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W3-1572(Bofors) - Low alloy, carbon tool steel. Not much for the knife blades, but tough. Alloys with even less carbon are used in knives, so I'm not surprised to find this one used for the blades either. Plus, axes, tomahawks.
Manufacturing Technology - Ingot
Country - Sweden(SE)
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