Sebenza - BG42 vs. S30V

Toss a coin! The S30V will be a tad easier to sharpen. Post what you get.
 
Never owned a BG42, but from people that have owned both, they seem to slightly prefer BG-42. They say it gets (or comes from CRK) a little sharper and holds it a tad longer.
No complaints about S30V, however.
 
BG42 models are hard to find. All three of mine are BG however, so I can't tell you what I think of a S30V sebenza. There seem to be some good deals out there recently on Sebenzas, look around and see what you can find.

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I have a small BG42 and a large S30V that both see lots of use and carry time. The BG42 seems to hold an edge longer for me.
 
BG-42 will hold an edge a bit longer, but I like S30V because of its all around properties and go out of my way to get knives in that steel. The way Reeve does it is the best IMO. I will support my claim.

S30V is a bonafide knife steel, American developed and made. It has good edge retention; it is by no means the best and by no means the worst. As you probably know, edge retention isn't everything, especially if a knife is difficult to sharpen or becomes brittle. It also has fantastic impact resistance and overall toughness when hardened correctly, fantastic corrosion resistance, and is easy to sharpen. Reeve's S30V blades are a bit softer than some other blades in S30V, making them exceptionally impact resistant and very easy to sharpen in the field. I have chopped, batoned, and even pried with my Sebs and they do not have any issue.

The Sebenza is a knife that is appropriate for your business class individual who rarely sees a rural environment but wants a classy showpiece. On the other extreme hand, it is prime for your outdoors man who needs a knife capable of withstanding extreme usage and even abuse from cutting to chopping to batoning, to prying to digging. It is also appropriate as a tactical blade. Needless to say, it is a multifaceted knife. The steels and materials used on these knives are capable of withstanding all of these scenarios and any steel ever used on a Seb will perform to the max. With that said, Reeve does not favor edge retention over all other properties, but balances it with toughness which is why a Chris Reeve is both a cutting and a chopping tool, where as many other blades are cutting tools only. A Sebenza will serve you in any and every situation.
 
NickZac said:
The Sebenza is a knife that is appropriate for your business class individual who rarely sees a rural environment but wants a classy showpiece. On the other extreme hand, it is prime for your outdoors man who needs a knife capable of withstanding extreme usage and even abuse from cutting to chopping to batoning, to prying to digging. It is also appropriate as a tactical blade. Needless to say, it is a multifaceted knife... A Sebenza will serve you in any and every situation.
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Bravo. Well said.
 
Well in all honesty I and most people cant tell the difference between the two just by using them.

With that said i prefer bg-42 because it takes a polish much easier, and i love a shiny blade/edge.
 
S30V is what I've got, and what I'm happy with. BG-42 may be great, but I've read countless threads like this before, and to the best of my surmising, the S30V is a step up, albeit a debatable one.
 
I have a few examples of both models. They both have their good qualities. If possible buy the BG-42, it's getting hard to find. If I could only get one in A2, I'd stop buying knives.
 
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