UNOfficial Strider Knife FAQ
Information gathered from Strider Knives, Inc., posts on Badlandsforums.com and posts on Usualsuspect.net
Last Updated 2/11/2006
Revision 3.75
How are Stripes made?
BG42 and ATS-34 are dark colored after heat treat, the blades are then bead blasted to create the stripes (this gives the stripes a red tinge).
S30V is light after heat treat so it is black oxide finished and then bead blasted to create the stripes.