Wilson Combat Umnumzaan aka StarTac

rrpalma · Jul 21, 2012

Hello,

I'm thinking about getting a Wilson Combat Umnumzaan aka StarTac, but am confused about the blade material.

The original CRK Umnumzaan is made from SV35, while Wilson's site states that theirs is made out of SV30.

What gives?

Thanks for your comments.

Mad_Maxx · Jul 21, 2012

depends on date of manufacture

first was S30V now is S35VN

Birdhunter1220 · Jul 21, 2012

I have a early 2011 Zaan and it is S30VN.

spydiesteve · Jul 21, 2012

I have a March 2012 star-tac and it is S35VN.

eduard · Jul 21, 2012

its gonna be s35vn ... but maybe you are lucky and they actually have some s30v in stock cause its better than the new s35..

rrpalma · Jul 21, 2012

eduard said:
its gonna be s35vn ... but maybe you are lucky and they actually have some s30v in stock cause its better than the new s35..

Why is that?

Thanks for reading!

spydiesteve · Jul 21, 2012

Some folks are of the opinion that Chris Reeve runs his S35VN blade to soft RC 58-59. However just about every single high end knife maker is using S35VN on their blades. I think any steel will fail if it is not used the way it was intended. When people try to put these ridiculously thin edges on their blades (28 to 34 degree inclusive) you can't expect them to hold up. S35VN with a good 42 degree edge will serve you well.

23xdm3.8 · Jul 21, 2012

Birth date nov. 2011, s30v and no over-travel disc. I showed it to Mr. Reeve at Blade, and I think he was impressed with my two tone job