Any reason NOT to buy this knife.

[captain spaulding]

Alright I am really wanting a Spyderco Pacific Salt in H-1 steel which means NO RUST.  Does anyone have any experience with the knife and is there any reason not to buy one. I have been doing a fair amount of research on the knife and it seems so perfect. Anything i'm overlooking here.

[Ashley]

H1 DOESN'T hold an edge well or take one in my personal experience. I had a tasman salt and sold it.

[jekostas]

H1 DOESN'T hold an edge well or take one in my personal experience. I had a tasman salt and sold it.

H1 is somewhere around AUS-6/440A in overall edge retention.  It's a very tough steel that won't rust or snap on you, but the edge wears away very quickly and it scratches up very easily.  If you work around mud or water a lot and corrosion is a big problem, it's a great steel and currently far and away the best option that exists for rust-proof knives.

Otherwise, for what you'll pay for an H1 steel knife there are better alternatives for general use.

[captain spaulding]

Thank you both for the great advice. That is the one thing that I had worries about and will most likely stay away from the H-1. I wish it wasn't so because I really wanted one. 

[Syph007]

They make alot of VG10 blades too dont they?  I love VG10 and it doenst rust.  Dont they make one similar to this model with that steel?

[Ashley]

They make alot of VG10 blades too dont they?  I love VG10 and it doenst rust.  Dont they make one similar to this model with that steel?

An endura? 

[jekostas]

They make alot of VG10 blades too dont they?  I love VG10 and it doenst rust.  Dont they make one similar to this model with that steel?

Pacific Salt is a modified Endura 3.