Thanks for the answers and interesting information. I am curious because I assumed the thick, heavy hide on large African game would sort out the good from the bad right quick. I am considering getting a "fancier", higher end knife and wanted to see which knives worked well in the field on the aforementioned heavy game.
As JJ Hack points out, some steels can be tough to sharpen, but at the same time they hold their edge for a very long time and don't chip or roll very easily.
might want to talk to some of the guys that deal with lots of pigs here in the states....might give yah a better idea on what your looking for as far as info as hog hide is hard on a blade and IIRC a number of the guys on the forum that kill alot of hogs are also knife nuts....stxhunter and RIO7 come to mind as guys i might chat with
