spyderco native 440a

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I am new to spyderco
i bought a native and it says 440a on the blade i dont know what the
the diffrence is beetween that and 440ss i know what 10/90 and other
high carbon steels are but i have never heard of 440a

the knife is alot better than a kershaw (thats what i used for years)
its the best tactical knife i own right now

thanks
 
440A is a martenstic steel, in the same row as 440B and 440C. They all have a high content of chromium.
440A- C-0.65/0.75, Cr-16.00/18.00, Mn-1.00, Mo-0.75, Ph-0.04, Si-1.00, S-0.03
Your model is the first of the Natives, IIRC made by Camilus.
The Deacon and UK Ken know a lot more about the Native and both have interesting info on their websites.
 
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