Sleipner vs D2?

It's good, I have a couple of European knives with it. It's similar to CPM Cruwear but without powder process. Tougher than D2.
 
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I am intrigued. Lord knows I have enough regular D2.
 
I was also curious, enough so to pick up a little Lionsteel fixed blade about a year ago. Model B35, nice little 3.5" knife. It does take a nice edge, and it seems to me like it keeps it well. I like this steel enough to have recently ordered another knife with Sleipnir, a Woox Rock 62.
 
I've been meaning to check them out. Italian knifemakers have been very good in my experience. I have the Smith and Sons Ox that is outsourced to makers in Italy and the quality and f&f are outstanding. It's also D2 but not sure if they used Sleipner.

Do they tend to market it as such or is it just D2 in other countries?
 
If it's Sleipner, it's Bohler Uddeholm Sleipner.

Bohler Uddeholm D2 is called K110.
 
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On last count, I had 5 Sleipner knives. Here are a two examples:

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The same company that made the top one (a Spanish startup called Hydra) also carries D2 knives, labeled as such:

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For me it's in the category of steels where I stop worrying about it if I like a knife, for example from a European custom maker. It's no - say - Delta 3V or INFI - but has decent edge retention, it's almost corrosion free, and doesn't chip.
 
Thanks for the clarification.
I have 2 knives in 3v. 3rd on the way.
Seemed the obvious choice for the Demko factory versions. They also use K110 also.
I would guess the Bokers made in Taiwan are using K110 then as well.
Have to check again.
 
Lot's of European custom makers use Sleipner and M390, very hard to find European knives in 3V, Cruwear or 20CV. I suspect that has to do with either export control, prices or availability of American steels in Europe. Not sure.
 
Ferider Lionsteel make the M5 in 3v (Iirc a knives and tools exclusive), I've also got a Cold steel tanto in 3v which was made in Italy (Lionsteel or Fox?) regardless its a good knife with a decent HT.

I've a couple of Lionsteel knives (M5 and M7) in sleipner and both sharpen up very well and are very durable.
 
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I've a couple of Lionsteel knives (M5 and M7) in sleipner and both sharpen up very well and are very durable.
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Same here with the M5 and M7, but mine came too thick behind the edge. Had to spend some time on the DMT plates to get them into working shape. Otherwise, very happy with both.
 
Is Sleipner D2 something different than regular Sleipner? Was looking at a Puukko in the steel.

Boy, the marketing team sure did a home-run with that. What a great name.
 
This is from Uddeholm themselves:

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Note the improved chipping resistance and toughness. They also say it goes up to 63 HRC and "Good machinability and grindability", meaning not hard to sharpen.

Then, I was browsing around to find another steel being close in composition. A8mod seems very similar (a well known metalurgist on this forum says INFI, for instance, is also close to A8mod).

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