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BM's 440C
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Benchmades 440C is good stuff. They actually still use it in their Gold Class Chef's knives.
Very corrosion resistant. 154CM though is a definite upgrade from 440C as far as edge holding and wear resistance.
Like I always say, just because there is better doesn't make the other bad. It's still a very good steel, just not the latest and greatest anymore.
I've liked and still like BM's 440C and it wouldn't be a detractor to me in any way as far as buying a knife that used it.
Best of luck!
Very corrosion resistant. 154CM though is a definite upgrade from 440C as far as edge holding and wear resistance.
Like I always say, just because there is better doesn't make the other bad. It's still a very good steel, just not the latest and greatest anymore.
I've liked and still like BM's 440C and it wouldn't be a detractor to me in any way as far as buying a knife that used it.
Best of luck!
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Many makers still use 440C. With proper heat treating it's as good as 154CM/ATS-34, and in the anti-corrosion department it's equal if not better. Between these steels it's very hard to tell the difference when slicing the same materials. With Benchmade's offering you can't go wrong.
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I've got a mini presidio and a mini grip. I can say that the presidio slices better because of the blade geometry. If grip were made of 440C or a presidio made of 154 I think you would be hard pressed to tell either apart in truth. I have a lot of respect for 440C. It's probably my favorite knife material to date just because its a black sheep these days. I like it every bit as much as 154 and VG10.
*Edit, notice how you speak of 440C and you only get 4 replies. Lmao. It could be 8CR13Mov, 440A, VG10...almost anything else and you would get a hundred replies. It's certainly why I like 440C. In having it in a few knives I've found that all the rumors about it being meh are unfounded and least in the versions that I have tried. I've also tried it in a tiny Buck pen knife and man was that a strong little blade.
*Edit, notice how you speak of 440C and you only get 4 replies. Lmao. It could be 8CR13Mov, 440A, VG10...almost anything else and you would get a hundred replies. It's certainly why I like 440C. In having it in a few knives I've found that all the rumors about it being meh are unfounded and least in the versions that I have tried. I've also tried it in a tiny Buck pen knife and man was that a strong little blade.
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Thank you guys. I appreciate the input. I am a huge fan of BM, and am just now getting rid of all other stuff, and going only BM. One of the things I am a fan of, is the quality, and consistancy put into their steel, and HT. I now feel pretty good about their 440C. Josh