Sandvik 14C28N fixed blade on the cheaper side?

Under $40 for 14C28N is a tough ask. Joker Aguila CO104 at just over $45 is about as close as you'll get.

If you can live with 12C27, the Mora Kansbol can be had in the plastic sheath for well under $40, and the Mora 2000 (identical blade, uglier but more comfy handle) can be had for under $30.
 
The handle works well in my hand but without much room to spare. My hands are fairly large but they are longer than they are thick.

You're right about the sheath. Mine has a retention screw that could be tightened. Unfortunately, the retention point puts a small amount of plastic (not kydex) against the metal guard. That plastic wears away, leading to a need for increased tightening, until there eventually isn't enough left. With the retention points ground away, the sheath still holds (and better than some loose leather sheaths I've had over the years) but it's annoying. I'm actually planning to send mine out for Kydex because I love the knife.

The quick-adjust belt attachment is worth talking about. For those who don't know, it uses a locking tab to fix the orientation. You can press the tab, rotate the sheath it on your belt, and then lock it into eight or so slots for different cants. (I mostly change from vertical to horizontal depending on if I'm driving or doing other things.) I have a few other fixed blades that use the same attachment and I've really fallen in love with it. (The other knives use better sheaths in better material.) Whenever I get around to upgrading my Jager sheath, I'll be sure to have it set up to reuse the belt attachment.
It would really benefit from a custom kydex or leather sheath. Thanks for sharing your detailed thoughts.
 
The Ruike Jager is an awesome knife for the money. While a little more expensive than the OP wants, it could be worth it. The only consideration is that it isn't really the size or profile that the OP wants. Here is a picture of mine.

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I have lusted for this knife for more than a year. Unfortunately, I have 40 knives and that is enough, including a selection of 5 fixed blades that meet my needs. But the Ruike looks outstanding.
 
Schnitzel knives has a smaller fixed scandi in 14c28n, the "DU" model (it's marketed for kids!!, but...), for around ~50 bucks. New German brand, not sure if you can find them easily in the US.
The DBK boys have made a video on this model.

The DBK boys sometimes show up in my YouTube feed. Some of their videos are pretty good and some seem a bit silly to me. I'll have to see if I can find that DU kids knife in their feed.
 
Check out Manly Knives. They do Sandvik steels really good, and the grinds on their knives are generally very thin and slicy. I recently purchased a Dulotec Scalpel in Magnacut (OEM is Manly for this model) and it lives up to its name, it's an absolute laser.

Manly is a brand I have forgotten about. I picked one up out of Europe a long time ago and it was a pretty good knife that was relatively cheap. Off to their website now ....
 
Not to rain on your parade but if you want to use it as a kitchen knife, you may not want a Mora or other Scandi grind knife. They are pretty wedge like.

Have you thought about a Buck? They use similar stainless and they tend to be thin hollow ground slicers.
 
Sorry to disturbing this thread but is there a significant difference in real life between 12C27 and 14C28N or just on paper?
 
14C28N has higher wear resistance and higher potential hardness.
Thanks also. I know French cutlery uses it a lot, and I have used my Manly folders a lot and holds a good edge, it has 12C27, good results. I think my Kershaw leek also has 14C28N and it holds a good edge too.
 
Thanks also. I know French cutlery uses it a lot, and I have used my Manly folders a lot and holds a good edge, it has 12C27, good results. I think my Kershaw leek also has 14C28N and it holds a good edge too.

I've had lots of knives in it over the years. In fact, I got my first Leek in the summer of 2004.

My most recent knife in 14C28N was either a Civivi or a Vosteed. It's a great steel.
 
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I'm just looking at this Hardness/TCC chart on KnifeSteelNerds and for example S35VN has lets say 50TCC more then D2 steel.
According to this we could say S35VN has a better edge retention then D2 steel but I wonder, if this makes any significant difference in real life cutting all sorts of stuff.
Yes; on paper 14C28N looks better but cutting Catra paper does not tell us everything.
 
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