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Vargo Sobata 398 Sintered Titanium Alloy Folding Knife

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Vargo Sobata 398 Sintered Titanium Alloy Folding Knife

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From Vargo, a company that specializes in titanium accessories, the Sobata 398 folding knife is a stellar outdoor companion. Instead of a stainless steel blade, the Sobata employs a sintered titanium ceramic-silver alloy, which is far more corrosion and rust resistant—great for wet environments Read More

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Feb 9, 2020

Sounds a bit like CeraTitan stuff from Boker a few years back. Here's a review https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/vargo-sintered-titanium-knife.1668833/ Mainly about the material. There's a link in there for a review of the actual knife

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blinkie

Feb 13, 2020

ddornGood call, upon further reading this does sound similiar. I have a Boker Ceramic and a CeraTitan and I can't say I'd recommend either as an EDC for most users, at most a show off knife or maaaaybe a suit and tie letter opener.

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Jeff0500

Jun 25, 2020

ddornThis is an article I found about the knife: https://gearjunkie.com/vargo-sobata-titanium-ceramic-knife-review While they explain the chemistry behind it, they do say that while they are using the knife, they do have remind themselves of why it actually works. From the article, it sounds like they are relatively impressed by the knife, but cringe at the price.

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Leoanger

355

Feb 8, 2020

The only thing drawing my attention here is the blade shape. If I could have it for $18.90, I would go for it.

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tomcun

Feb 7, 2020

Probably no pure titanium metal in the blade. Likely titanium carbide (a ceramic) in a silver binder.

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tomcun

Feb 7, 2020

Probably no pure titanium metal in this. More likely small particles of very hard titanium carbides (the ceramic part) in a binder of silver metal which are sintered together.

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Jeff0500

Jun 25, 2020

tomcunhttps://gearjunkie.com/vargo-sobata-titanium-ceramic-knife-review

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DSH007

Feb 7, 2020

How do you delete your massdrop account?

Leoanger

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Feb 8, 2020

DSH007Unsubscribe from all emails, delete bookmark, forget you ever signed up. (:

obiwankenobi

Feb 7, 2020

Why anyone would buy a titanium knife is beyond me. Steel will hold an edge far better.

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smallbit

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Feb 7, 2020

obiwankenobiThe weight is fractional.

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RRFluffy

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Feb 7, 2020

Any chance of getting a hardness rating and country of origin?

Rfreedman

Feb 7, 2020

Titanium is too flexible to ever hold a good edge. If you want a better solution for corrosion at a much better price, Spyderco’s Salt line has H1 steel that virtually never rusts.

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obiwankenobi

Feb 7, 2020

RfreedmanM4 is a carbon steel that will rust. I believe you mean H1.

Rfreedman

Feb 7, 2020

obiwankenobiRight you are. My bad

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Rudolph

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Feb 7, 2020

Nice to see some basic sharpening specs. , would really like to see the Rockwell placement on this one.

Mike9951

Feb 6, 2020

I had one. Very gritty action, lots of ti powder/particulate getting rubbed off the frame lock with every opening cycle. I had concerns that the thing would develop lock rock pretty quickly. I returned mine, just an FYI for anyone considering this.

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Jeff0500

https://gearjunkie.com/vargo-sobata-titanium-ceramic-knife-review

Jeff0500

This is an article I found about the knife: https://gearjunkie.com/vargo-sobata-titanium-ceramic-knife-review While they explain the chemistry behind it, they do say that while they are using the knife, they do have remind themselves of why it actually works. From the article, it sounds like they are relatively impressed by the knife, but cringe at the price.

blinkie

Good call, upon further reading this does sound similiar. I have a Boker Ceramic and a CeraTitan and I can't say I'd recommend either as an EDC for most users, at most a show off knife or maaaaybe a suit and tie letter opener.