They are indeed, reconseed. FYI, I sent a PM to Dan letting him know about the problem I ran into. I feel bad in a way that I didn't send my knife back to him so he could inspect it for himself. I almost hope that somebody else runs into it and sends their knife back so he can see it for himself.
I hope Im not the one with the problem. I bought my DMDC (which is BRAND NEW AND NEVER USED from another member that bought a lot of them) and i think he would have told me if something were wrong with it! But who knows.