I specifically put CPM-D2 steel on this list, and not the generic D2 label ... yet it is still easy to strop back to razor sharp. 3V is one of my all-time favorite steels. It won’t readily rust, it’s ...

The knife itself hews a little closer to the original in that its blade is also made of a tool steel, less expensive CPM-3V. Rounding out the differences between new and old is a small but ...