VG-10 is dated, but the term “super steel” is itself dated. The ESEE-4’s blade thickness is 0.188,” and the F1’s is 0.177″, so not a meaningful difference there, especially when you account for the fact that the F1 is a full inch shorter (so less leverage).Īs for if VG-10 still counts as a “super steel,” this is sort of subjective. It’s worth every cent that you paid for it. There are a lot of people who believe that a knife you expect to bet your life on ought to have a blade thickness of 1/4″ or 6 mm. It will be more likely to be bent if you get aggressive with it. The F1’s blade is thinner and the steel is softer. Some people believe that the patina that a carbon steel blade acquires over the years gives it character. Better still, wipe it occasionally with a corrosion inhibiting oil and take care of the freaking thing. If you are willing to wipe your blade with something or rinse it to get blood, acidic fruit juice, and salt off of it, carbon steel will be fine. If you live in the western USA, in an arid climate, carbon steel will not rust to the point of being unusable. Both steels are harder and will hold an edge better than VG-10. I don’t think anybody will scoff over the durability of a Ka-Bar or an ESEE knife made from 1095. (Neither have any of the old school Case knives that I have picked up over the years.) 1905 is also a terrific steel for blades. It has not pitted or turned red-orange over the last 35 years. My Randall #5 has a forged blade made from O1 tool steel. I’m not afraid of high carbon tool steels. It is “good enough” without being too expensive to issue to troops. *IF* you require a stainless blade, a Falkniven isn’t a bad choice, but it is awfully expensive for the quality of the blade you are getting. It’s soft and has pretty terrible edge retention. The 420j2 steel that the VG-10 is sandwiched between has great corrosion protection but that’s about all. It *was* a “supersteel” compared to the earlier 440C and 8cr13mov types but there are at least a dozen better types of stainless steel like S30VN, S35VN and all of the wondersteels that are currently being used. VG-10 (used in the core of the blade) isn’t a bad stainless steel. The Falkniven blades are *not* supersteel in today’s market. I will respectfully disagree on a few points.
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