Thats cool Emerson is venturing out and using a different steel, but that price is outrageous. I've seen many knives made by Zero Tolerance, Protech, Spyderco, and Cold Steel made with that same steel in the $110.00 range to under $200.00. I'm sure its a great knife though, but looks like me and Skunk Hunter will be sticking with our Mini CQC-15