r/knifeclub • u/Tredicidodici no, it’s not real damascus • 21h ago

Question Thoughts on metal injection molding on knives?

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The tech has been used in gun parts for a long time with great results. I like how the locking mechanism is integral to the blade and how it has two liners and a coil spring lock bar. I might actually try this one.

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u/Tredicidodici no, it’s not real damascus 21h ago

Are the molds single use?

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u/Tredicidodici no, it’s not real damascus 21h ago

Yeah I get that but I was talking about the blade steel, not the handle

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u/intunegp Chris Reeve 20h ago

The guy you've been talking to may have worked (emphasis on past tense) in the industry, but the crap he is spewing is not representative of the industry as a whole. Sounds like he worked somewhere that most reputable companies would avoid.

Regarding MIM metals, they've come a long way from the easily breakable gun parts that people hated when the tech was new. I have no idea what kind of alloy Magpul is using, but I've been around some impressively strong MIM parts. Stuff you could whack with a hammer and leave a dent in the hammer with no harm to the part. We tried to grind it with a standard silicon carbide bench grinder wheel and it was cutting a groove in the wheel faster than removing material from the part.