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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on September 1, 2013 at 9:19

Sources  that specify the blade steel type identify it as 7Cr17MoV .. fairly equivalent to 440A.

GREAT corrosion resistance !!! Not so great edge retention.

You might try opening up the angle when sharpening.

Permalink Reply by James Cole on September 1, 2013 at 10:41

You also might try sharpening to a wire edge and then stropping with paper or the palm of your hand.  I've never use a coffee cup to sharpen, but I have used the bottom of china plates.

Zknives.com gives a good analysis of this steel.  They and other sites say its chinese 440a, but has no vanadium so the v is ???

Permalink Reply by Clint Thompson on September 1, 2013 at 12:24

Well two things.  This knife was most likely made in China.  The steel is high carbon but I suspect high iron and low carbon.  The Chinese tend to make the first few batches of knifes with some care and quality and then downgrade the quality after the customer relaxes their quality control.  I have  bought a $60 Gerber knife off of ebay for $1.50 pluse $11 shipping from Hong Kong and received a Gerber knife in a Gerber box.  You get what you pay for my friend.