Black Powder Epoxy Coating On Fixed Blades

[winchester73]

Just how well will the epoxy coating stay on 1095 blade made by Kabar, ESSE, Onatario RATS and other. I have a couple of Marine Kabars but they have neve seen hard use. To tell you the truth I would mych have the old parkerized coating. It relied on oil in the crystals keeping the blade rust free. I guess the EPA made it to costly for knife makers to use it. I justt can't imagine epoxy powder coating standing up to hard use without chipping or peeling.

 

[CWL]

If done right, they shouldn't chip or peel. They will acratch, scuff and abrade though. Some of them will look pretty "cool" that way.

I thought you could still get them in park'zed as an option?

 

[winchester73]

Not Kabar. They went to epoxy powder some time ago. The Case Marine knives that never made it to government service and I believe were made by Camillius are parkerized but they are rougher looking all the way around than Kabars. The leather handles are especially rough.

 

[Turtle2]

I have a Ka-bar brand Ka-bar and the coating on that came off once I split some logs with it. Other than that it doesn't scratch off easily. But again I have a different brand and not sure of the coating type.