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Purchased this John Greco at a local gunshow today. Seller did not know much or what type of steel. Any help is highly appreciated
 
He primarily used 8670, a steel used for commercial metal-sawing blades, with .75% carbon and nickle for toughness.
 
From what I remember, he used a variety of steels depending upon the "period" of his knife making career. Wasn't he around for a number of years?
 
he sometimes put a single number or letter to signify the steel type on the other side of the knife if i recall correctly. a2 and 8670 were common
 
I have had ppl tell me this particular style he was using A2 and O1 at the time. The other side has a "A" stamped in it so I'm guessing this might be A2
 
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I have had ppl tell me this particular style he was using A2 and O1 at the time. The other side has a "A" stamped in it so I'm guessing this might be A2
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I think that's a pretty good guess based upon my poor memory of past Greco knives I've handled.
 
Most likely A2. I thought Mr. Greco had retired from knife making. Looks like Blade Art has some of his knives.
 
I heard he had retired, I am pretty sure this work is from his earlier work, I have a small Bowie in 8670 and black coated.
 
He's retired at least twice as of about 5-10 years ago. He's got some health problems.
 
This is a 4 year old thread, and I'm fairly certain John is retired from knife making.
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