Anybody familiar with these?

Never heard of them. A quick googling came up with this vid fwiw. At least you can see it in near real life lol.


 
440 stainless blade, a little on the soft side. It would probably dull pretty quick.

I'm not that well versed on steel, but 440 didn't ring a bell.
 
If you are looking for knives in that price point check out Eafengrow knives on Amazon. Good stuff. Many of them D2 steel.

I'm particularly fond of the EF223 at 19.99....
 
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As a stock removal knifemaker I've found that 440C is about all the average owner has the ability to sharpen. Anything else requires actual skill, which most people don't possess....

Besides, what do you expect at that price point?? Drop some coin and enjoy a quality piece...
 
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Thanks, after reading that I almost feel like I know less. Ha!
It's 440C, a good knife steel IF properly tempered. If it's for general use, opening cardboard boxes, etc. it'll do fine and not be difficult to sharpen. 5-10 years ago it was a desirable knife steel.
Tell @thrillhill what you want to use it for, he may have better options for you.

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440C
EDGE RETENTION: 4 CORROSION RESISTANCE: 4 EASE OF SHARPENING: 6
Once considered the high-end in US knife steels, 440C is a good all-round steel that has now been overshadowed by many of the newer super-steels on the block. This is a stainless steel commonly used on many mass-manufactured pocket knives and represents a solid affordable all-round choice. It’s reasonably tough and wear resistant but it really excels at stain resistance. Holds an edge better than it’s 400-series counterpart 420HC but at the expense of some corrosion resistance. The 440C blades can be sharpened relatively easily. It has the highest levels of carbon and chromium in this group.
 
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