Satin Finish?

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benchnut

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This may be a stupid question, but when a production Emerson is "Satin Finished" does that mean chromium nitride or a real satin finish?
 
It is the chromium, the only real satin ones were the pre-production and some very early production ones.

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I just answered this same exact question in an email not five minutes ago.
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In Emerson knives there are really three different "Satin" finishes.

First let's talk production knives. The most common of the Satin finishes is actually a Hard Chrome coating. This gives the blade a frosted look.

There were also a limited number of Chromium Nitride coated production knives. There were five hundred CN sets made in 1999. Sets consisted of a CN 50/50 Commander and a CN CQC7B 50/50, both serialized the same. The serial numbers were on the logo side, under the thumb disk and were prefaced wit "CN". As an eample, mine is CN426.

The finish appears the same, until you put them next to each other, then the CN is slightly darker. Here is a picture, the HC caught the flash a little, but you'll get the idea.

On the custom side, a Satin finish is an uncoated blade. Here is a picture of a CN Commander next to a Satin (uncoated) ES1-M. The satin Pre Production Prototypes (PPP) are also uncoated Satin blades. Here is a Satin PPP Commander, with a Satin ES1-M. The first Satin production models back in '98 were uncoated blades, which is why there are folks hunting them hard.
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(on a personal note, if anyone has a 98 Satin EKI Commander, please let me know . . . I'll find it a good home)

Another silver finish you'll see on customs is a Bead Blasted (uncoated) finish. Here is a shot of DavidT's BB CQC6/7.

Hope that helps

John

Edit:

This will make a good question for the glossary, not how to define it in a short paragraph.
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[This message has been edited by John Hollister (edited 12-03-2000).]
 
Thanks for the info guys, the only non-bt coated blades I have seen up close look bead blasted. I have one of those CN commanders but wanted a "real satin" production CQC7-B. Guess I'll keep dreaming. Any idea why satin finishes are not offered on production models? If benchmade can do it with more than satisfactory results and keep the price low, why not Emerson?

[This message has been edited by benchnut (edited 12-03-2000).]
 
I can't say why, but I can tell you that the suggestion has been made for uncoated, satin blades in the C/P line . . . I made it.
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Would anyone else be interested in such an option?

John
 
Yes I would too John, I prefer the simple but difficult satin finish anytime.

Liong

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