military in h1?

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texassteel25

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Has there ever been a military or paramilitary in h1? Will there ever be? If not, why? I mean how awesome would a digi camo pm2 be?!?!
 
Militarys are made iin Golden, h1 is a Japanese steel. Its unlikely you will see them in combination
 
i would love a millie in H1 - until then, i have my USN Catcherman...

willie
on the Gulf of Mexico

p.s. or my Pacific
 
I have no desire for higher end knives in H1. It just doesn't have the edge holding of most lower end steels, at least in plain edge that I have tried. It gets sharp easy, and it gets dull almost just as easy. The blade scratches like crazy which isn't a big deal but not very attractive after a couple months in a pocket. I just don't understand the desire I guess. In a lower end beater knife that gets used hard and put away wet (literally) it is nice to have one on the boat.

The request for H1 in a higher end knife comes by occasionally so maybe someone can explain the desire?
 
all the current (AFAIK) H1 Spyderco offerings are lockbacks... unfortunately, when i'm trying to use one while wade fishing in the Gulf with a rod in one hand and a wriggling fish in the other, putting the knife back into my velcro sheath is kinda of a pain - deployment is no problem, but a linerlock or RIL (framelock) would be much more convenient for me...

and i like that i can just swish my bloodied or sand-filled H1 knife in saltwater and put it back without having to worry about rinsing it off when i get home and unload the car...

i love H1

willie
on the Gulf of Mexico

p.s. this isn't a problem with my H1 fixed blades, but they're not available anymore (and too big for my use on my wade-fishing shoulder tackle)
 
To each his own, I guess. I can close a Spyderco lockback with one hand easier and more safely than a liner lock. As for people wanting everything in H-1, it beats me. Sometimes I think they want it just because they can't have it.
 
While not technically impossible, it is highly unlikely. As already mentioned, H1 is a Japanese steel, so it would have to be made in Japan. This alone complicates things since they would have to either recreate the tooling or send existing tooling to Japan. Then add in the fact that H1 is nearly impossible to flat grind at a factory level and it's not looking good.
 
yablanowitz said:
To each his own, I guess. I can close a Spyderco lockback with one hand easier and more safely than a liner lock. As for people wanting everything in H-1, it beats me. Sometimes I think they want it just because they can't have it.
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Plus 1 on this sentiment.
 
Orion's Belt said:
While not technically impossible, it is highly unlikely. As already mentioned, H1 is a Japanese steel, so it would have to be made in Japan. This alone complicates things since they would have to either recreate the tooling or send existing tooling to Japan. Then add in the fact that H1 is nearly impossible to flat grind at a factory level and it's not looking good.
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Wouldn't it be easier to import the steel to Golden?

I've been thinking about this idea too. An H-1 Military with signal yellow G10 would be really cool :D. I guess it'd have to be hollow ground though.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
I have no desire for higher end knives in H1. It just doesn't have the edge holding of most lower end steels, at least in plain edge that I have tried. It gets sharp easy, and it gets dull almost just as easy. The blade scratches like crazy which isn't a big deal but not very attractive after a couple months in a pocket. I just don't understand the desire I guess. In a lower end beater knife that gets used hard and put away wet (literally) it is nice to have one on the boat.
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Agree 100%
 
yablanowitz said:
As for people wanting everything in H-1, it beats me.

Sometimes I think they want it just because they can't have it.
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+2 on this.


I see the usefulness of H1 in some high corrosion environments, but today's stainless steels are so good that H1 makes little sense outside those high corrosion zones.


JMHO, YMMV.




Big Mike
 
H1 in PE doesn't hold a very good edge in my experience..The blade scratches easier then any steel I have used also.
 
The reason I want one in it is because I really like not having to baby it the way I do other blades... Even ones that don't need it! I just really, really don't like oxidation on my blades! I'm planning on getting a pm 2 an,d had one of crazy ideas of it being made in h1. Iv had nothing but good experience with it. Mine is fully serrated, it is only used to cut rope thoough.
 
texassteel25 said:
The reason I want one in it is because I really like not having to baby it the way I do other blades... Even ones that don't need it! I just really, really don't like oxidation on my blades! I'm planning on getting a pm 2 an,d had one of crazy ideas of it being made in h1. Iv had nothing but good experience with it. Mine is fully serrated, it is only used to cut rope thoough.
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S30V is very corrosion resistant. If you get a few specks of rust on your regular military, it won't hurt it.
 
Pick yourself up a military in M390. M390 may not be rust proof like h1 but its very close. I would have no worries wearing that knife around salt water, just rinse it off at end of day under fresh water. M390 is a lot more corrosive resistant then s30
 
i'd be amenable to a military in M390, but the problem is that none are available from commercial vendors - plenty of Benchmades in M390 though... i guess Spyderco has discontinued that steel for the military?
 
linux_author said:
i'd be amenable to a military in M390, but the problem is that none are available from commercial vendors - plenty of Benchmades in M390 though... i guess Spyderco has discontinued that steel for the military?
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If you're looking for M390 and a Military, you could go with the Para 2 sprint run in M390 and blue G10.
 
neither spyderco nor any commercial vendors offer such a beast...

ah well - for now i'm happy with the H1 blades i use (mostly Salt 1 and Catcherman)
 
The m390 military was a limited run i think of a 1000 pieces. You can find it on the secondary market for about 50 bucks more then the original price. If youre on the gulf then you probably know wich dealer it was mmade for ...... somewhere in La ;)
 
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