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Vicarious Reality

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I saw this today, and i wondered; why coat an H1 blade?
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For rust resistance?
lolno
For stealth?
Hardly a tactical knife.
For fun?
Maybe.
 
I have the uncoated Yellow one, and i.... oh yes.
Maybe it's because the uncoated blade have a rather nasty non-existant finish...
Almost feels like a bead blast, though it's not.
 
Some people prefer coated blades. Some don't. User preference and kudos to Spyderco for giving us options.
 
For looks. I don't normally go for black blades but that one looks rather nice. You can't get anymore rust free than H1, nothing to protect there:D
 
I was wondering about that one too. It'd make more sense to coat their D2 bladed knives.
 
Josh K said:
Those were just sprints, not full productions.
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That doesn't mean they can't coat them.

I personally kinda like the look of a used coated blade. Gives the knife some character in my opinion. Just like how some like a patina and some do not.
 
tjsulli790 said:
That doesn't mean they can't coat them.

I personally kinda like the look of a used coated blade. Gives the knife some character in my opinion. Just like how some like a patina and some do not.
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It means that the small number of people who do prefer coated blades is outweighed by the people who don't. I'm sure they have sales figures for the coated and noncoated military/para models.

My D2 Para and Millie both show no signs of rust or corrosion. I see no reason to coat them.

I'm also not a big fan of patinas. Preference I think.
 
It should keep the blade looking pretty for longer. H1 has very low wear resistance, ie: scratches easily in normal use.
 
Vicarious Reality said:
I have already posted the reason.
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"Because it's not a tactical knife"

Two problems.

1) That's not a reason why a black coating would be requested by the military to decrease visibility.

2) I think you have you're equating a blade coating with "tactical" knives. This is a wrong assumption to make.
 
IIRC the military (or at least certain units) prohibits carrying uncoated blades in certain places because there's a very small chance of sun reflecting on them and giving soldiers' position away. If Spyderco wants soldiers to be able to buy and carry this knife down there, they have to sell a coated version.
 
Vicarious Reality said:
I don't understand
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You have to define what you're talking about when you say tactical before you start judging a knife.

And most people here have wide and varied opinions on what tactical means. You're not going to get a straight answer or majority who agree with whatever you're definition is.
 
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