afishhunter
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I wish the blades on my "Schrade+" 858 (no "OT") Lumberjack stockman would patina as nicely as the backsprings have.
I gotta agree. From what I've read, those without "Schrade +" on/in the tang stamp, are in violation of the "Schrade + Rule".It looks like all the 858 Lumberjack Stockman knives, all had stainless blades.
From what I've "heard"/read, prior to 1997/1998 "Schrade +" was good ol' 440A. From 1998/1999, until the end in 2004, "Schrade +" was Good Ol' 420HC.It looks like the stainless steel used for knife blades, has a high carbon content.
Buck and Schrade used stainless blades, and all stainless steel is not the same.
Until a metallurgist tells me "Schrade +" is a special steel used only by Schrade - I am going to say, all 858's have some type of stainless steel blades.
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/knife_forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=68743