Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Optimizing cheap chinese knives

                                            What to do with cheap chinese fighting knives?
As you can see: the above knife is a typical ebay find, at about $15.00 shipped. It is a reasonable 3/16" thick "440 stainless steel" knife, at 12-1/2" long. The steel is stainless, although slightly magnetic. A 5-day water bath showed no corrosion. It sharpens relatively easily, and holds an edge quite well.
The problem with these knives is the finish and the handles.
I sandblasted this one, KG Gun-Koted it, and made a new set of Teakwood handles
Came out pretty nice, and handles much better!
This is my "Field Carry"  knife that I don't mind beating the crap out of.
A cool tactical knife, for little money!

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