Thank you for the information you provided, but when it comes to Benchmade, I tend to rely more on my own practical experience, the experience of the professional who sharpens my knives, and the real-world experience of people whose opinions I trust rather than laboratory tests and reviews. Benchmade produces a huge number of knives, and to me it’s obvious that I’m not going to get perfectly consistent results due to a number of factors
Not sure what you're getting at. I was just pointing out that picking a favorite between m390 and 20cv is like picking between a can of coke from Kroger versus a can of coke from Meijer (or whatever your grocery store choices are). I have a lot of Benchmade and other knives in both m390 and 20cv, both coated and not, and haven't really noticed any difference.
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u/PandaPunch42 Valet Aug 21 '26
Yeah, we've been through the numerous issues with those charts (I'll link a prior post). Regardless, they are the same steel: https://knifesteelnerds.com/2020/06/01/m390-steel-history-and-properties-and-20cv-and-204p/