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What kind of coating did they utilize?
Grey Cerakote.
What kind of coating did they utilize?
Isn't 3V a really good steel though? Definitely not one you see in folders that often.To each their own perception. But if you include tax and shipping, we're talking somewhere about $150 USD.
According to my own scale of value, $150 or $200 canadian (eh!) is an absolute ripoff for a mundane steel, polymer slabs with a fancy name and a durability that probably won't exceed a couple days of farm/camp use.
It looks definitely tactilol tho, I'm sure it will be a conversation starter at the coffee machine =)
There’s an old (very old) thread comparing 3V to S30V.Isn't 3V a really good steel though? Definitely not one you see in folders that often.
Isn't 3V a really good steel though? Definitely not one you see in folders that often.
is this the same coating on the grey bugout?
I counted three times that someone opened the knife with one handOne thing though: what's with everybody using two hands to open the knife in the promo video?
I’ve been carrying and using a coated Bugout for months, the chromium nitride is an absolute beast!This is so disappointing! I love this knife, the Tanto, 3V.... but they coated the blade. At least go DLC if you insist on coating it.
I agree that tough 3V is an odd choice for an ultralight folding knife. I have three knives in 3V all of which are fixed blades for bushcraft-type tasks and chopping.Seems to be a steel mostly used for heavy duty camp knives tho, maybe marketing dictated that choice of putting a tank steel into a lightweight folder?!
April 26... it is in the original post video (and also mentioned further up thread).Anyone know the release date?
Still odd that the soldier and police officer used two hands.I counted three times that someone opened the knife with one hand
Also from the video:
*tactical operator scratches at rocks with small folding knife*
and
*Police officer approaches vehicle, brandishes small pocket knife incapable of breaking window*
Who makes these videos lmaoooo
I like the choice of 3V here since it is a thin blade. It should slice ell, but still be very durable for any task because of the steel choice. I don't have any Benchmades right now, but I will pick this one up since I love the steel and light weight. I would prefer anything but a tanto, however, especially a wharncliffe.I agree that tough 3V is an odd choice for an ultralight folding knife. I have three knives in 3V all of which are fixed blades for bushcraft-type tasks and chopping.
Lightweight
3V in a flimsy folding knife
Aluminum pommel
Tanto blade
Cerakote (still???)
What exactly is the intended use of this knife?
Here's my interpretation of the mindset when creating this knife:
"3V was received super well with the Puukko, so let's ride those coattails, even though it's totally wrong for the application. It needs a pommel, but this is supposed to be a lightweight knife, so use aluminum...even though it's the cheap metallic equivalent of Brie cheese. Tanto to match the name, even though the theory of use behind a Tanto blade is wasted on a small folder whose handles can be squeezed together by a hand of average strength. Cerakote because 3V can but probably won't rust, even though it shows wear like crazy and is a crappy grabby material for coating knife blades."
For this knife to work, they should have made this a full-tang fixed blade of the same size, with the pommel as an extension of the tang (like the Infidel fixed blade), and DLC coating. G10 grips would be nice, but Micarta would be nicer.