Colonel26 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 1:31 am
This is a quote from Blade Forum:
“Good research! 0170-6 was a 'trade-name' for that alloy. Since it was no longer made, and we have it made for us, we tweaked the recipe slightly and gave it the 'C' designation for CAMILLUS. We aren't trying to make any big deal about this, but it is a very good carbon cutlery steel. We have ALOT experience with it. We like it enough to have it made for us.
It is proprietory and I will not devulge the make-up, but believe me, there is no kryptonite or unobtanium involved [IMG] Try it, I think you'll like it.
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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery”
The alloy being discussed was 50100. Which from the discussion seems to have been 1095 with some secret sauce added.
I agree with Dale. Camillus (and CASE, and Western, etc) steel back in the day always seemed much better to me than what was being used from the late 70’s to present.
Thanks for the info. I wonder if it's even possible to narrow down the dates when it was used or no longer used...
Most references to it seem to lean toward the "earlier (pre-late '70s) steel was noticeably better" opinion, but I've also seen a contrary claim that there was a switch in TL-29/electrician's knives blade steel from 1095 to 0170-6C near the
end of production.
In reality, for my purposes it's moot. I might use my knife once or twice or a half-dozen times during any given day... or, just as likely, not at all. Any 1095 can stand up to that!
Like a lot of people, I've been sucked into the steel technology race. Once I had bought my first knife with a blade of ATS-34, I looked down at 1095. Then, VG-10, S30V, ZDP189, M390, and so on (and on and on).
I do value the super stainless steels, but I'm getting old enough to find more value in the sentimental appeal of an old knife that was made in my home state.
I wish it was easier to pin down a more exact date of manufacture of a knife. I have a decent collection of Coleman lanterns. They are all stamped with a month/year, so it's fun to collect different models made in the month of your birth, or gift lanterns with appropriate dates for friend's birthdays, etc. It would be great to be able to do that with knives!
Stay healthy,
Bob
Sorry I can’t answer your question about what steel was used. Someone may know.
