Andy, I agree with your pricing comments as BR's normally came with a sheath too I believe.. But for a huge decent carbon steel knife it's still pretty reasonable- and it would eat a CS TM for breakfast... (And look at Tops prices..)

Cliff Stamp said the best knife steel in the world is INFI (no argument there, he also said the res-C handle on the CT was nearly the perfect handle). If you don't get INFI you're not going to beat sr77 just keep the oil and Scotch-brite pads handy for the brown and black stuff..