New old steel 26C3

Alpha Knife Supply has started selling a new steel, 26C3. It is not stainless. It is not powder metallurgy. It won't be known for extreme toughness. It won't be known for extreme wear resistance. It will be known, if properly ground and heat treated, for extreme edge stability. The steel recipe is very similar to infamous Hitachi White:
C: 1.25%
Cr: 0.3
Mn: 0.38
That is it. First batch went on sale today at noon, sold out by 5PM. As quenched hardness Rc67-68. Will be interesting to see how it works.
scott

scott
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That looks like a nice steel to use.

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Is this stuff still out there or have people poo poo-ed it away? It doesnt tick any of the boxes so I just figure it will be gone after the initial batch.

The is only one maker that I know of that uses it [www.isasmedjan.com]

Speak of the devil :

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-uses this steel as the core