Thread: For all you who deny 440C its proper due!

Okay. This is a skinner I bought about a year ago from a little knife shop in the picturesque town of Julian Ca. It was designed by a man who lives in the area. he then contracted Linder to make these knives. They made about 50 or 100 of these knives and sold them a few at a time to Quinns Knives, the shop in Julian. I picked up the last one for about 120 dollars. 4 inch handle. 3 1/2 inch blade. The handles are cocobolo and the steel is 440C. I tested this knife for edge retention in the following manner: I shaved the hair on my arm with ease all across the edge then I picked a 3 in diameter limb from a eucalyptus and used the skinner to chop it in half. It took several blows but I got it through! I then shaved my arm hairs again with equal ease as before! Pretty good for a steel that, according to some, does not have the edge retention characteristics to make a good straight.