Microtech LCC S90V

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Hello to all & thank you for any & all help that you can provide me with. I have a Microtech LCC D/A Micarta handle with a S90V stonewashed 1/2 serrated blade. To get to the point, Is this a rare knife to have or what? I bought this one because I haven't seen any other LCC's with the S90V blade, or any other knives for that matter. Is this a better blade to have over the other ones? I have tried to do a search on here about this & I really didn't come up with much. Maybe it could be because I didn't look as much as I should have or ?????:confused:
I normally use my knives for mostly light to medium duty & rarely for heavy duty.
It is still new in the box & I am wondering if I should take it out & use it for EDC or what......I have another D/A LCC with a stonewashed 20CV 1/2 serrated blade that I use as my EDC, but I am wondering if the S90V would be a better choice.

Thanks everyone!:)
 
I have a similar situation with a pair of Microtech Socom Elites. I have an S90V all black Elite model that just sits in my safe. I also have a 154CM blade model (both are palin edge). that I use all teh time. It's my #1 hard use folder.

S90V will gold an edge longer, but is that much harder to re-sharpen if you let it get dull. I hear it's also a bit more brittle than S30V or 154CM, but have not pushed either hard enough to chip them.

John
 
I have an LCC/DA plain edge, stone wash, carbon fiber handle in S90V. There were probably fewer made with that steel than the others?
 
I just don't know if I should use it & see how it is or if I should just hold onto it for a while & see if maybe it would go up in price & sell it down the road?
Got me......
 
I'm not the total expert on this, but I believe the S90V version was a limited edition. You might try the Microtech Forum over KFC. Or, try www.microholics.org

I think you have a "keeper" there. Good luck with it.:)
 
knifenerd, thank you for the link. Seems that only 200 of these were made in the style that I have. L:D :D ls like I'll keep for a while longer. THANKS!
 
Microtech used mostly 154CM then switched to S20V and S30V with smaller numbers (and a higher price) of the S90V blades.

I recently ran across one with a 20C-V blade. This is a Timken "duratech" steel that is EXTREMELY corrosion resistant with an RC 60 rating and is one of very few steels used that contain tungsten.
http://www.timken.com/products/specialtysteel/engineering/tech_info/html/Knife Steels.htm

My question, if anybody knows, is how many LCCs did MT make with 20C-V blades?

Is 20C-V rarer than the S90V?

I was about to throw it in my pocket for an EDC because I loved my 154cm lcc but now I'm thinking twice.
 
No, I don't think that it is. One of my EDC knives is the LCC with the 20CV blade & I have seen alot of them out there. Much more so over the S90V's. So far, I have been very impressed with the performance of the 20CV blade. It holds an edge for me very well & it sharpens back up rather easily too. I would say go for it & use it!
 
From what I recall MT switched over to 20C-V steel with the 4th Gen LCCs. This is also when they went to the aluminum bolster for cost savings. I believe that the S90V models are the rarest.

Ken
 
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