what steel (and knife)

zippoo said:
Hi

I'm a real newbie when it comes to blade steel (and maybe knives to:P ) and I would like your help picking a good blade steel (and knife if you know a good hunting knife in that steel)

I'm looking for the best edge retention I can get. I'm not going to do any batoning or anything with it, just going to cut meat and skin, so i guess chipping won't be a problem.

I'm looking for a blade 3" or less (not really small but around 3") and that's about all i know for now. just ask if you need to know anything more.

oh and here's the sad part... I don't want the knife to cost more then $100 (I can probably stretch to $150 if it's a real difference in quality, but it would be great if it didn't go over $100)

so what should I get???
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If you are looking for edge retention - please, check this:

http://playground.sun.com/~vasya/Manila-Rope-Results.html

Dozier D2 is best so far, but it may cost bit more then $200.

You may also check this impressive edge retention demonstration of RAT knives:

http://www.youtube.com/user/BLUNTRUTH4U#p/u/68/tSrlvqrZQKY

Thanks, Vassili.
 
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