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I received a full set of the 2000 blades from one of the members. They are in ok to good condition. They appear to be drilled from .370 which is OK because .370 is stiffer with less spin. The x100 .370 is getting more difficult to obtain especially for 1 and 2 irons (they may not be making shafts for those anymore). I read that Nicklaus played .370 and his irons were very precise. I tried a magnet on the irons and they showed no magnetism. I have rarely seen those blades rust and wonder if they were a stainless steel or nickel/steel. I have decided to include my plans for the irons: I am adding wood dowels for vibration dampening. Bore .370 (by prior owner) for control and in x100. I then have a plan to take tungsten tape (1/2") and use a hole puncher to create circles. I plan to layer 2 to 3 of those on the center toe area possibly near the XFL roll marks stamp (MAXFLI) which is near the center. Then I plan to put a 3rd or 4th layer of lead tape which is silver in color for aesthetics. That should be similar effect to the tungsten of the P7 TW. Could anyone state for sure the exact area where the tungsten is located on the P7 TWs? The photos attached seem to show lower towards the toe. I demoed the P7s and found they were a bit more sturdy than my 681s when comparing 8 irons to a 150 yard sign. The Australian 2000s then would be similar to the Nike VPros but with a added weight similar to P7. Both sets are similar to the Tourney MT irons.

It is a bit unclear from your posts. Nickel tends to rust less than carbon steel and so those irons were nearly stainless. What the exact composition of the alloys/metal were is not yet known. Most of the sets of the 2000 Maxfli Australin blades show almost no rust and they usually don't have a nickel color metal underneath in the worn spots. That is one thing that impressed me. I use to work in a new and used golf equipment (now I am working towards a fintech firm) and The Revolutions would sometimes show rust https://www.sundaysticks.com.au/products/maxfli-revolution-single-iron-sold-separately-regular-flex-steel-good-condition-14108 But I don't recall seeing the 2000 Blade irons showing any. Again, if anyone has a set of the 2000 blades for sale in good condition (2 or 3 through pw) please let me know, as I am interested.

Interesting. I never heard that before. As stated earlier alot of old golf clubs, such as McGregor Hogan Parmasters were made of forged stainless steel. I have always thought that forged form stainless is ideal for clubs including putters. I thought the 2000 Australians were stainless. Do you have a verified reference for the nickel? I'll stand corrected. The A10s were said to be made of cast stainless steel. Stainless steel is a term that refers to many types of steel that tends not to rust. I rarely to never see rust on the Australian Blade 2000. It could be that particular steel had high levels of nickel and chrome. Chrome is the main component of most stainless steels that provide the rustless quality. It is possible that the Baldes were cast. I would have made the nickel chrome steel forged for better feel and toned down the roll marks. It has not been stated yet what type of cast or form forging was applied to the 2000 Australian blades. https://mizunogolf.com/ca/art-of-forging/ "In general, form forged are rough cast, then pounded into final shape with a forging process. Full on forged is pounded into shape from a billet of steel."

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Those are superb irons. I was undecided between those 2000 Maxfli Australian Blades and the 681 Titleist blades of that era. I went for the 681s and play those currently. My second favorite set is the ones you have there and they get more desirable each year. My understanding is that they are made of form forged stainless steel. That is a harder steel but possible to bend carefully. To me that is the optimal process for iron heads. While carbon steel is softer and feels softer when struck, the stainless steel rarely rusts and holds its strength longer. All it needs is repolishing, regrooving and paint usually. The old irons of the early 20th century were forged stainless and some of those show not much rust even nearly 100 years later. If anyone has a full set of those Australian Baldes 2 to pw for sale in good condition please let me know.