opinions requested for Camillus yello-jacket line

[Mongo]

Greetings all, I am a little excited with the announcement of the new canoe pattern in the Camillus yello-jacket line-up. I really like the traditional looks of the yellow delrin, plus the obvious high visibility needed for a working knife. BUT.... what the heck is "high carbon stainless steel"? How well does it hold an edge, ease of resharpening, and need for initial reprofiling of edges? To be brutally honest, (and a bit of a steel snob I guess), the only reason I haven't gotten any yello-jackets is because of the mystery steel. CherylR or Will Fennell also mentioned that the canoe will be offered in the carbon series, which I probably will get.
Thank you in advance for your opinions/replies.
Mongo

 

[bob bowie]

I believe it's 440A, that's what some old ad copy I have says. They're nice knives, atleast as good as Schrade, Uncle Henry's, etc....



HTH.

 

[Coonskinner]

I have an old Camillus Muskrat from the "Rimfire Series" that I used a couple of winters for a furbearer skinning knife, or at least one of the two or three I used in rotation, and I can say that Camillus does a good job on the heat treat. Their 440A performs as well as anyones and better than most.

The fit and finish on Camillus slipjoints is also exellent for the price range. These, especially the Carbon Series, should be a great value.

 

[3nails]

Mongo,
I have a yello-jacket whittler with the "high carbon stainless" and it is a good user. I had to do a little work on the edge and oil a little grit out of the backspring and it has became one of my favorite users. While I like regular carbon steel better I have had no problem out of this knife. For the price these are good knives.


Dean