Winkler Knife 2 belt knife steel hardness?

[SMOKING]

I plan to buy the belt knife but I would be interested to know the hardness of the steel.

 

[Twindog]

I don't think Winkler advertises the hardness of his steel.

There are reports of the Winkler II belt knife being 64Rc, which may come from a mistake in ad copy posted at Knifeworks.
http://www.knifeworks.com/winklerkn...bonbladesculptedmaplehandle.aspx#.VgBrkLRUM20

I'm pretty sure the actual hardness is much lower. I have this knife, and I'm reprofiling it now. It comes with a very thick edge geometry. I'd guess that the hardness is more like 58-60 Rc, but I don't know.