GEC 440C Stainless Steel comparison
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:54 am
How would you fellers that have GEC knives with 440C stainless steel blades honestly say it stands up compared to the old Schrade+ USA stainless steel or Case's, Queen/Schatt & Morgan's, or Buck's 420HC stainless steel? Is it about the same at holding an edge or better? Is it easy to get a razor sharp edge on it without a lot of work with the sharpening rocks? Does it touch back up to razor sharp edge with little effort after it's been used & worked hard until it's dulled? I've not yet put a GEC knife with 440C stainless steel blades to the test of sharpening it razor sharp, then working it till it dulled and touching it back up resharpened it. Would you call it better or above average than any other 440C,440A, 420HC stainless steel used by the brands I listed, or honestly say it's basically the same as Schrade+ USA, Case, Queen/Schatt & Morgan, or Buck stainless steel. Now I'm not including the so called super stainless steel like ATS34, 154CM, or BG-42. D2 isn't even considered a factor in this question, so we'll leave it out. I've had my own experiences with D2 steel. I know blade steel can be the same type of steel on two exact knives and still be different as in one is good while the other is useless, that also happens in carbon steels blades. I'm just talking on average, are they about the same or does the GEC 440C stainless steel rise head & shoulders above the rest used by other brands of knife companies? Any in-put or first hand knowledge from using these steel enough to compare them would be appreciated. Thank you and Merry Christmas to everyone from my family to yours.
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