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I'd be down for black hardware too. My Super Blue Caly looks odd, as the blade is dark but all the hardware shines.
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tvenuto wrote:I also prefer stainless in a folder. Ankerson, which were you thinking?
For Stainless it would be S110V at high hardness or S90V.

Non stainless would be CPM 10V or K294.
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kbuzbee wrote:"Perform" needs definition, here. eg "holds an edge longer" "easier to sharpen" etc

For me, for whatever reason, I get the best edges I ever have out of CPM M4. That is rapidly becoming my criteria for "best" steel. If I have to think about corrosion (even a little bit) or have to sharpen it more frequently, that's okay if the end result is the kind of edge I get with M4. Now I'll freely admit, this may well be a statement of my sharpening skills or equipment, rather than a statement of steel properties. It could even be dumb luck or coincidence, but at this point it's where I am.

Ken

Easy to sharpen isn't really a performance criteria, that just means it's easy to sharpen.

But yeah M4 is easy to sharpen.

I was thinking more a long the lines of pure edge retention, but then most of those steels are somewhat harder to sharpen.

Steels like S110V, 10V, K294, K390....
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