I have to drop in another name here, Leatherman, and the reason being that in Leatherman pliers with replaceable wire cutters, the cutter is made of CPM 154, chosen as the idea tool steel to cut hardened steel wire! And here it is as the blade steel used for the Respect – Yes! (Ok a bit of steel bias there, but I like it.) The holes have a sharp edge to them so when gripping your hands press into them and grab.ĬPM 154 – oh yes, one of my all time favourites and this knife is one big piece of CPM 154. Staying on the subject of grip, though the handle scales are relatively smooth, the four bolt holes actually (intentionally or not) give a lot of extra purchase. That hook also allows for a low grip for greater leverage in heavy chopping. The large choil easily allowing a finger to be placed for a choked up hold when carrying out finer cutting tasks.Ī deep hook at the butt means even if you have a bit of grip slippage, the hook will stop you losing grip. I take XL size gloves, so you can see here the handle is generously sized, perfectly big enough to use with heavy gloves on and stay comfortable. It’s a mighty blade! So the first impression is that this is a big knife, big blade and big handle. The Respect’s factory edge shows an aggressive micro-serration, and slices well beyond the sharpness measurements might indicate in the technical testing table. It is for this reason Tactical Reviews measures factory edge sharpness and specifications, and includes this information in the detailed technical testing.Īs a further look at the factory edge, this section has been added to include some high magnification photos of the factory edges. The factory edge does however indicate the care a knife maker has put into the final finish. That first factory edge is just like the first tank of fuel that a new car comes with (or first charge of the battery).Ī good factory edge is a ‘nice to have’ but not a ‘make or break’ for a good knife, as you will be putting your own edge onto it soon enough. The Factory edge up close – NEW FOR 2022!:įollowers of Tactical Reviews will know my views on factory edges, but to recap:Īnyone using a knife will need to sharpen it. Spyderco subvert scales full#The hardness after hardening and tempering is 56-58 Hrc and everything suggests that the material would actually benefit from a cryogenic treatment.The Blade and Handle – Detailed Measurements:įor full details of the tests and measurements carried out and an explanation of the results, see the page – Knife Technical Testing – How It’s Done. In our case, the blade of the Subvert is crafted from CPM-S30V, a particle metallurgy Tungsten-Molybdenum-Vanadium stainless steel with a good carbon content (if it were simply a carbon steel, it would be C145), developed with the collaboration of several custom knifemakers, the best known of which is Chris Reeve. For this reason, the blade of a skinner is always designed to have a sharp cutting edge for as long as possible, up to the exaggeration of the so-called "Persian skinner" whose blade features a distinctive upward curve. It can get completely blunt or, if the steel is the right type, it can simply cut a little less. With a problem: knives that cut forever do not exist and any knife gets dull sooner or later. They allow the blade to be locked open using the proven liner lock system.īuild of the handle: scales are G10, liners are titanium.Ī skinner is a knife that has to work for a long time. This is the case with the Subvert, which under its orange scales features solid titanium liners. Some manufacturers, including Spyderco, made a contribution to solving the problem, providing their knives with clearly visible, usually orange-colored handles. It's not as rare an inconvenience as you might think: a friend of mine, a mushroomer, has a small collection of knives found at the edge of the woods in areas where chamois and roe deer are hunted. It may happen that you don't find the knife and leave it on the spot because if the light decreases a bit more, you may not see the way back. If this happens at dusk, and knife has a handle in neutral or even camo colors, the inconvenience is followed by a frantic search as the light gradually decreases. Sooner or later, all hunters have to face an inconvenience: the knife falling into the grass. Clip is stainless steel – it can removed but it can't be repositioned.
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