Eye Brand Help

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DPris

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Just found my 30-year-old Carl Schlieper lockback folder today & I'm curious.
It's 4 1/2-inch closed with wood scales, brass bolsters, a four-inch clip point blade, and a saw blade.
Anybody have any idea what type of stainless they were using in 1974?
Denis
 
It may have been 420, or something similar if it was stainless. Almost all stainless now used in German factories in solingen use 420 (boker, linder, hubertus, hirschkrone, Anton wingen, etc.). If it is an eye brand from 1974 there is a good chance it is carbon, unless of course it states it is stainless (or rostrei=stainless, etc.) on the blade.
 
Thanks, it says stainless. I was hoping it'd be a little better than 420.
Denis
 
Regardless of whatever they call their stainless, Eye Brand knives are quality knives. Give it a chance, and you will probably find it holds up better than you thought.
 
My buddy & I were talking last week about the Buck he bought on shipboard 30-something years ago, he still has it.
Then I came across my Schlieper the other day in a closet. Bought it at the base Rod & Gun Club in England in 1974. It was my first quality knife & I carried it on & off for a few years. Carried a Puma for several after that, then an Applegate folder, then started carrying a SOG Tomcat about three years ago.
Decided the Puma was a nice knife, but too "delicate" for rough stuff. Decided the Applegate just wasn't quite right as an all-purpose knife. Thought the Tomcat was pretty rugged & easy to hang onto for rough work plus alligator defense if it ever came to that.
Got to thinking about carrying the Schlieper again.
Too many guns to carry, too many knives to carry.
Things were a lot simpler back when I only had a couple of each.
And then there's the multi-tools!
Probably be a good idea to buy some suspenders to keep my pants up.
Then I could wear more of everything.
Thanks.
Denis
 
Most eye brand knives are very good quality, I do however remember a time when some of their sheath knives were pretty "mediocre", back in the late 80's, early 90's when I lived in Wiesbaden Germany.
 
I´d guess it might be better than 420, maybe something similar to 440B, probably forged rather than stamped too, just use it and if it holds an edge you are fine.

Luis
 
Then you factor in the type and heat treat it gets. if it is 30 years old, more than likely forged, much better then stamped as Don Luis says.

I believe now they (Germany) have more (someone please correct me if I am mistaken) "green laws" there where the factories have to limit their pollution so what you are left with is a allot of rolled, stamped steel being used, pretty sad stuff.
 
I should probably do something with it. Lotta sentiment there.
Thanks again, guys.
Denis
 
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