The best of both worlds

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3wolves

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Hi guys, I never really post in traditional blades but I have alway had a soft spot for jigged bone and a nice patina. The knife I used most as a really young kid was my buck stockman but after I got introduced to G-10 and supersteels I ditched traditional designs alltogether. I always thought they looked alot better than tactical stuff but I just found them inconvenient. I was looking for a nice stag slipjoint for edcing but I spotted this.

http://www.knifesupply.com/eshop/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=CA3590

Its a case with stag bone and nickel silver but it also has a thumbstud, linerlock and clip, all the beauty of a slippie with all the convinience of a tactical.
Does anyone own one? It doesn't list the steel but can anyone tell me what it is? Any thoughts or similar products?
Thanks.
 
As far as I know, Case Tru-Sharp stainless is 420HC. It isn't S90V by any stretch, but it is adequate for real-world use for its intended purpose.
 
Case knives usually come in two steels. CV, and their "Tru-Sharp Stainless".

My best guess is that their Stainless is 420HC. It is easy to sharpen and holds an edge well. The heat treat is almost as good (IMHO) as the famous Paul Bos heat treat used on Buck knives like the 110. Also in 420HC.

After using a Case in their stainless steel, I actually prefer 420HC over 440C.

The Case Mid Folding Hunter still has a back spring so it probably isn't going to be as easy to open as a modern "tactical" but it'll work.

I don't want to sound like an "enabler" but... BUY IT!!!!

Case knives hold their value like Harley's. If it hasn't been abused you can sell it for minimal loss if it doesn't suit you.

HTH,

Chris
 
Nice knives, lock up solid, spring is weak enough to allow easy one hand opening, but strong enough to hlp it snap open like a slippie does.

Its SS, IIRC case stainless is a modified 440. Their heat treat is good, good edge holding.

They make one in CV carbon too, CV is a modified 1095.

G.
 
I am glad that it has a spring, It won't be able to flip open like a gravity knife, making it impossible to be Illegal in Canada, and there won't be any blade play at all even if the linerlock is worn. I am probably going to order this with my bravo-1.
 
was too slow... they beat me to it.

But it is easy to open 'cause the spring is nowhere near as strong as a regular slipjoint spring.

G.
 
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