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Kershaw three pack 20$

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I got the kershaw three pack for 20$ at Walmart it comes with the swerve and freefall any one else have the same pack and if so what's your opinion
 
They are good intro into Kershaw, but I believe they were made with 3Cr13 steel, so might not have very good edge retension.
Will be great user knives and should work fine under light to med use.
 
I have one out of the blister pack from a year or so ago, that came with the pen and flashlight.

The knife is just awful. I like Kershaw, but at 5-10 bucks...you get what you get.
 
You know those fantasy knives that have shiney 420J2 blades and go dull cutting warm butter? Those Kershaws have the same steel. But atleast they don't charge as much for it as Gerber does.
 
I got it a few weeks ago. They may use that same steel in shitty fantasy knives but I'm sure they have better heat treatment. Both of the knives were shaving sharp and even after some cardboard cutting I haven't really noticed much difference. They'll probably need sharpening more often but for normal tasks like opening packages I don't think it really matters. They don't feel like cheesy $10 knives. The flashlight is fine but nothing special. You average $3 gas station flashlight.

and cncpro11, I got a pack like that a couple of years ago for like $12. I though at least a couple would be decent but they were all crap except maybe a couple of keychains. A couple of them would have been ok but the pivots are just sort of riveted together so there is no adjustment for the tons of bladeplay they came with. I wasn't expecting much but even my low, low expectations weren't met.
 
ninjarabbi said:
I got it a few weeks ago. They may use that same steel in shitty fantasy knives but I'm sure they have better heat treatment.
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honestly even with optimal heat treating I dont think there will be much difference. While I would bet the farm that the build quality of these knives will be better than the $20 25 pack the blades will leave much to be desired. If they sharpen easily then they are worth the money. Unfortunately some of the lower carbon steels that make suitable handle material just dont cut it for blades. They seem to take a wire edge and not much else. But at their price what can really be expected? I would though be much more satisfied with some 8cr13mov.
 
PURPLEDC said:
honestly even with optimal heat treating I dont think there will be much difference. While I would bet the farm that the build quality of these knives will be better than the $20 25 pack the blades will leave much to be desired. If they sharpen easily then they are worth the money. Unfortunately some of the lower carbon steels that make suitable handle material just dont cut it for blades. They seem to take a wire edge and not much else. But at their price what can really be expected? I would though be much more satisfied with some 8cr13mov.
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They are 3cr13mov and from what I have read on this forum, the difference between that and 8cr is pretty negligible.
 
Yeah I think its just a softer version that was cheaper to produce. It seems like most of the people hating on this pack didn't buy it.
 
I'm actually tempted to buy this pack, because these versions are manual flippers unlike the normal swerve and freefall which have speedsafe.
 
BladeCommander said:
They are good intro into Kershaw, but I believe they were made with 3Cr13 steel, so might not have very good edge retension.
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Yep, I bought them back in November when they first hit my local Walmart, I'll give them credit for essentially $10.00 knives, but after using them around the house for a couple of months, I've found that they do not hold an edge very well.
 
If you can still find it then go for it. There might still be some left in the clearance isle. I managed to pick up a gerber void/ curve pack half price for $10 there and I'm surprisingly happy with it.
 
celtic11 said:
They are 3cr13mov and from what I have read on this forum, the difference between that and 8cr is pretty negligible.
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There is quite a difference. 3cr has only about 0.3 carbon compared to 8cr's 0.7 to 0.8 carbon. 3cr doesn't even have enough chromium to be considered stainless.
 
jobasha11 said:
There is quite a difference. 3cr has only about 0.3 carbon compared to 8cr's 0.7 to 0.8 carbon. 3cr doesn't even have enough chromium to be considered stainless.
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I guess that just doesn't really mean anything to me? I would have to own one of the knives for me own judgement because I am not a steel expert and the number you posted just don't really tell me anything. Youre basically getting two knives for $10ea that are $20-$25 each with SpeedSafe and 8cr. Seems like a fair trade to me.
 
celtic11 said:
I guess that just doesn't really mean anything to me? I would have to own one of the knives for me own judgement because I am not a steel expert and the number you posted just don't really tell me anything. Youre basically getting two knives for $10ea that are $20-$25 each with SpeedSafe and 8cr. Seems like a fair trade to me.
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The percent of carbon in the steel is more or less related to edge retention and potential hardness. The higher the better. 3cr13 has 0.3 percent carbon. That is comparable to 420j2. Chromium is what makes a steel stainless. You need at least 13 percent chromium to be stainless. 3cr13 has only 12 percent. Those "kershaws" aren't up to any of the standards that real ones are.
 
jobasha11 said:
The percent of carbon in the steel is more or less related to edge retention and potential hardness. The higher the better. 3cr13 has 0.3 percent carbon. That is comparable to 420j2. Chromium is what makes a steel stainless. You need at least 13 percent chromium to be stainless. 3cr13 has only 12 percent. Those "kershaws" aren't up to any of the standards that real ones are.
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Yeah I get that. What I am saying is they are still probably the best $10 knife for sale in Walmart.
 
Even if they aren't technically stainless that doesn't really matter when it comes to sharpness and since they have coated blades you don't really have to worry about much rusting any time soon. I think I'll start using mine more and report back my findings, as I've mostly just done little things here and there besides some cardboard cutting.
 
Not to sound like a jerk, but some of you guys REALLY need to read up and buy a few decent knives. 3CR13/420J2 is absolute garbage. If you're happy with 420J2 you'd probably freak out over AUS8, and likely curl up in a fetal position from denial of S30V or 154CM.

For twice as much ($20-$25), go buy an Ontario Utilitac which would cut those disgarces to Kershaw in two! :D
 
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