Gin- 1

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i just bought a navigator and it has A gin- 1 stainless blade,could anyone tell me more about this blade material,and is the navigator's handle made out of G-10 ?

 

[dsvirsky]

The Navigator handle is G-10. As far as GIN-I goes, I'll let Sal's words from an earlier thread do the talking:
"GIN-I (Gingami I, means sliver paper in Japanese) has been around longer than either ATS. Specifically a knife steel, it was the primary steel that Spyderco used since the first Clipits in 1981. Most of our knives were made with it. It is an excellent steel. It seems to be more reistant to chipping than either of the ATS versions, better in corrosion resistance, not a good in edgeholding as the ATS versions."

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Dave

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[Sal Glesser]

thank you Dave.

Gin-1 (Gingami I)
C = 0.90
Ch = 15.5
Mo = 0.30

sal