DangerZone98. Discussion in 'Cold Steel Knives' started by DangerZone98, Dec 13, 2019. The upgrade to a black DLC is a real plus too. CPM S35VN Steel Review Chris Reeve Knives PacificWhen Crucible Industries introduced its CPM S30V steel, blade-smiths and knife-lovers alike fell in love with it; the quality wear resistance, toughness, and machinability offered by the steel was equal to none other.

not really my particular taste. Cold Steel Recon 1 in S35VN review! People were calling it, “the best knife steel available,” and indeed, it might have been. 681. Buy Folding Knives with S35VN Steel from Knifecenter.com - The Original and Largest Online Catalog of Cutlery Folding Knives with S35VN Steel - 1 to 30 of 769 results - Knife Center See a knife you really want, but can’t shell out the cash all at once?

Steel experts often describe CTS-XHP as equivalent to a stainless D2 . I'm going to try them out on some hard wood soon also, will update the thread at a later date with those results. so i wanted to get one in XHP, unfortunately, the description states that the knife is in CTS-XHP so i bought it and am now having to send it back. S35VN is a well-known powder steel from Crucible, developed as a ‘sequel’ to S30V … When you invest in a Recon 1, you may find yourself comparing every other folder you … Tags: cold steel; cold steel recon 1; g10 handle; s35vn; tanto; Dec 13, 2019 #1. Recent Cold Steel releases like the Golden Eye, SR1, and the Lucky One are already outfitted with S35VN.

S35VN is not a bad blade steel what so ever but i own many knives in S35.

Dec 7, 2019. The current s35vn is good steel, and the grind was changed to a saber-flat, but I like the current steel almost as much as the awesome cts-xhp. So that's it gents, nothing scientifically rock solid, but i can safely say Cold Steels S35VN performed well on this amateur cardboard cut-up, being their first knife in this steel i think they've done a good job with it.

the knife also has kind of a strange DLC coating on the blade it is very shiny.