Blade Steel

[wildmanh]

Hi, I'm wondering what type of steel is used in the Westen Line of fixed bald knives. Namely the "Small Game Fixed Blade Knife…..#WL628" and the "Rawhide Fixed Blade Knife…..#WL66"

Also, I used to have a Western Knife like the WL628 but it had a blood groove and some sort of stacked mettle handle. Any one have a clue as to what the knife could have been? Sorry, but I don't have it any more to get any numbers off of it. Lost it on a camping trip in 6' of snow in 1998.

- two more things that I forgot - What is the going price on a new WL628 and what is the RC hardness of the steel?

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[Will Fennell]

wildmanh,
The current steel used for the WESTERN Fixed blade line is 420HC. It is hardened to a Rc of 58. I'm not sure about any WESTERN models featuring stacked "mettle"[metal?] handles, but I'll check with some folks that would have the records of the older models. IF I find anything, I'll post it here.

Thanks for the interest!

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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery
www.camillusknives.com

 

[wildmanh]

Will, thanks for the information and effort.

Here is a picture that should give you an idea of what the knife looked like:

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1678636&a=12876405&p=48216683&Sequence=0 Hope that helps.

I would also like to thank Camillus (western)for such a good knife. I got the knife used from a Thrift store. It was all covered in paint and other stuff. I spent hours cleaning it then put a good edge back on it. But after that it served me well for many years.

I will certainly be purchasing more Camillus and Western knives in the future. It was the best little hunting knife I've ever owned.

Thanks again for the information. Keep up the good work.

Heber

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