7 GREAT CEO STYLE KNIVES

7 GREAT CEO STYLE KNIVES
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[@tazman66gt18]

the pocket carry shots are very much appriciated, would be nice to see more of this.

[@NeevesKnives]

In all of my actual full reviews I show in the pockets going in and out, and much more

[@samiorknives1463]

Yeah heat way show the pocket clip of those knives.

[@tyjutsu96]

I carry a CRKT CEO with me to work every day. They're super nice (and super cheap) and come razor sharp out of the box. Perfect for opening plastic parts bags and boxes.

[@5Scarz]

I carry the bamboo version its really nice

[@Schizohandlers]

me too

[@Keanu1304]

I had to get the flipper cause I'm left handed, I'd love to have it thumb studded tho.

[@fredio54]

Mine arrived not very sharp. I was disappointed but didn't correct it and recently either lost it or misplaced it. Here looking for a different one to replace it with since not sharp outbof the box.

[@fishing1335]

I've never really been a knife guy most of my life but last year I picked up and started carrying an Opinel no.7. Then I saw someone carrying an Otter Messer Mercator and fell in love with that. Last week I got the CRKT CEO (thumb stud) I keep it in my shirt pocket next to my pen. I LOVE that little tool. I'd consider the CRKT as a "gentleman's knife." it's very non-threatening and nobody takes a second look at it. I like that.

[@NeevesKnives]

Well that's awesome, and I hope you get even more involved it's a great community of people regardless your budget, and there's a lot of amazing blades out there that would fit your purpose perfectly

[@fishing1335]

@@NeevesKnives I definitely will. I'll probably look into a similar knife to the CEO but with a higher quality blade material and handle next.

[@seanmichael1524]

I’ve been walking around with a Buck 120 hidden in my waistband and no one noticed

[@pierrelenormand1762]

Damn what a great knife channel. Started collecting about 2 years ago, mainly vintage daggers but I like to offer new knives to my friends and family. You have so much enthusiasm and good taste that you have become one of my favourites to watch. Keep the good work, greetings from France !

[@NeevesKnives]

🙏 👊

[@FromRussia_With_Love]

That first CRKT has such a smooth blade profile. Would be ideal for opening letters and stuff like that.

[@penpilot1]

I've got 2 CEOs, grn micarta/copper (washers), and the new Bamboo with bearings. Like em both, good for a lot of occasions.

[@penpilot1]

I like nifty knives in the 50-150 range. Got several outside of that but so many great new designs in great materials keeps thing fun.

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

For me, the best thing to call these to not scare people, is a "letter opener." They ask "Oh what's that in your pocket" when you say "It's a knife" they tremble because they probably are thinking of bigger, outdoorsy, "weapon". If you say "It's a letter opener" they think of an old office, something small and plain, and aren't as scared

[@matthewgrumbling4993]

A very helpful review. For most office workers, each of these looks like a nice option.

[@Aco747lyte]

Excellent review of these highly popular CEO knives. Thank you Jerad.

[@littlerougue]

I have the Exarch and both CEO's. I like them all the locks on the CEO's have a learning curve and they really shouldn't be named the same the blade is longer on the flipper. The Exarch was my first front flipper and when my wife wanted me to tune up one of her blades I showed her the Chronic and she jumped on it.

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah they are solid straight forward knives

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

I was introduced to the CEO style knives by the CRKT thumb stud a few years ago, I absolutely love them now. I'm looking at getting a few more, I'm considering a couple of these shown in the video, not positive which one yet. That titanium scale version of the CRKT is really catching my eye...

[@brandonrides]

I have a crkt 7097 ceo flipper. I just bought it am not a huge fan. Let me know if you’re interested. I am in US.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

@@brandonrides How much are you asking for it?

[@brandonrides]

@@TheExplosiveGuy well I just paid $40 for it new. Do you have any thing you’re willing to trade?

[@FromRussia_With_Love]

I have a CRKT "LCK+" knife that I use. I have a weird hobby of collecting interesting or unusual decks of playing cards. New decks of cards come with a decorative sticker to seal the opening of the box, and the LCK+ is absolutely perfect for slicing through the sticker without damaging the image printed on it so I can open the deck while still keeping the seal looking relatively good.

[@feliciashircliff638]

I just got a Kennesaw ET

[@robbiemer8178]

Nice overview of these knives, thanks! I have one of the CKRT CEO knives, the earlier thumb stud version. I really wanted to like it be cause I do like the shape, the blade seems fine and the clip seems plenty sturdy. But, I just do not like how it opens--the liner lock is not a problem for me to use--I just didn't feel like I had enough control of the knife while trying to open the thing. That flipper version, however, looks like it might work much better for me. Going to need to try one I guess. The shape of all these reminds me of the doctor's knife pattern. But better since these lock open. When I decide to replace/supplement my current daily( a Kershaw Chive), I will definitely be looking at a couple of these. Probably the Boker and the CKRT and, maybe, the Samior. Thanks for showing these to us!

[@NeevesKnives]

The boker is the best and the exarch, then the samior especially if your looking for a pen knife

[@lcurtsinger4313]

I polished the crkt logo off the clip real easy with polishing wheel on my dremel, no problem can't tell it was ever there

[@NeevesKnives]

Sweet! Might have to do that as well

[@comradecracker447]

What I like about the ceo is that you can throw it in a bundle of sharpies and pens like more classical fountain pens. But it does stand out. It requires someone with knowledge of a knife in the pile, cup, bundle, pocket, and so on to see the knife. But your knife won’t get lost in the crowd of non weapons that it will be seen when needed. But I know that a couple in the lineup looked like a pen. I think the ceo is more open about it being a knife while still being extremely discrete, while there are others that are a exactly a pen/marker look alike. I really like that one with the wire clip, it looks like one of my lami safari pens. I’m probably going to get one of the ones that looks like I’d loose it and accidentally bring it some place it shouldn’t be in a stack of pens lol. Idk, it’s like the ideal concealment. The most comforting one, being that you put it right in front of someone’s eyes and 1/200 people will see its real essence as a knife in an office or pocket, let alone the 1/50 of those people who might have the confidence or lack of self doubt to point it out or report it.

[@DennisdeJong]

So what does CEO stand for? Concealed Envelope Opener?

[@Nave6W]

I didn’t know front flippers even existed before coming to your channel and I’ve always been into knives

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah it's something that only a hand full of knives had before 2019 now many knives are using it, some doit very well and some not so much

[@saultube44]

Interesting, large variety to choose from, I never knew there was so many types of knife, but I'm glad, I'd buy a couple for different roles, but which 2, that's the question, I'd have fun deciding

[@adamboylan2307]

Love your ceo-ish knives bro. The style is really catching on. Even buck makes a couple that are inexpensive, but give off that ceo vibe. They are the 253 and the 255. The 253 is kinda going for the higher end look by using some chris reeve colours. And the 253 is just a nice looking slender knife with a beautifully shaped handle with suttle curves. Check them out. Only have 7cr17 chinesium though.

[@wh0tube]

Very snappy, very easy to use in an office setting! 😳

[@jeffwoodard]

I got a lot of knives and I have two samior GP035'S, one with aluminum scales and another with the snakewood handles.They are my favorite EDC knife. Great for the price.

[@omg-bh4pg]

I have the Samior titanium and I love it.

[@oddsavage]

Good picks as always! I've been rockin a Böker BZ Urban Trapper w/ coco wood for about the last 3 yrs. It's a really good suit knife, but I'm not doin any hard work with it. It is what it is, and suit knives are normally not hard users.

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah that's kinda the beauty with the lightweights, not for tough stuff but easy to carry anywhere

[@oddsavage]

@@NeevesKnives but the weird thing is any fixie, even a small fixie is more trusty than a folder at those dementions. But they don't make office friendly fixed blades

[@choke666]

@@oddsavage Lol, depends what kinda 'office' you work in! ;)

[@oddsavage]

This I'd very true!

[@johnruiz6743]

The CEO is a light cutting knife. If you are cutting things that require the sturdyness of a fixed. blade, that is not what the CEO was designed for? Can't imagine what you would be cutting in an office environment which require a fixed blade? 🤔

[@patrickvallee8904]

Haha Jerad!! I get it. The CEO is awesome for me, as it introduced me to this style of knife, and I think the action is awesome. You're right, though, access to the liner sucks!! In my defense, I got this before I started watching your vids...HAHA... But, your mod looks awesome! Can't even tell you did anything. Thanks for the suggestions...got some new knives on my radar now!!

[@arsonne]

I've never heard anyone describe a knife or blade as "slicey". It was cracking me up. Love the video!

[@barclayv8282]

Your knives look to be a very good value and I like the sleekness of many of them. I just wished you would incorporate a reversible clip. It's not difficult and the entire LH community would appreciate it.

[@nitrorc4life1]

For a budget choice that has a "ceo" vibe is the Ruike p865, 14c28n and g10. I like it.

[@TheNunakun]

First time hearing of CEO knives. Couldn't ask for a better presentation! Thanks and I'll stick around!

[@NeevesKnives]

👊 🙏

[@johnruiz6743]

I have a couple CEOs which are real nice for the price! The action on both is butter smooth! Both the flipper version. They really do look like a pen in the shirt pocket, but come in handy when you need a little edge at the office! 👍

[@slimjim5288]

I want one of those Boker knives for edc. Might get one in a month, cause it's pretty stealthy, and has good quality.

[@user-gf5qy8ik8h]

Interesting selection. Today I picked up a package with Boker Plus Kwaiken Air Mini)

[@user-qb5ox9jw1l]

Прекрасная коллекция, никакой агрессии! Мои фавориты: CRKT CEO и Samior GP035. Спасибо за подборку и успехов в развитии канала!

[@alexp974]

The Boker kwaiken air mini is an excellent choice also.

[@sed6]

Great video, thanks for the links!

[@jessedodier]

What a great video man, thank you

[@jesusofamerica]

Your videos get better when we all thought they we already the best.. I'm personally a lill grumpy there's no Civivi Chronic as an owner. Awesome as always

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah that would have fit right in

[@nylxchan88]

The zieba ms3 or the production version, mkm flame, are also good CEO gentlemen carry as well!

[@PinataOblongata]

A little help with your French: De L'Orme sounds like "Deh lorm", not "dee lah orm ay". You can put a little inflection at the end, like "lormah", but you can sort of just ignore that e, and it will sound more correct that pronouncing it as é. Orme means elm, as in the tree, I think the full name means "by the elm", but I don't really know. A hint for pronouncing foreign names before you make a vid, throw them in Google translate and hit the little speaker button to hear an audio clip of the pronunciation :)

[@NeevesKnives]

Thanks for the knowledge and for correcting, obviously I wouldn't know otherwise 🙏

[@cueball981]

That's a really good tip! I always forget that Google has features like this.

[@PinataOblongata]

@@NeevesKnives My pleasure, mate! You have good reviews, figured you'd like to get stuff as right as you can, even though it's just a small thing. Another "quality" suggestion, if I may: chuck in chapter markers for each knife so people can easily skip the ones they are not interested in. It's super easy to do, here is a link to a video showing how to do it (you just write time stamps into the description): kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqfOhXZora6Vm7s

[@tylermcgurk4576]

I’m sure you also used google translate for this comment

[@PinataOblongata]

@@tylermcgurk4576 Yes, because unfortunately I don't speak French or any other language fluently, I've just picked up little bits and pieces, so I used it to check if what I thought was correct. Definitely no expert, but you're either someone who cares about at least trying to get it right, or you think it doesn't matter and you have a right to butcher other people's languages due to your ignorance of them. Personally I at least like to try. With KZbinrs, they are broadcasting to the entire world, so I would think that they would automatically want to try as well, although I know a few who make their useless pronunciation of anything foreign into a running joke at their own expense, which also works, heh.

[@pickingandpiping]

Thanks, great review!

[@3sts246]

I also suggest the Kansept Prickle. Maybe a little bulkier but fits most of the bill.

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah that almost made it as well but was just a but to bulky

[@jock-of-ages73]

The CRKT Stylus, designed by Ken Onion is one that could have fit in this lineup.

[@jacobstillings6933]

Stylus is a great knife.

[@Reo_Swede_Wagon]

i love all of these

[@wigglywrigglydoo]

Just started watching your channel, I'm enjoying your straight to the point, practical, honest, sensible approaches. Which of these would provide better secure grip?

[@NeevesKnives]

Probably the Kizer de lorme or the Boker kansei and thank you 🙏

[@laplthelullemann]

My top pick is missing: the MKM Flame, specifically the dagger style blade version for me. A lot of different versions available, I guess the full sandwashed titanium would be the best gentleman's/CEO version, but if you are more into the tactical looking stuff there are also black coded titanium ones and carbon fiber variations available.

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah that's a sweet one as well 👊

[@jimbarbwe1985]

Keep up the good work brother 🇬🇧

[@tornagawn]

Own both CEO styles, thumb stud was the first released I think, and a Boker. I also have a Civivi Justin Lundquist Lumi Front Flipper, G10, same deep,carry clip style as CEO. Shorter though and I just can’t master the front flip. Very discreet little knife though.

[@cueball981]

Jerad, I believe both CRKT CEO's are FRN, not G10. I may be mistaken though because they are very close in feel to G10. I love that Titanium version!!!

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah probably

[@chefboiarby304]

They are both FRN for the normal versions. CRKT has a habit of trying to make FRN look like G10 or carbon fiber by using patterns on top of the FRN.

[@eyesintheskies]

I’m no CEO but am drawn to the fox chnops in Damascus kinda in the same vein as this lot. Now if I was a CEO I’d buy an antique tanto and employ a butler to pass me it every time I needed to open some mail or dispatch a bad employee 😃

[@rickanthony5147]

Thanks for the great information

[@paraiskaparaiskai4762]

Kizer Lundquistic De L'orme Liner Lock Knife Black G-10 (2,9" SW) K1357OA1 I love this one. 2:47 CRKT CEO Flipper Liner Lock Lovely too. 8:57

[@AC-fi8ge]

I so much appreciate the blooper at 11:52 😂

[@trlarosa]

Excellent video on a style I have been interested in but never seen anything I particularly jumped on. I like the Boker but ESPECIALLY like the Samior brown carbon fiber or black titanium with black blade. I might have to punch it on that one. Thank you!!

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah the samior knives are pretty good, and I'm really liking the boker, it's very snappy and slicey

[@trlarosa]

@@NeevesKnives Thanks Jerad! I ordered the Samior on Amazon via your link. Thanks for providing that in the description. Looking forward to trying it out and will check out more Bokers as well 👍🏼👍🏼

[@stefanklaus1652]

Awesome knifes my friend , stay safe

[@simplyknives7117]

Loved the video

[@cliffords2315]

They all look nice, i just want to make sure the steel is strong and not brittle, I have a Deer Knife from 1938 that my Grandfather gave my Dad and my Dad gave to me its still dangerously sharp, and ive only had to sharpen it a couple times in 50 years

[@russcagle6965]

I really like the look of the Samior! If the materials are "true", what a great value!! ✌️

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah I think the materials are probably real, it's not a big piece of m390 and they probably heat treat it to 57 if you know what I mean, they do a massive batch all at once so your going to get what you pay for buy for the money I don't think you can complain

[@russcagle6965]

@@NeevesKnives I might have to pick one up!

[@TREMENS1984]

I have the Boker Kyoto, Very good in this category , blade is totally covered , it's very thin lightweight , thin sharp blade , only the clip is not very easy for a jeans more like for a suit style of shirt pocket , gentlemen style lol , also great to have around while in the kitchen or for eating a fat piece of steak 😆

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah I Definitely like some of the boker models

[@skillerwhale7638]

I'm waiting to get my Boker Kwaiken Air's in the mail. I ordered both of the "blackout" sizes. I was expecting to see them on this video. I gifted a Samior pocket knife for a friend, albeit the cheapest one, but it did come with the leather slip as well. He was pleasantly suprised and happy with it. I'm debating on whether to purchase the the CEO blackout version as well, but I'm not particularly fond of the tip-up carry clip. I would love it if someone would make a blackout ceo style knife with black micarta and a S-35VN steel or something comparable in quality. Tip-up carry of course. Or a really dark Damascus blade would scream with class, IMHO. Great video clip.

[@NeevesKnives]

Check out the Boker version imo it's much better

[@TrustNoOne88]

Wow Great content! G job man

[@TrustNoOne88]

Subscribed!!

[@pop4803]

I like that whitemountain exclusive.

[@c-mo313]

Can I also suggest the Real Steel G5 Metamorph Blade HQ exclusive? Usually 40 bucks but you can sometimes get it on sale for 30. Sandvik steel and G10 with either a plain or black blade. Great video, sir!

[@knifenexus9522]

That's a good choice, but personally I like the Ruike P865 since it is lighter and about the same price.

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah metamorph almost made the video

[@c-mo313]

@@knifenexus9522 I’m still yet to buy a Ruike but I’ve heard nothing but good things about them.

[@zpetrie88]

The Civivi Lund quiet is also excellent in this category

[@dennisbroekhoven6367]

Lmfao i love the last one how you left the first attempt but forgot what it was called in the video lol then take 2 hahaha awesome brother

[@NeevesKnives]

Lol

[@barrykarpowich731]

Like the variety nice

[@daithi1966]

I like the last one myself. However, I went with a Deejo knife. It isn't the exact same style as these, but I'd still call it a CEO style knife.

[@MEBoisv]

I prefer the Civivi Chronic to the Exarch

[@stevesedio1656]

I prefer a much thinner, light weight, knife, polished to a silky smooth finish, and a blade with good edge retention. I have difficulty finding anything suitable. Currently I carry a SOG money clip knife, hand polished, with the clip removed.

[@frankjames4743]

Following your link to the Samior to give it a shot. Thank you for the recommendations

[@NeevesKnives]

thankyou

[@Alex_Underwad]

I own it and its perfect. They have some quality control issues but the M390 titanium version couldnt be more perfect in my opinion.

[@mickyashey9818]

Ive been searching for all CEO style knives since it seems like not only is EVERYONE making one, but MOST brands making multiple models that all basically look like CEO!? I also find it pretty funny that all though CRKT didn’t create it, they sure seem to be the ones to have made it so popular!! I mean even Buck makes the Cavalier for this year…anyways I’ll get back to y’all with what I find to be the best one for money!!

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah I'm sure there's some well made pen knives or ceo style, crkt could've done it far better I just can't get over how difficult it is to unlock, I found a few interesting ones on Amazon, and the samior ones are pretty decent I found a few other brands that were more money but looked very similar but could've been far better idk

[@estg1719]

I friggin love my CRKT CEO

[@cletomachado6085]

Muito bom os canivetes, favor colocar o valor na tela. Obrigado.

[@NoMoneyHubby]

"CEO knife" just screams "BALLER!" to me...

[@bloodycheetah3596]

During christmas and throughout the year, i wear a suit for special occasions. I cannot legally carry a gun yet, so i carry a knife with me. Right now i have a 6 inch fixed tonto blade in my coat pocket. Im looking at getting a switch blade which is less bulky and quick to deploy.

[@jasmijnariel]

4:40 gorgeous one

[@alexdusfri6049]

Eu como sou brasileiro e não tenho acesso à essas marcas vou de canivete Caneta LAN. É o que dá pra ter.

[@cletomachado6085]

Valeu, obrigado.

[@garretrobinson3668]

Nice and slicey

[@r.m.cortez8178]

19k! great video

[@NeevesKnives]

🥳 🎉 🪅 🎊

[@caseG80]

The crkt ceo with the thumb flipper I sanded around the thumb area on handle made it a lot smoother and easier to use. Question can the nylon washers be swapped out for anything to upgrade it to be smoother?

[@NeevesKnives]

You can always get newer bronse washer but hard to know if will be smoother

[@Khanage911]

Nice Nice

[@kneatedc]

Love my CEO

[@gilriva1090]

you should look at MKM Flame Dagger, and you will be amazed!

[@johnm7882]

Most companies try to make there version of the CRKT CEO flipper but are way overpriced. It's nice the CRK CEO Flipper is just $40. Can't beat that 😂

[@altkub5756]

Hey. great vid and a dumb question, but is there a way for me to buy one of the knives from you? The boker kansei green micarta specificaly. Probably not, just asking becaouse I would very much like to have one, if the price would make sense. Thanks!

[@Jacob488.4]

good picks

[@james10739]

I had never seen them till your 7 interesting knifes video I saw a couple days ago and kinda want one but my pockets are kinda full already and I carry a box cutter and a leather so I don't really have any good reason to get one but I still may

[@NeevesKnives]

I like to keep knives for the occasion, so depending on what I'm doing depends on the carry

[@choke666]

I use my HALO VI as a ceo knife. ;)

[@alexandrcerebedov5242]

Наверное ножи на столько великие, что даже колбасу ими резать страшно, чтобы не поцарапать или не повредить кромку...

[@willowsmutt8313]

Am bummed, was expecting to be playing with my new knife today. But NOOO.... somehow it's late. Great vid as always.

[@NeevesKnives]

I hate when that happens

[@willowsmutt8313]

Um, wow.... it was unboxing day and I'm kinda stunned. Dammit I'm all in now. Blaming you guys for my next order. Civivi, Twosun, Kizer and a Ruike

[@NeevesKnives]

@@willowsmutt8313 😆 🤣 hope your 😊

[@willowsmutt8313]

Definitely pleased enough to haven't been able to stop flipping it. Really wasn't expecting size, thought hand was bigger? Something.... Only complaint is pivot is not flush and my fingers could probably get cut because of no backspacer

[@fugoogle5802]

The microtech Dirac is a nice suit knife

[@xvaldez3284]

I like how you have own 3 iterations of the crkt ceo one of which is a modified version but seem to be unaware of the Heinnie Haynes version of the crkt ceo. It's got a nail nick instead of thumbstud, no locking mechanism and a shortened blade to make it UK legal.

[@NeevesKnives]

Oh nice, yeah I haven't seen that version I typically look for locking knives usually

[@Francesca_Dixon]

Way late to the party but, according to the Samior website, the harness of the m390 blades on these knives is 60-61 HRC

[@i_read_bad_reviews]

this is all the blade you need for a edc

[@miguelmedina1991]

The best knife it's just a sharp piece of metal

[@kimbervance7191]

I need some bearings for my knife I have a Rodger design 7095 CRKT

[@8leggedsquirrel521]

Good info and I'm glad you show price at the time and a screen shot. But why TF do you run your fingers down the cutting edge of the knife so much? Did you dull them? They don't cut you

[@eddiekytia]

I'm new to your channel and you had me laughing at the video was SUPPOSEDLY ON CEO KNIVES and and the the 1st 3/4 of the knives were called..... I KNOW NOT EXACTLY CEO KNIVES....LOL.....

[@artemisxo6734]

these were always weird to me, they look absolutely awesome but it doesn't feel like the type of knife you can do real work with. great for an office worker i'm sure

[@derekruppe4903]

Is it possible to reverse the clip for lefties on the Samior? It doesn’t say but almost looks like it’s possible…

[@fetB]

wish i was a ceo, so i could get a knife like that, but i'd be a fraud xD That aside, the Samior and Gframe really speak to me. The crt blade is nice too

[@MountainFisher]

Guess what I just got in the mail Jerad? A CJRB Cutlery Crag Flipper cleaver in AR-RPM9 with some nice looking carbon fiber handles. Problem is is that I didn't order the AR-RPM9 steel, I ordered D2, but it came in a D2 marked box and I went to sharpen it and went, "This ain't D2 it's too doggone soft!" That's when it dawned on me that the serial number on the blade WAS the freaking steel as they have a version of the CJRB Crag in AR-RPM9! It Was in the wrong box! Whether I sharpened it or not it's going back, this is some crappy soft steel and I want D2 for my first cleaver. Thought you might think that it's funny.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

RPM9 is a good steel and strops back great. I understand it feeling soft thinking you got D2 though. My D2 Talla is sharp as can be. Love it. They do a good job on their D2.

[@MountainFisher]

@@BrandonGavin_EDC This stuff is soft, either the edge was burned or the heat treat was wrong. I've had 9Cr18MoV harder than this crap.

[@NeevesKnives]

😆 🤣 😂 that Is funny, and if the damn steel didn't look so much like a serial #

[@MountainFisher]

@@NeevesKnives Like my 12C28N steel, but it says Steel after the designation. This Crag has the serial number like this on the right side of the blade, one over the other. "Ser J1904" "AR-RPM9" I was looking for D2, but didn't see it, OK my Bear Ops doesn't have the 12C28N mark on it either and this is my first CJRB knife so I don't know. I would guess that someone switched knives around in their boxes as this RPM stuff is more expensive than D2. A disgruntled employee perhaps? I wouldn't complain if it was a better steel than D2, but except for being stainless it really isn't as I'm looking for edge retention. It's just particle sprayed 9Cr18MoV as far as I can tell after looking it up. Would've been cool if it was CPM 154CM, wouldn't complain about that, would not even mention it.

[@NeevesKnives]

@@MountainFisher I'm personally not a fan of cpm154, but I like 154cm, but I agree aside from better stain resistance, your not getting as good of edge retention, however I do think the edge retention is a bit better than regular 9cr but still not as good as d2, I mean if it's done well, from my experience their d2 hasn't been bad, not as good as some but not as bad as many it's been pretty decent, although I do know some folks that had not so good experiences but guess that can go for most companies