A little information from the manufacturer: We buy the handle in China, the blade in Taiwan and assemble them here in the USA. D2 steel is one of the most outstanding knife steels available today. It is a high carbon, high chrome tool steel which is often used for the steel cutting dies in tool and die shops. With 1.5% Carbon, 1% Molybdenum, 12% Chrome, and 1% Vanadium, this air hardening steel (at 60-61HRC) has the ability to take a razor edge, and hold it!
tekjunkyI have recently received my first D2 blade made exclusively for Battlbox (lov'em so I am not debating the company) and man it is a beast with a razor edge similar or sharper than my Spyderco with VG10. Blade is 3" I think and it's hefty/beefy in feel with a nice bearing system for the flipper. It retails more than this blade so I to can agree for the price this could be a nice grab for someone who wants a folder they can beat up little and save the s35/vg10/s30 edges. Elmax is the next blade on my list when I can afford it.
tekjunkyHuge respect to BM but I've never cared much for their looks with the exception of a few. I'm still a budding knife enthusiast but I own some decent stuff and feel I can chime in occasionally (lol).
We buy the handle in China, the blade in Taiwan and assemble them here in the USA. D2 steel is one of the most outstanding knife steels available today. It is a high carbon, high chrome tool steel which is often used for the steel cutting dies in tool and die shops. With 1.5% Carbon, 1% Molybdenum, 12% Chrome, and 1% Vanadium, this air hardening steel (at 60-61HRC) has the ability to take a razor edge, and hold it!