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Old 09-10-2004, 11:09   #1
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A Gift for NDD

Enjoy, buddy! LOL

Others too, of course.

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Old 09-10-2004, 14:51   #2
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Cool! Thanks!
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Old 09-10-2004, 18:29   #3
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This struck me as odd.

SAE 1095 Carbon Steel, hardened to C48-C55 Rockwell.

I would expect C48 Rockwell to be way too soft for a hign carbon knife blade.

What say ye, Mr. Harsey?

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Old 09-10-2004, 21:13   #4
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This struck me as odd.

SAE 1095 Carbon Steel, hardened to C48-C55 Rockwell.

I would expect C48 Rockwell to be way too soft for a hign carbon knife blade.

What say ye, Mr. Harsey?

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Couple things Sir Reaper, First I'm going to have to copy all that previous Smatchet text! Thanks RL! Now about that hardness, good observation. Think of the smatchet as a double bit axe that had to be re-sharpened under crude conditions with a file and be tough enough to not chip or crack when abused. Yes that would be a little on the soft side for a knife but not an axe. The smatchet was used more like an axe than a knife. Also of note is the Welsh Cled, a short sword, which Col. Rex Applegate told me was the inspiration for the Smatchet.
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Old 09-11-2004, 17:13   #5
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Thanks RL!
My pleasure. BTW, this was not located on the Internet, but rather ordered from a service that pulls public records and sells them.
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