Is this carbon steel or stainless?
774945
its carbon and not worth it shop at sword and armory for great cheap zatoichi style swords
774946
also the tang is glued and can not disassemble if you wanted too with out breaking. sword handle and sheath where two different tone colors horrible
1874999
Hi Andrea, yes, it is a carbon steel blade. In fact, here is some more information about it. I hope this helps!http://www.excaliburcutlery.com/fromm-straight-razorCheers!Cathy
1950415
Since the description nor my packaging say stainless, I assume it is some unknown metal that is chrome-plated. It cannot be made out of 100% chrome. Chrome is not strong enough and is only used in coatings.
785587
It is listed as stainless on Amazon, and appears to be the same stainless as my 20 year old German Henkel knife. This one was marked Made in Spain. If it was ordinary carbon steel it would rust. I believe that all steel is "carbon steel" to some degree, since steel is by definition an alloy of carbon and iron, but stainless also contains chromium ( which prevents rust formation due to the surface oxide) and other metals as well, a situation fraught with misunderstanding
1485260
Do not believe it is stainless; manufacturers usually promote the stainless aspect, since it is 4X more expensive. It is probably stamped carbon steel, but we have not tested for composition. Sorry.
36289
I think it is stainless steel. Fairly confident that the collar will not rust!
354258
I highly doubt its made out of carbon steel, especially at the price that it is. It feels like a regular stainless steel blade.
577180
stainless will hold up better to moisture, won't rust out. Carbon Steel is typically stronger and holds an edge longer, but needs to be treated with some sort of oil to protect the finish from the elements.
577184
carbon steel has a high iron content and will rust stainless is resistant to rust and in my opinion carbon takes an edge and holds an edge better than most low end stainless steel but you have to keep the carbon steel dry and lightly oiled
82443
It is probably high carbon steel the metal revolution in steel blades begun in the 80 with the introduction of some blades oriented alloys like 440 and 420 family of steel so this make me think you have high carbon steel or a low end stainless steel (by today standard)
1016805
I looked at the blade it doesn't say stainless steel anywhere on it like many of them do if it's stainless steel so it might be a high carbon steel blade. It's a nice lookin knife, I have yet to use it in the field and see how it handles itself. Hope this helps
577183
The carbon blade is a bit thicker but will tend to rust if not cared for properly. Stainless steel has a bit thinner blade. Stainless steel will take much more abuse without rusting, but... it is not impervious to rust if terribly mishandled. Carbon steel has been known to take a keener edge than stainless also. Hope this helps.
681467
Hi. No it is not stainless steel. It is like a vinyl type material. Has worked well so far.
907648
It's high-carbon stainless steel. To prolong it's life, it would be best to sharpen this knife with a ceramic sharpener. But I used a manual hand held one. The choice is up to you.
316607
I don't believe it is stainless. I think it is some sore of casted metal, but it is hard to tell.
1016806
Hey, So To answer your question, I'm pretty sure it's a high carbon steel. Cause the blade has rusted a little bit at one time, And it keeps an edge for a long time, where as stainless steel blades are the opposite, stainless steel rusts and loses an edge quite fast.But I hope this helps you.
427015
Stainless steel for sure. Supposed to be high carbon and high chrome content, similar to 440C but probably not as good as the 440C we have come to expect.