I have to say I am a huge fan of 5160 and the thought of a Scrapyard knife in that steel was a dream come true.
But 1095?
I am sure it will be awesome but it was the steel that brought me to Busse and Kin in the 1st place. SR77, SR101, INFI all pretty special stuff.
1095 is not a an expensive or impressive steel. It is in thousands of knives from hundreds of companies. I have seen BK and Ontario overcharge for it for years while countless numbers of their blades have snapped and chipped out on youtube an forums.
I am not saying that this isn't a good knife or the the most amazing 1095 rendition ever seen. Who knows? It could be!
But when I look at the price of the Schrade SCHF series and the durability issues of a companies like BK and Ontario I have issues.
Time will tell.
I like 5160.... low carbon steels just make more sense!!
