Diving knife's steel?

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Zakk Wylde

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Im about to buy a diving knife these days for spearfishing but there is lot of choices from 5$ to 100$...but all of them says stainless steel which means nothing.i buy a cheppo one that start rusting at first day.:D Do you guys know which steel they are using (some of them says titanium but they are very expensive.)maybe i can use a normal fixed blade for this purpose if i know the steel.probably not h1.
 
im sure that they are gonna say it on their website(even cressi dont say it)if its a h1.they just saying stainless steel.i wanna know the name of it.
oh but u understand me wrong.of course im gonna use a h1 .but i try to say these blades are not h1 probably.
 
Zakk Wylde said:
im sure that they are gonna say it on their website(even cressi dont say it)if its a h1.they just saying stainless steel.i wanna know the name of it.
oh but u understand me wrong.of course im gonna use a h1 .but i try to say these blades are not h1 probably.
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OH ok, Yeah then I'm with singularity all the way. Take a look at the spyderco Caspian salt!
 
Zakk Wylde said:
im sure that they are gonna say it on their website(even cressi dont say it)if its a h1.they just saying stainless steel.i wanna know the name of it.
oh but u understand me wrong.of course im gonna use a h1 .but i try to say these blades are not h1 probably.
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I doubt any of them are H1, the only ones that are rust-proof are the Ti ones most likely (and titanium holds a poor edge from what I've heard). The only way I can imagine to get a truly rust-proof H1 knife is to buy a name brand like Spyderco. Plus the quality will be much better. Most generic dive knives I've seen are something like 420 or 440a, which are not rust-proof at all, just stain-resistant. They will rust eventually, especially in salt water.

Like someone suggested, I think the Caspian Salt is the way to go--light, ergonomic, it has an index finger hole so you don't drop it, and from what I've heard it is a perfect dive knife. It's available with a blunt tip for safety, as well as a pointed one. There are other Salt models to consider as well, the Aqua Salt would be good but it was discontinued last year unfortunately.

PS--I would recommend also getting a sharpmaker to sharpen serrations easily.
 
Zakk Wylde said:
im sure that they are gonna say it on their website(even cressi dont say it)if its a h1.they just saying stainless steel.i wanna know the name of it.
oh but u understand me wrong.of course im gonna use a h1 .but i try to say these blades are not h1 probably.
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To my knowledge, spyderco is the only knife company that uses H1. If I was looking for a dive knife, the spyderco caspian salt would be my choice.
 
I am a recreational dicer and I use Ti for my dive knife. Proper Ti will hold an edge, not as good as steel, but still hold. I've 3 Ti knives in use.
The question here is that you want for spearfishing, and for that I recognize Ti isn't the best choice because you may have to scratch rocks or so, and Ti doesn't really like to be hit against rocks.
Spyderco H1 seems nice, but none of the designs are really good for spearfishing. For diving they have nice folders, maybe sooner or later I'll get one (maybe when they make a H1 Delica and not those "Salts").
 
In addition to Spyderco's H1 steel, Benchmade also has a line of knives made of N680 which is supposed to be very corrosion resistant and suitable for diving. Maybe check out their H2O line which offers both fixed and folding designs...
 
Thanx for all replys .im gonna check spyderco's caspian(maybe h1 salt) knives for spear and normal fishing but i cant find them(caspian) in turkey so i have to ordered but its gonna take some time and i got 15 days to go:grumpy:tonijedi thanks for explaining ti knives. probably im gonna buy this one if i love it when i handle it.here's the picture.teflon coating maybe adds little rust proof.
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and the other one.looks little bit thin but cant say from pic.and the sheat looks bad.
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Actually a thread should open about dive knives.lots of people can get help from it especially at biggest knife forum.
 
Spyderco in H1 or a custom titanium knife.

Many "titanium" knives only have a titanium coating on the edge.

If you are going to use the knife to "finish off" whatever you shoot, a titanium knife might not be durable enough.
 
Why custom? OK, why not? But there are Beta-Ti knives out there that work:





Again, for spearfishing I wouldn't recommend it, not because of "edge holding" but because trying to remove an octopus or shells from rocks with Ti knives really damages them - easier than a cheap steel knife that you can pick and abuse for these things.
 
the sog seal pup would be good i used to use it.. u come out of the water with some rust but rust always cleans off... aus 8 is pretty corrosion resistant... its the perfect size for diving....

i was using the pacific salt for a while too the h1 works really good.... a caspian salt with a tip would be perfect..
 
yeah seal pup can be a good choice i cant find them now grr:grumpy: yeah inexpensive knives are better for abusing:D(oh yeah shells.. i love to collect them :D) knives that i posted above are about 40 $ .they are gonna probably made the job done if we think that im an starter to spearfishing....
 
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