52100 , also called Ball-Bearing Steel has been around since the
early 1900's , nothing has replaced it, and it keeps getting
better. Planes Trains and automobiles have counted on it.
52100 is a high carbon, high chromium steel that is through
hardening and work-hardens. Now that's what I'm talking about, used as some of mans hardest working
materials, in one of mans oldest tools, and we have a knife that
meets just about every demand you can ask it!
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Cons
52100 will rust, you do need to wipe it after
use, a dap of cooking oil, a drop of your gun-oil , or let it take
on a patina like your Grandfathers old-favorite. Might as well, your
grandchildren will still be using it , if you take a little time, it
will last a long time!
Pros
The high chromium makes it very machineable, the
high carbon makes it cut for a very long time. What dose that mean?
That means that it's the best of both worlds. Just happens
that 52100 is about the easiest steel there is to sharpen, compared
to how long it stays sharp. That makes it equal if not better then
any steel available today. Check out how we test blades here. >blade
test< (Click the below picture, as it shows a
forged 52100 ball-bearing blade-blank, and a 90% finished knife, as
it just passed it's final test)
If we thought there was a better knife steel, we
would be bragging it up here, period.
