The LE is a fine blade. I bought the LE to see how the steel would do as far as corrosion resistance. My advice is that for those using it, wipe it down with some oil after cleaning and use. Mine did suffer from a bit of rust after my seeing how much I could neglect it. I have used naval jelly on it to get rid of the rust and cold blued it, not a very good blueing job in my opinion, but it is still a nice blade with tons of life in it. The zero edge is hard to beat for sharpness.