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jealous57
49
Oct 18, 2017
Description says "Right hand tip up carry", but the picture says tip down.... which is it?
jealous57
49
Oct 18, 2017
jealous57Also, what is the blade steel?
Daed
574
Oct 18, 2017
jealous57Mystery steel. When it just says "stainless," you know it's crap, and either nobody knows what it is, or they're embarrassed to disclose it.
JamesAsh
132
Oct 18, 2017
jealous57Based on other Rough Rider stuff I would imagine it's 440a.
MoonStan
220
Oct 18, 2017
DaedAnd here I was thinking that the 9,99$ price tag was enough of an indicator that knife was not going to be m390 and Ti scales.
:p
Daed
574
Oct 18, 2017
MoonStanHope springs eternal! Seriously though, no matter the price, it's always worth knowing exactly what you're getting if at all possible.
jealous57
49
Oct 18, 2017
MoonStanI was hoping for M4.... no, lol in all seriousness, the pocket clip bothered me more than anything.
jealous57
49
Oct 18, 2017
DaedEspecially when it simply says "stainless", I've sharpened "surgical stainless" knives for friends and they are terrible to sharpen lol.
Daed
574
Oct 18, 2017
jealous57I HAVE found that my Worksharp (or any judiciously-applied belt sander) can put an edge on anything. Even Havarti-grade mystery steel. The only question is how long it'll stay sharp... And how many times you can do it before you don't have any knife left!
14themoney
1395
Dec 6, 2018
DaedIt has been my experience that mystery steels that can be sharpened to a razor edge will keep that edge indefinitely. At least, until you start trying to cut something. When a knife is advertised with stainless or surgical steel, I don't even look at other specs or the price, if I have to search for that. If this knife is 440A with a good heat treatment, then I would certainly considered it a good deal. I have several Chinese equivalents, 7Cr17, that do get sharp and keep the edge like Google protects your confidential information. I looked it over and I guess I thought it was all right . All right in a sort of a limited way for a cheap knife.