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Laminated VG7
Fällkniven's current core steel, replacing VG-10 in the F1 and A1 from 2025. A Takefu stainless in the same class as VG-10, clad in softer stainless, run at 59 HRC with a convex edge.
- Typical hardness
- 59 HRC
- Edge retention
- 2/5
- Toughness
- 4/5
- Corrosion resistance
- 4/5
- Ease of sharpening
- 4/5
1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other.
2 knives in Laminated VG7