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Not an every day carry....but I just scored this beauty ...A dress Bowie, with Elk Horn handle...made by Mike Mann @ Idaho Knife Works.
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Not an every day carry....but I just scored this beauty ...A dress Bowie, with Elk Horn handle...made by Mike Mann @ Idaho Knife Works.
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Another pic..6 inch blade
I have a Microtech Stitch in the mail...pics soon!
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Definitely different. M90 steel, supposed to be good stuff like Elmax.
My Bowie is 5160 Steel.....how is that stuff ? Iam not a metal guy...
Sorry, m390 is what it is. Wasnt too tough using my diamond stones. Supposed to be better at wear resistance than Elmax. It got its final sharpening today, so I will see. I truly admire the quality of how Microtech pays attention to detail. You pay a bit more, but the quality is there on their out the side switchblades...the otf's just dont seem tough enough for me. This thing is built like a tank!
You know, I've never had a blade that's 5160. I hear good things. They use it for springs on trucks I understand, so you know it's tough (hard)! I hear it takes a good edge as well - but I don't know personally. But man, a Bowie, your Bowie with a hard steel like 5160 is a beautiful thing indeed!!