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Featured Comment by dead_left_knife_guy on November 4, 2025 at 20:34

Kevin,

Sorry for taking so long to answer your question -- we've had a lot going on here, beyond Halloween...

Unfortunately I have not had a chance to use any of my Petrified Fish knives (I have several, & I believe they all have K110 or D2).  At the price, I'd say it's worth the risk -- especially since Petrified Fish also has a line of higher end knives, which makes it more likely that they know what they're doing as far as heat treats are concerned (at least that's how I see it).

However, one of the knives I have from PF is the Victor, which I bought because I really liked the size of the blade, & the fact that it's a clip point (I've been more into clip points in recent years).  The reason I don't have much experience with the Victor is the handle -- it's weirdly blocky.  I think it's something that could be gotten used to, but I just haven't been that dedicated...  Your results, as usual, may vary -- especially at the price.  It's still a worthwhile knife -- I just haven't fallen in love with it, & I actually thought I would.  So the problem with the knife is more likely to be my expectations of the knife, & not the knife itself.

Comment by Kevin D on October 25, 2025 at 22:23

DLKG, I have one question...

The K110 is basically a brand name D2 steel.  Nice high quality but still D2.  I know D2 is very dependent upon a very controlled heat treat.  Have you been able to use this much to determine if the heat treat is a good one?

I am serious looking at a PF Victor which also uses the K110.  Can be good with a good heat treat...  Looking for your insight

Featured Comment by dead_left_knife_guy on October 14, 2025 at 0:04

Thanks, Kevin!  Petrified Fish has proven to be, in my experience at least, an especially solid knife manufacturer, at least in the budget category.  This one threw me off because I bought it second-hand, & the dimensions for the full-sized version were provided, so I thought I was getting the original 949, not the 949x -- the "x" here indicating "mini" in the Petrified Fish repertoire.  It's still a nice little knife -- but special emphasis on the "little".  :[

Comment by Kevin D on October 9, 2025 at 18:43

I have liked most of the offerings I have seen from Petrified Fish, but I have yet to get any.

Good looking group of them!