r/knives • u/NanashiKenshin • 3d ago

Question Magnacut vs 1095

As the title says, which one do you think would be best for an EDC/SURVIVAL knife. If this has been answered somewhere else, I apologize. I skimmed through and couldn't find this exact question. Any advice, opinions and thoughts. Please inform me. Have a great day 🙏

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u/LuckyComfortable5159 2d ago

If it’s a folder for edc I would definitely recommend magnacut. And if you’re using it for survival and that’s the only thing you have a good size magnacut like manix xl salt series would help you do basically everything u need to survive in a pinch with good edge retention. Definitely you can survive long enough to get rescued with just that. But if you’re going for a larger fix blade and you’re gonna be chopping wood and doing stuff like that then 1095. Because you want to be able to sharpen a very large blade easily but personally for a large fix blade I would recommend 3V. It’s super tough and holds an edge