Larry Fry
I have been collecting knives for years
Monday, November 05, 2018, 11:47

and carried a variety of them on my 782 gear years ago. For a general purpose hunting knife the Predator is hard to beat if you take care of it. It is made of L6 steel so it is not stainless but mine after usage has gotten a patina on it that is pleasing to the eye. I recommend using a light coat of Renaissance wax on it after usage or when you first get it. This will protect it and the edge from etching by blood etc. Be vary careful when using the was on the edge or you will cut yourself. The mass produced knives are NOT the end all knives that the producers claim no matter what steel they use. The key is MASS PRODUCED. If the steel is CPM35CM or CPM90CM etc it is a very good steel when PROPERLY heat treated. Since the manufacturer is making a run of a hundred thousand, there is no way they can properly heat treat all those knives. I have seen some of the so called super steels that have been improperly heat treated that would snap (too brittle) bend (not brought to proper heat for conversion of Austinite to Martinsite) and would not hold an edge (improper tempering). They make so many of them that if you complain they will just pull another one that they check a little more closely and send it back to you. (if they are a good knife manufacturer). The Predator that Gary has, is made of L6 as I said before and when properly heat treated and polished as his knife maker does, is a durable tough knife that will hold an edge that you could shave with if so inclined..... Bottom line is a well made hand made knife by some one that understands steel and how to heat treat the steel in accordance with the steel manufacturers white pages, will always produce a better knife than the mass produced knives.