Ya' know, Jesse...for years the "Cattleman" was not available in stainless. It's interesting seeing the comments suggesting stainless for marine use. This could have (simple conjecture on my part) been due to the blade design being so similar to the "Yachtsman" knife made popular by "Buck" and others. The sheep foot blade and a marlin spike (some may remember) were ever-present on that model. Just my "take" on it. Gary and Bo had the original carbon steel "Cattlemans" made up for their ranch foreman and wranglers down at the ranch. I'll quite blabbering on now and hope someone has photos. I cannot find my one and only Cattleman. Hope someone does...Best, Capt. Chris