Vg 1 San Mai Iii Laminated Stainless Steel

Vg 1 san mai is comprised of three layers of expertly laminated stainless steel combined into one blade.

Vg 1 san mai iii laminated stainless steel.

These three layers give the blade excellent edge holding ability and overall durability. The cold steel sanmai iii trailmaster is made in seki japan using a laminated blade with a vg1 steel core. San mai looks very nice but given the actual application of the knives in using this steel the necessity of the san mai construction is questionable. Hard high carbon steel is sandwiched between two layers of tough lower carbon steel maximizing edge holding ability while still withstanding impact and lateral stresses.

Vg 1 has a carbon c content between 0 95 1 05 chromium cr content between 13 0 15 0 molybdenum mo content between 0 2 0 4 and contains less than 0 25 of nickel ni. I use them for hunting have one in each of my cars atv and go bag. Vg 1 also known as v gold 1 steel is a high carbon c molybdenum mo stainless steel manufactured by takefu special steel co ltd. These are my go to knives.

San mai iii provides a blade with hard higher carbon steel in the middle for a keen long lasting edge and tougher lower carbon steel along the sides for flexibility. Both steels are made by takefu steel in japan and are very similar in characteristic and performance. Vg 1 stainless steel cold steel products. I have 5 with gut hooks and 3 like this knife.

Taking a core of vg 1 stainless steel and laminating a layer of more fleixible stainless steel on either side. I have benchmade fixed blade knives in more exotic steels but some how i keep going back to this knife. This is my 8th san mai iii laminated steel master hunter from cold steel. Current san mai iii steel sometimes called vg 1 san mai iii uses a vg 1 stainless core which is a slight upgrade from aus 8.

The fallknieven thor is also made in seki japan using a vg10 steel core. This fighting bowie features a virtually indestructible vacuum heat treated vg 1 san mai iii laminated stainless steel blade. The outdoorsman san maiiii is a typical example of one of cold steel premium japanese made iconic designs with a satin finished san maiiii laminated vg 1 core 420j laminate 6 blade that features a high hollow grind sharpened top bone breaker and unusual side cut jimping and excellent over moulded sticky kray ex handle. The blade is razor sharp and pierces chops and cuts like no other.