SFK stamped Wapp stainless steel blade?
Not sure if this has been discussed before but this has been bothering me for quite some time.
I think the original Wapi (SFK stamped version)… the blade is made of Stainless Steel. I have been trying to tarnish one but it seems to resist rust as well as any other stainless blade.
So without any definitive tests here is my reasoning:
The all-Steel design of the Wapi was meant for military hospitals because it’s easily sterilized by boiling in water, especially on the battlefield. And if I’m not mistaken, in the 50s, 60s, 70s (before the age of disposable super plastics) most medical utensils were made of stainless steel, or glass (Pyrex) for that reason.
Also I am sure most will agree that the scales are stainless steel, and most believe the blade to be carbon steel, however it doesn’t make sense to have materials with different stain resist properties permanently attached to make a utensil intended for medical use…. But then the BLADE from the material that least resists tarnish?
Now I don’t have the un-stamped Wapi for comparison so I cannot say the same for those however if I get my hands on one I will surly test.
Could someone who knows better shed some light on this so I can finally get some sleep.