52100 Military
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:30 pm
Looking at the 2016 catalog the 52100 looks like it has either cladding or a very straight differential hardening line. Anyone else seeing the same thing?
same, I'm on the fence right now and a composite blade will definitely prevent me from buying oneEvil D wrote:They normally do, I'm a bit confused on this one as well. I was really hoping for a solid blade.
It doesn't bug me as long as the cladding isn't super soft.Holland wrote:same, I'm on the fence right now and a composite blade will definitely prevent me from buying oneEvil D wrote:They normally do, I'm a bit confused on this one as well. I was really hoping for a solid blade.
One of the main reasons I would be buying it would be for the patina "fun factor" so the cladding would kinda ruin that lol :DLiquid Cobra wrote:It doesn't bug me as long as the cladding isn't super soft.Holland wrote:same, I'm on the fence right now and a composite blade will definitely prevent me from buying oneEvil D wrote:They normally do, I'm a bit confused on this one as well. I was really hoping for a solid blade.
Good pointbearfacedkiller wrote:The tang doesn't list another steel but I also think that that is a computer generated image instead of a photo so who knows.
I would appreciate a clarification from Golden on this. It seems to be as important to some as it is to me and I really would like to know one way or another for sure. I guess we will know by the time the knife is actually released, but I hope we might get a clarification to know the facts.Bodog wrote:Looking at the 2016 catalog the 52100 looks like it has either cladding or a very straight differential hardening line. Anyone else seeing the same thing?
I don't understand it for a knife like this. If you're going to make a limited production sprint run, that is obviously catering to knife AFI's, who most likely understand how to take care of their knives, including steels that are prone to rust, then laminate blades make no sense to me. Then you turn around and see standard production knives like the Gayle Bradley knives that are solid M4 and will rust if you look at them wrong. It has to have something more to do with production cost than simply providing more corrosion resistance. It seems to me that the people who really are concerned with rust prone steels tend to not buy them at all, as opposed to jumping on board when the steel in question is laminated. The laminate ZDP blades really baffle me since that steel is fairly stain resistant, especially compared to Superblue or M4.El Gato wrote:I would appreciate a clarification from Golden on this. It seems to be as important to some as it is to me and I really would like to know one way or another for sure. I guess we will know by the time the knife is actually released, but I hope we might get a clarification to know the facts.Bodog wrote:Looking at the 2016 catalog the 52100 looks like it has either cladding or a very straight differential hardening line. Anyone else seeing the same thing?
Thought I would leave this here, thanks again KristiTazKristi wrote:Hi everyone,
Couple of clarifications....
The 52100 CF Military Model is NOT a laminate. It is an issue with the image that makes it appear as such.
Kristi