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MooTaters
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Oct 13, 2017
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So is there a reason VG-10 knives seem to be so expensive? I ask because I bought my Spyderco Centofante III from amazon for $50 back in '09, which uses VG-10 steel.
Edit: By the way I know that sometimes sheath and handle materials come into play, but I can't imagine $50+ worth of play.
Rebuswind
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Oct 13, 2017
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MooTatersIt is a full tang fixed blade first of all...it has much more steel than a 3 inch folder like centofante....
It is lam vg10...you are paying for the sandwich steel tech...
It is a Fallkniven...you are paying for the brand as well.
BTW..same size spyderco fixed blade with vg10 would be the same if not more expensive than this...
ScottieG
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Dec 10, 2017
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RebuswindIt took me some time to find an image without the handle and it is full tang. I wish they could better display that since so many knives fake it with a rat's tail. Fällkniven sells replacement handles and you can see the knife with the handle removed: https://www.fallkniven.com/en/knife/handle-replacement-f1/
Rebuswind
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Dec 10, 2017
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ScottieGI know it is full tang...I own 2 of them...the S1 and F1...that is why I said it is a full tang fixed blade...You can also see the tang stick out from the end of the handle...Why would Fällkniven fake a full tang...it is like saying jeep fakes 4x4 drive on their 4x4 car....
ScottieG
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Dec 10, 2017
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RebuswindI felt others may have been skeptical. Too often, some makers use a thin welded on rat's tail to connect the pummel. Also, other flight rescue knives I have seen have an enclosed partial tang to minimize the odds of electrocution and those with pummels did conduct electricity from the blade.
Rebuswind
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Dec 10, 2017
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ScottieGthe reason I said it is full tang is because that guy is asking why the price is high...full tang need more steel...so it may bring up the price. full tang is not better than partial tang or hide tang if they done by good knife maker. Fällkniven is very well established knife company, full tang and full convex grind blade are almost signature feature for them. I adore skeptic people, and I am a skeptic myself...but waste time on some company already being known to be truthful and quality driven is not something I can personally understand... I don't mean that good company won't do something like that, I am simply saying they have less chance to do it and people should not spend time to worrying about every company may fake things. or the whole 'building your reputation' is pointless...
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