What did we use before the “age of supersteels?”

[catspa]

52100 is what bearing races are made of, isn’t it?

Parker

 

[nattynarwhal]

52100 is what bearing races are made of, isn’t it?

Parker

Yep! It’s incredibly tough, takes a screaming sharp edge, gets really really hard and takes an absolutely killer edge geometry. Amazing stuff…

 

[Vis07]

I'm 52. I was talking with another knife guy my age we laughed and said, 25 yrs ago you felt like a king if your knife had AUS-8. It's true. Lol

 

[Shrub]

I believe a alot more of the men in those times carried a pocket stone for a quick touch-up.

 

[Drop bear]

Surgical steel.