Sell Carbon V To Get 3V ?

[goldie]

I have a well used carbon v trailmaster,has been a great knife,its the older one with the bump in the tang, but i was thinking of selling it for the 3v trailmaster.If given the choice, would you rather have 3v or Carbon V ? In the back of my mind, ive always felt bamboozled by carbon v; It was advertised at the time as the greatest thing to ever come along, untill we eventually all found out it was a well heat treated 1095 cro van, 0170-6 ,or similar steel.Not that its a bad steel and the heat treat was very good,but i feel 3v is a better steel (if not the ultimate right now) for this knife...

 

[DocJD]

If you ignore the vintage / collectable (or sentimental ) aspects and assuming a good HT on the new 3V ...then heck yeah !

Purely on a functional user basis , the 3V should be far superior .

 

[jlauffer]

I have a well used carbon v trailmaster,has been a great knife,its the older one with the bump in the tang, but i was thinking of selling it for the 3v trailmaster.If given the choice, would you rather have 3v or Carbon V ? In the back of my mind, ive always felt bamboozled by carbon v; It was advertised at the time as the greatest thing to ever come along, untill we eventually all found out it was a well heat treated 1095 cro van, 0170-6 ,or similar steel.Not that its a bad steel and the heat treat was very good,but i feel 3v is a better steel (if not the ultimate right now) for this knife...

If you're gonna use it, go for it. 3V is pretty awesome (CPK's Delta 3V is even better). In my case though, my Carbon V blades are not users, and I think they'll be worth more due to the "mystique" and being US made.

 

[Fonedork]

I would rather have a carbon v one

 

[Your Name Goes Here]

How well used ? I ask because I believe the Carbon V trailmasters will always be more desired by collectors/buyers in the future. But, if your knife is really used - chipped blade, broken tip, torn handle, a "2" second version, then the resale / collectability goes down. And, you don't seem to have any sentimental value to the knife, so why not sale it, get the new knife you want. Then when you tire of the 3V version, buy the lightsaber version that is coming out next year : )

 

[Your Name Goes Here]

double post

 

[Benjamin Liu]

The Carbon V version is far more collectible.

It seems that many knife users consider 3V to be one of the best hard use steels.

The Carbon V version is made in the USA and the 3V in Taiwan, which is an important factor to consider for some people, and insignificant to others.

The Carbon V version was made before they decided to change the tang shape to avoid stress risers.

The 3V version has multiple examples of sloppy grinding, though those testing it said they don't effect performance.

The Carbon V version has a leather sheath and the 3V version as a Secure-Ex sheath, and some prefer one over the other.

Selling a Carbon V Trailmaster might earn enough money to buy a 3V Trailmaster and maybe some more knives.

I've used my Carbon V Recon Tanto extensively for many years and had no problems and very good performance. However, while the tang design is the same as that on the Trailmaster the Recon Tanto has a much lighter blade so even hard use would put less stress on the tang than the stress a Trailmaster would receive.

I'm also not sure how common broken tangs are on Trailmasters.

My Carbon V Recon Tanto is retired from general everyday use but only to test the SK5 Recon Tanto.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

Save your Carbon V.....

And go buy a different 3V knife, from a Different Maker

 

[goldie]

Lots of good feedback here. Yup, my trailmaster is a user its not a safe queen by any means.But theres no chips or dings. Never thought of the US made aspect of it either. It has performed very well, i cut through about 20 feet of rhodedendrums with it to clear a path in the woods,for example, and it did it with not much effort and was still sharp. Would that 3v one have been any better? hard to say. Guess im gonna think about this some more.I do have the recon scout in 3v and its been great ; not sure if i needed a 3v trailmaster if i have the recon scout...

 

[jbmonkey]

I'd keep the carbon v..and save up for the 3v one, for a user, if ya really want one.

 

[jux t]

If I could only have one, I’d take the 3V even if I needed to upgrade the sheath. And that’s keeping in mind that some of the 3V trailmasters are being reported as having the primary grind overground.

Reason being is that the 3V is tougher, ive easily sharpened it on India stones (my preferred stone), and the kraton has a higher quality composition (less likely to degrade).