Let's keep this discussion friendly guys! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> All three steels are great, and each will have its "fans". And all three are a great "Soldier's steel". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> I carried an inferior blade during my tour in VietNam, and it survived the heat and the monsoon season just fine. I would have LOVED to own a Bussekin blade back then! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Randall's Adventures and Training puts their knives through some pretty good workouts, and they like plain old 1095 steel! You KNOW that any Bussekin blade will be even better! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />