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So i have been carrying my GEC 92 spearpoint in rosewood for a few weeks and have fallen in love with this knife except for one thing...the need to maintain it to keep from rusting. Breakfree clp has been doing a fine job but i would prefer a stainless blade. Now my quandary...searching for a new stainless slippy and have been eying the indian river jack by northwoods, case swayback geny and gec viper but truly i want a stainless gec talon but cant find one and not sure if they are planned in the future...do i wait patiently or pull the trigger on one of the aforementioned items? Like light weight and thin because i wear dress pants at work.
 
GEC may make a stainless talon in the future, but who knows if and when that might happen. I'd say if you want a stainless traditional look at some of the other brands out there and look for one you love. Though any of the knives you mentioned would make great stainless companions. Maybe you should get one of each while you wait on the possibility of a stainless talon :D

Here is a pic of my favorite stainless traditional. I carry this one a lot, especially in the summer.

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This Italian Zuava is a stainless blade, and I like it a lot. Olive wood scales and brass bolsters give it a old time look.

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it will be a long time before GEC repeats that run I guess, I really like their 440C, it does keep its toothier edge longer than the 1095, I would just grab whatever the dealers have in that steel.

I'm thinking back to high school chemistry and wondering, if the problem is rust forming in the pocket, or from sweat or just in the humidity (rather than use), if it would be possible to reduce rust by keeping a more reactive metal in your pocket, e.g. zinc, so that the more reactive metal will rust in preference to the carbon steel? Of course if the metal is too reactive, you'll be having other problems.
 
You might try a GEC 48 Trapper. Thinner, smaller and lighter than a Case 54 and also available in 440C Stainless.
 
fatcorgi said:
it will be a long time before GEC repeats that run I guess, I really like their 440C, it does keep its toothier edge longer than the 1095, I would just grab whatever the dealers have in that steel.

I'm thinking back to high school chemistry and wondering, if the problem is rust forming in the pocket, or from sweat or just in the humidity (rather than use), if it would be possible to reduce rust by keeping a more reactive metal in your pocket, e.g. zinc, so that the more reactive metal will rust in preference to the carbon steel? Of course if the metal is too reactive, you'll be having other problems.
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I believe you're talking about galvanic corrosion. It probably would work, but the metal (has to be dissimilar and lower on galvanic scale) must stay in contact at all times and must both be exposed to the same corrosion elements. Or something like that. They bolt huge zinc plates onto the bottom of ships and replace them often.

It's an interesting idea. What about a small flat bit of zinc crimped onto the top of the blade?
 
Macchina said:
I believe you're talking about galvanic corrosion. It probably would work, but the metal (has to be dissimilar and lower on galvanic scale) must stay in contact at all times and must both be exposed to the same corrosion elements. Or something like that. They bolt huge zinc plates onto the bottom of ships and replace them often.

It's an interesting idea. What about a small flat bit of zinc crimped onto the top of the blade?
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thanks, I knew it was something like that, glad someone else thinks it is a possibility. Maybe it could rest in the scales e.g. towards the tip, and the blade would have contact when closed, though I don't know whether zinc would be soft enough not to blunt it.
 
Trapper92 said:
I've got a few Case stainless knives and I've never had a problem with them rusting, I'm not saying you're wrong, just haven't had it happen with my knives :confused:
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Some may not. It really depends on how much you sweat and if you wipe your blade down often. Remember we are talking about stainless and not stainfree steel.

Here's a couple of shots of the Slimline Trapper I'm carrying today. There's no doubt the stainless performs better at corrosion than the CV but it can rust.

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I have seen rust in the nail nicks of stainless knives. i always just assumed it was due to the unfinished nature of the steel in the cut out. It's pretty easy to clean up too.

Here is another slim stainless workhorse that I love:

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bluemetalchurch said:
Some may not. It really depends on how much you sweat and if you wipe your blade down often. Remember we are talking about stainless and not stainfree steel.

Here's a couple of shots of the Slimline Trapper I'm carrying today. There's no doubt the stainless performs better at corrosion than the CV but it can rust
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So is it possible to patina a stainless knife then if it will slightly rust?
 
Trapper92 said:
So is it possible to patina a stainless knife then if it will slightly rust?
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Not so that you'd notice it.
There are chemical solutions which will color stainless steel. But that is not what I would consider a patina.
 
The English term "stainless steel" is reasonable. It stains less.
The German term "Rost frei" is incorrect. Cutlery grade steel is not absolutely free from rust.
 
I think you'll like the Northwoods IRJ it fits your requirements to a tee.
I liked mine so much i went back and got a second one.
 
Aside from the few 440C knives made by GEC, the ATS-34 bladed knives from Schatt & Morgan are the finest production knives around. All of the File & Wire series knives except a couple from series I are ATS-34, and the Keystone series IX knives are also in ATS-34 stainless. Here is the lineup from 1999, series IX.

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I have had four different knives from this series, and all have been very tight, well made knives, and I love the green wormgroove bone. If you can find any of these for a good price, grab them. I still have and use the stockman regularly.

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black mamba said:
I have had four different knives from this series, and all have been very tight, well made knives, and I love the green wormgroove bone. If you can find any of these for a good price, grab them. I still have and use the stockman regularly.

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Jeff, would you happen to know the File and Wire series or year of that stockman?
 
Frank, this one is from the Keystone series IX, from 1999. Here is the website you can look up all the S&Ms.
 
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