Knife Encyclopedia (G2?)

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edwint

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I just bought a Spyderco Cricket, Aluminium Plainedge, and was curious about the steel type (G-2) stamped on it.

I looked up the 'Knife Encyclopedia' at agrussel.com, and found the following:

>G-2 Stainless
>When seen on the blade of an older Spyderco
>knife it means one thing, used today it
>means a Gingami (Japan) steel of very high
>quality.


... so, what is the 'one thing' it could mean?

I emailed ag, but he said to ask Spyderco instead.

Ed
 
I believe that G-2 is also known as Gin-1 steel. The Gin being short for gingami. Why the switch from 1 to 2, and what does gingami mean? I have no idea.
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Paul Davidson

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According to Sal, Gingami I (GIN-I), means sliver paper in Japanese.

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Dave

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"Silver paper" is correct.

Gingami I was one of the better knife steels available back in '81. For political reasons, we couldn't use the name Gingami I. there was no American equivalent, so we made up the name and attached the chemical specs so ELU would know what they were getting. the name wasn't as important as what was in it.

When those restrictions were lifted, we changed the name back to the original Gingami I and used GIN-1 for space saving. The specs are the same.

It is still an very good steel, even by todays "exotic" steel standards.

sal

[This message has been edited by Sal Glesser (edited 01-22-2000).]
 
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