blues wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 7:54 amSince I think the Military should be a tough knife, and not just one capable of slicing, I've leaned toward hoping for 3V, 4V, or Cru-Wear to carry the day.
Given the results of Larrin and Shawn's testing, I think Cru-Wear may be the best choice for the combination of toughness, edge holding and corrosion resistance. Unless I'm missing the mark, no other steel in the test has the same balance of properties. Ease of sharpening is also a factor,
Of course, if you think a Military should simply be the best slicing knife, without regard for toughness, then you will obviously draw a different conclusion.
4V would probably be next in line in my view, though I still have a weakness for 3V due to having had a utility blade made of it by Ed Schott for many years.
In the end, any Military is a good Military, but those are my reasons for preferring to put toughness toward the front of the list of characteristics I'd want to see in such a knife.
I am with you on emphasizing toughness of a steel when it comes to the Millie. Mostly cause it has a rather fine / delicate tip. On the one hand this kind of tip is very usefull, on the other hand I was always a bit worried it could snap off on the Millie I had (it never actually did though). Wouldn't want that tip in a "brittle" steel in a knife like the Millie.