I'm new in knives and determined that one of the types of knives that I'm interested in are traditionals like Case and GEA etc. The thing I don't like is the metal in the blades I've seen. Does anyone know of these type of knives that have stainless steel or a upgraded steel like in many of the newer tactical knives? Thanks Jim
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Traditionals
- Thread starter cash71
- Start date
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2006
- Messages
- 8,210
Here's are some examples: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1464063-Traditional-Folders-with-Modern-Materials
JB in LV
Gold Member
- Joined
- May 20, 2016
- Messages
- 1,489
Welcome Jim. Good suggestions from supratentorial and Neko2. A Northwoods Indian River Jack or Everybody Barlow (made by Queen) may be to your liking, but hard to find.
I'd also say don't rule out the GEC brand from Great Eastern Cutlery, or one of their 1095 models and let it develop a nice patina. Plenty of good picks here in the traditional forum.
I'd also say don't rule out the GEC brand from Great Eastern Cutlery, or one of their 1095 models and let it develop a nice patina. Plenty of good picks here in the traditional forum.
- Joined
- Jul 20, 2014
- Messages
- 2,700
Like it was said Queen/ Schatt and Morgan/ Tuna Valley use quite a bit of stainless(mainly the latter two). Select Case knives have 154cm, and they put out a ton of stuff in their tru-sharp stainless steel. All Bucks come in stainless except for their semi recent special runs in 5160 and d2. GECs in stainless are somewhat rare, but they are out there. You can still track down USA made Schrades in their Schrade+ stainless. Canal Street Cutlery is a really nice company that recently went out of business. They used stainless and shouldn't be to tough to track down. Then you have customs. That's where you'll start seeing higher end steels becoming more and more common. That's all I can the of at the moment.
High end steel in production traditionals is pretty rare though. But if you can learn to be content with 420/440, then your options become significantly better. Still, carbon steel seems to be the majority(Case excluded).
High end steel in production traditionals is pretty rare though. But if you can learn to be content with 420/440, then your options become significantly better. Still, carbon steel seems to be the majority(Case excluded).
Old Hunter
Gold Member
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2012
- Messages
- 9,845
Not quite clear on your descriptions of Case and GEC - both offer carbon or stainless blade steel; Case has more choices with stainless blades, GEC offers more in carbon (1095) blades. OH
