ESEE has always used 1095 carbon steel for their knives, and that's fine. That is s good steel, and mine have given exemplary service. Recently though, they have been adding some other choices. A few years back I picked up one of their little Izula knives in 440C. It has been my kayak knife, and is a fine little blade.
They came out with a new design, the Xancudo, in S35VN steel. They design has been available as a folder, now it's a fixed blade also. I picked up one of those last week.
Their old classic design was the RAT 3, now called the ESEE 3. It is also out in S35VN, so I ordered one of those as well. It showed up today, and I have to say, it is one heck of a compact sized belt knife.
