My only Chris Reeve knife is the Green Beret. While I have tested the knife, I seldom use it. But paying $300 was easier than trying to survive special forces training to get one. I'm sure the Chris Reeve folders are top of the line. I think they actually started the whole framelock thing. But the ZTs are most impressive for the money. If they aren't as fine as a CR, they can't be far behind.