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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mtngunr" data-source="post: 4361682" data-attributes="member: 46104"><p>I've had pretty much the finest knives by anybody, spiffiest production, ABS Master forged, exotic latest steels, every "name" tactical, and found most of them fragile compared to lower end mundane carbon and stainless at lower hardnesses....yes, you will touch them up (easily) more often, but you won't lose part of the edge, the tip, or have it break as you will with "better" steels. I can well believe the lower end Chinese stainless held up when the harder S30V failed when truly stressed...and I might just need stress a knife, a lot of folk carry for emergency use if required.</p></blockquote><p></p>