...My understanding from reading about different Swamp Rat releases is that the through hardened models are cheaper to produce and hold up just as well as the differentially tempered ones, so I don't know if this blade will be differentially hardened or not.
The bottom line is, I TRUST BUSSE TO GET IT RIGHT! If I should break it, as I did one Swamp Rat through my own stupidity, SRKW will send me a brand new one. No risk at all.