Bruce, I see your point, and even agree with it to some degree - I've made no secret out of the fact that I'm not completely convinced by the test team idea.

That said, to play devil's advocate, there is a lot about this knife that is nonstandard by scrap yard standards. The way it's ground, thickness of blade, the way the choil meets the handle, the new handle shape, and lots of other subtle stuff is all just different enough from other scrap yard knives offered in the past that I could at least understand their wanting to get a bit of feedback on it. And the marketing aspect of the "exclusivity" of it is certainly getting the knife even more attention than it would otherwise.

I can't post any kind of review, obviously, but when you hold this thing in your hand it does NOT feel like "just another standard Bowie".