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Laminated Combat #3 This blade is modeled after the general style of my combat #3, but this one's a little more like "Officer's Club" than trench warfare. Not to downplay its utility if necessary. In fact, the laminated blade with 416 stainless on the outsides, and a 1095 core, is as close as you can get to a maintenance free knife with the cutting performance of high carbon steel. The pattern in the steel is still fascinating to me. Here's a close up shot of a typical laminated blade with the metallurgical explanation of the pattern. The guard, pin and lanyard hole are stainless, and the handle is a nice piece of desert ironwood. I thought the gently swirled grain of this piece went nicely with the pattern in the steel. The sheath is a deep pouch style with a "V" notch belt loop. |