The price was right so I bought it

[Hickory n steel]

I don't throw knives and am not sure I wanna set up a space to do so, but I found this for $5 at a yard sale today and couldn't pass it up for that price.

Before I even picked it up i could see it was a serious throwing knife and wasn't necessarily thinking of buying it, but then I picked it up and saw the stamp.


These were made by Camillus right ?


Anyways I'm probably going to just give this to my cousin, I know he already has some of the cheap little Chinese ones and this probably throws better.

 

[hank_rearden]

The Cold Steel 80STK10 is made from 1055. Well, no one still knows what Carbon V really is.

 

[NG VI]

The Cold Steel 80STK10 is made from 1055. Well, no one still knows what Carbon V really is.

it's CARBON FIVE, friendo

 

[Hickory n steel]

The Cold Steel 80STK10 is made from 1055. Well, no one still knows what Carbon V really is.

Interesting.

 

[zzyzzogeton]

Carbon V was an advertising name that Cold Steel used.

Camillus used a steel made by Sharon Steel called 0170-6 cutlery steel.

0170-6 was 1095 with nickle, chrome and vanadium added to "common" 1095.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Carbon V was an advertising name that Cold Steel used.

Camillus used a steel made by Sharon Steel called 0170-6 cutlery steel.

0170-6 was 1095 with nickle, chrome and vanadium added to "common" 1095.

Interesting stuff.
I don't tend to have much interest in blade steel information, but I don't mind learning.

 

[Alberta Ed]

The Cold Steel 80STK10 is made from 1055. Well, no one still knows what Carbon V really is.

Carbon V is the same (for all practical purposes) as 1095 Cro Van. Check it out on Knife Steel FAQ: http://www.zknives.com/knives/articles/knifesteelfaq.shtml. Do a Google search; there's lots of information out there.

 

[SimplyMinded]

You can't beat that for $5, even when they first came out they were a lot more than that and the price has only increased. Too bad they didn't have a bunch of them.

 

[Hickory n steel]

You can't beat that for $5, even when they first came out they were a lot more than that and the price has only increased. Too bad they didn't have a bunch of them.

Definitely too bad.
I had no use for it so I gave it to my cousin, but I gladly paid the $5 for it.