Best steel for a hog knife?

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Barehunter

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One of my buddys wants me to make him a skinning knife for hogs. Hogs are notorious for dulling knives. I've experienced it myself. Can hardly make it thru one pig without resharpening. Any suggestion for a good steel for this knife? It will be a small full tang skinner.
 
CPM-D2
S30V
ZDP-189
S90V :thumbup:
52100 at Rc62
CPM-M4 at Rc63-64

Of the steels above my personal choice would be S90V or the 52100 with a high Rc, Those steels would not have a problem finishing the hog without sharpening.
 
I don't know if anything will stand up to hog hair a long time,but my 154cm Benchmade doesn't seem to ever get dull and i've abused it a good bit.
 
A 4" deeply hollow ground drop pt. in 440C is enough to gut,skin and quarter several feral hogs.As they usually don't exceed 200lbs..154CPM will do alittle better.But the grind is more important.DM
 
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