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Does anyone know which Byrds have gone to BD1N?

Is the plan to switch all of them over?

I was looking at some of the ti models. Are those still 8cr13mov?

None yet.

sal

Are there plans to move in that direction? Or is BD1N going to be for USA models?

In my (so far pretty limited) experience, BD1N is a huge upgrade from BD1.

Hi Tom,

BD1N in China will depend more on Carpenter and whether or not they choose to stock it in China. Right now the one Chinese maker that we have that has the equipment to heat tread BD1, says that at this time, he can only get BD1 and it's very expensive.

sal

sal can you and others please tell me when the first BD1N Byrds are out? I want to know so I can get one, please. Thank you!

If it comes to pass, I'm sure we'll announce it, but it's not looking good.

sal

It would be interesting if byrd production could come here, on the “wings” of already-available-here BDN1. That would instantly turn the budget knife market on its head.

Hi Deckeda,

the Chinese Yuan is 6 to 1 to the US dollar. The cost of making a byrd in the us would cost 6 times as much as in China. No longer a budget knife at that price.

sal

sal wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:43 pm

Hi Deckeda,

the Chinese Yuan is 6 to 1 to the US dollar. The cost of making a byrd in the us would cost 6 times as much as in China. No longer a budget knife at that price.

sal

Yes I understand that aspect. What I didn't realize was that China can't get the newer steel competitively. When I'd read earlier (elsewhere?) that BD1 was being phased out, I thought that meant wherever it's being used.

We're still waiting to hear if it will be available. We have one maker that can process proper heat treating as he's invested in the equipment.

sal

sal, would a Byrd Cara Cara 2 with BD1N blade be extremely more corrosion resistant than the current stainless steel used on the Cara Cara 2's, or not that much better to make it worth the cost of production?