steelcity16 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 08, 2018 12:42 pm
blues wrote: ↑Sat Sep 08, 2018 12:08 pm
Seems rather pointless in that case. (Imho, of course.)
I believe the original intent was anti-glare. Like for soldiers on the battlefield who don't want to give away their positions. Snipers and such. Most non-professionals buy it either because it looks good (or tacti-cool), they don't like the looks of a patina'd blade, and the perceived corrosion resistance (real or not...a lot of people who use these knives day in and day out in harsh conditions swear up and down that it helps).
I love DLC from an aesthetics standpoint and when given the option of the same knife in the same steel I would choose DLC over non-DLC pretty much every time. I still think there is some anti-corrosion properties. I've heard people say that it holds a rust preventative better than non-coated, which makes sense and I've seemed to notice this myself in use. Similar to how I keep my black oxide impact sockets and bits coated with ATF to keep them from flash rusting.
Might be. I don't know.
Speaking as a retired federal LEO with some years on SRT, I can't say that I remember too many folks obsessing whether their pocketknives were coated black. (Though most of our gear was either black or subdued.)
Oddly enough, however, the first black coated blade I ever purchased was a Benchmade AFCK in M2, (with a
licensed Spydie hole, I am told), which was co-designed by former SEAL Chris Caracci, who, as it turns out was my first SWAT school instructor back in the late 80's or thereabouts. The black coating on the M2 steel was reputed to prevent oxidation even when rubbed off and that has proven to be the case on mine.
(I had no idea that Chris had designed the knife at the time of purchase. I just liked the knife and still have a couple.)
Later on we both met up on another knife related forum where I ended up a super mod...and so it goes. Circle of
life knives.
