Case steel question

idahoguy · Sep 17, 2015

What kind of steel was Case using in 1977 with a tang stamp
CASE XX
USA

idahoguy · Sep 17, 2015

What kind of steel was Case using in 1977 with a tang stamp

CASE XX
USA
...

cilohaefink · Sep 17, 2015

idahoguy said:
What kind of steel was Case using in 1977 with a tang stamp

CASE XX
USA
...

It was chrome vanadium (carbon steel). Had it been stainless it would have been CASE XX STAINLESS USA ...

idahoguy · Sep 17, 2015

Thanks. Is that the steel the they specifically referred to as CV?

jc57 · Sep 17, 2015

Yes. Case's carbon steel is called "CV" which is a variant of 1095 or 1086 with added chromium and vanadium.

idahoguy · Sep 17, 2015

Thanks, I appreciate the help!

Obsessed with Edges · Sep 17, 2015

idahoguy said:
Thanks. Is that the steel the they specifically referred to as CV?

Case didn't actually start stamping 'CV' with the pattern number on their non-stainless blades until sometime during the 1990s; hence their earlier carbon steel blades weren't necessarily known then as 'CV' steel. It's generally assumed the steel was the same CV steel as used today, but it's hard to be certain. A lot of small 'tweaks' in the recipe could've happened in the last 40+ years. Should still be pretty good, either way.

David

MercyfulfateXX · Sep 17, 2015

carbon steel.

black mamba · Sep 17, 2015

I believe for that time frame, the 1086 with chrome and vanadium is probably correct, and run not too hard either.

knarfeng · Sep 17, 2015

idahoguy said:
Thanks. Is that the steel the they specifically referred to as CV?

Yes.
Case Chrome Vanadium steel, often referred to as "CV" is an "alloy steel", not a "carbon steel".
If it were "Carbon Steel", it would not contain Chrome or Vanadium.

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