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Old 01-09-2003, 04:58 PM
SkaerE SkaerE is offline
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MD labs hard chromes their knives. ive heard (in firearms circles) that hard chroming metals with higher RC ratings can lead to hydrogen embrittlement and failure. (cracking etc) anyhow, never done it, but hard chrome is some tough stuff. (not as corrosion resistant as some would have you believe though)

have you thought about parkerizing? or that followed by gunkote?

there are a lot of products that prevent rust with great success, just keep in mind, a knife is a high use item (and most of the coatings are not very durable)

its tough to find a good combination of rust prevention and durability. especially in black.
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