Professional Steel - Military Grade
Hardness: 52-56 HRC
Norm: DIN EN 1.4110
Proven Steel in Military Quality. Used in, among others, the KM2000BW of the German Army.
Sources (among others): Nirosta / Outokumpu, Stahl Krebs
Professional Plus - Civilian Grade
Hardness: 56-58 HRC
Norm: DIN EN 1.4125
A popular Steel for the Civilian Market. Used in, among others, Knives of the SEK-Series.
Sources (among others): Böhler, Outokumpu, Stahl Krebs
Professional Enhanced - High End
Hardness: 56-58 HRC
Norm: DIN EN 1.2379
A High-end Steel for the Civilian Market. Used in, for example, the GEK and the GEK-EDC.
Sources (among others): Böhler, Stahl Krebs
Professional Bayonet Steel - Military Bayonet Grade
Hardness: 52-56 HRC
Norm: DIN 55Si7 EN 56Si7
The Standard for Military Bayonets, such as the SG2000WC-F, B2005, KCB 77 or US M7.
Sources (among others): Risse & Wilke, ThyssenKrupp Steel, Outokumpu
Niolox
Hardness: 60-62 HRC
A hotly anticipated Special Steel, exclusively available in the EBS-United I (Eickhorn) of the Eickhorn - Bastards Knives - Schanz collaboration.
Niolox+
Hardness: 60-62 HRC
A new to us, hotly anticipated Special Steel. Exclusively available in the Eickhorn - Bastards Knives - Schanz collaboration, specifically in the models EBS-United II (Bastards Knives) and EBS-United III (Schanz).
Damasteel
From the famous Swedish company Damasteel, this steel was used in our legacy Damascus products. It is currently only available in the Balance Damascus.
Balbach Damast
Hand-forged by Markus Balbach, this steel is available in our current Damascus models, such as the Finewave.
other Special Steels