steel isn't super (expensive) but a bit better than the normal working steels you see so commonly like AUS8 and so on. The H6-S1 looks like a knife I'd get, like the locking feature on the frame lock I bought my current pocket knife as an in between knives knife and it's doing great, better than I expected, so I'm always looking. I'm thinking real hard on a Zancudo by Esee but not in a hurry. The H6-S1 is a good runner up as well now. I like these kinds of informative threads to see what else is out there. Now we need the big retailers to start picking up these lines.
 
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