Stainless Steel is not just stainless steel .

[GIRLYmann]

Indeed, some of the counter boys really know their stuff.
Like there was this sales assistant whom when I asked about the steel type;
And his reply was,
"It's a top dollar steel, and I'ld be very careful that knife... It's really sharp"...
Needless to say, if A customer didn't know any better,
That was expert salesmanship opinion at work.
Imho, don't waste your time asking about specs,
if you can google it up.

 

[BK14]

Oh yeah, that rostfrei is the goodest!

Greatest thread of all time.

 

[LCKT707]

I'm more surprised a custom maker left their goods at a retailer without any information. Some people like a sterile blade with no markings but you'd figure they'd at least leave a Birth Certificate with info on it or something...

 

[Wowbagger]

Usually they say a lot of fluff and don't tell me what I want to know. But I'm sure I'm pickier than most consumers.

A tutor of mine used to reminisce about one of his heroes / tutors. He said "Yah he used to say now . . . now it is all just BUZZWORDS and GENERALITIES . . . buzzwords and generalities".

 

[silverds]

When I was a teenager I would have sold my sister for one of these. I have no idea what steel it is. Point being, there are idiots who will buy anything.

Can Anyone tell me what steel this is?

 

[silverds]

......and has anybody seen my sister? Tell her I miss her.

 

[Alberta Ed]

When BassPro opened in Calgary in 2007 I happened to be there and ran into Chuck Buck, organizing the knife display. Didn't know who he was at first but he was really knowledgeable and I thought BassPro had recruited some impressive candidates. Then I saw his name tag, and we had a great conversation about blades, and he even autographed my 110 which I happened to be carrying that day. Since then, the few clerks I've seen at BassPro have a hard time figuring which is the pointy end.

 

[SkrufKnifer]

To the original post

That knife "expert" sounds a lot like the automotive "expert" at my local O'zone auto parts store.

 

[G. Scott H.]

It's probably Rastafrei (420THC).

 

[silverds]

It's probably Rastafrei (420THC).

Instead of a heat treat, it gets "baked".

 

[TheEdge01]

I'm more surprised a custom maker left their goods at a retailer without any information. Some people like a sterile blade with no markings but you'd figure they'd at least leave a Birth Certificate with info on it or something...

It surprised me to. If it was my store, I wouldn't put it on display unless it had some type of paperwork with it.

 

[David Martin]

When I was a teenager I would have sold my sister for one of these. I have no idea what steel it is.

Can Anyone tell me what steel this is?

silver, that model was speciality made model for the military and there is a book out on it by
Rich Neymans. I can't recall the steel but he states it. Those were made at a time when Buck was using 425M across their product line.? DM

 

[abcdef]

Keep in mind "locally made" is relative - local to the USA, China, Pakistan (not that there's anything wrong with that). To parrot the consensus here, 99.999% of store clerks won't have .1% the knife knowledge of the average BF knutnick. Google it.