A lexicon of knife terminiology


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A lexicon of knife terminology: Section A
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XM:  A brand of tactical knives owned by the Ontario Knife company and manufactured in Italy.

Xtreme:  A brand of tactical knives owned by the Ontario Knife company and manufactured in Italy.

XX:  A registered trademark  found on Case knives and its packaging. It signifies that the tempering of the blade has been checked and approved on two separate occasions.

X55CrMo14: A type of stainless steel often used by Victorinox for the blades on their Swiss Army Knives. Composition is: 15% chromium 0.60% silicon 0.52% carbon 0.50% molybdenum.


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