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janesbl

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Knife is heavy duty chopper with brown micarta handles.Comes with nice heavy leather sheath.$75.00 shipped.
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Not really.Maybe leave it out in the weather,but I wouldn't do that.It could be stainless,I just don't know.I don't talk to the guy that makes them.The handle looks like micarta.He builds the knives tough like a tank.Sorry I wasn't much help.
 
Put a few drops of vinegar on it and let it set for a day. If it's S/S noithing will happen. If it's Carbon, the spots will turn black. Don't worry you can steel wool them off and if it's carbon it won't matter anyway? I can pretty much bet from looking that it's S/S., I'd recommend doing the vinegar on the top of the spine close to the handle just in case if the thought of it bothers you?
Good luck.
God bless:
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For sure if a magnet won't stick it is not carbon steel however a magnet will stick to 440C stainless.
A magnet will stick to 304 S/S too. A magnet will stick to ANY S/S that has traces of Iron, Carbon, or Nickel in it.
Not sure how much help that is? If a magnet sticks to it, it can still be S/S, you just can't Blue it and it won't rust as quickly or as severely as true 100% S/S like 316L.
I spent some time working with all kinds of S/S back in the 70's. I learned that "it" has some strange properties depending on what grade/composition it is? In order to make a decent Knife blade, S/S has to contain some % of Carbon so it can be heat treated. That's why 440C is used a lot. The "C" denotes that it contains Carbon and is capable of being hardened. Again...hope this helped in some manner. Truthfully, without a full laboratory analysis of the steel, you'll never know for sure exactly what it is?
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