Did not know that, it's good Information, thank you!steelcity16 wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 11:39 pm
I wouldn't be opposed to the Endela or even the Delica, but I know Sal is said in the past that the Japanese makers don't have the ability to properly heat treat a lot of these steels, so that is why we don't see many non-Japanese steels in the Japanese models. I think I remember him saying it was quite an endeavor to get them to use S30V in the Delica. So to me it made sense that a folder would have to be made in Golden to be able to use the widest variety of steels.
Even the Urban seems to only be using European steels from Bohler Uddeholm, so I don't think that is a realistic option either.
In that case I'd personally vote for the upcoming Chief probably, but I know that would be overall a very selfish and very unrealistic choice... (costs, not legal in many places, too large for a lot of people...)
So don't take me serious on that... but which GOLDEN model I'd actually and realistically choose, I can't say at the moment. Maybe a to-be-developed PM2 backlock lightweight ...