I was just kidding. SR77 is much tougher than Carbon V steel. But those old CS knives were pretty darned good in their day. Lynn might be the master of hype, and no real knife maker, but he got a lot of us started on "high performance" knives.

This is true HD

for anyone who is completely blind, ksjumpmd is one of the greatest guys alive.

Nice little review of what the S5 is up to. So, the BDLE is going to be regulated to the occasional carry?

Regardless of whatever happened because of this post, I agree with you 100% I think everyone else's S5 is worth more due to his generosity.

Good question. The little Bird Dog has been my favorite for carry, lately. I guess I just have too many great knives in the 4" to 5" size. Some, like my Fosters, Ritter, Benchmade Nimravus, BRKT Wet Enviro, and Fallkniven F1 just sit in a drawer. Others, like my SS4, BD, Bravo-1, Mountain Man, Ratmandu, DMDC, and Mora 2000 see at least occasioal use. After the confidence building tests I've done on the S5, I think it is THE ONE. I love this knife!

And the mighty RMD takes a hit!

I have searched in vain for a 5" knife I like better than the Ratmandu. The new RC-5 is just too fat and heavy. Same with the Busse BATAC. The Dumpster mutts are light and compact, but the handles are a bit cramped for me. I broke my BRKT Vest Pocket Bowie in half batoning with it. But this Scrapper 5 has all the performance of the RMD at lighter weight. And the mudder handle fits me about as well as the RMD's excellent handle. I rate this S5 at the top of the 5" knife heap. Now if Mike Stewart makes a 5" Bravo in CPM 154, that might compete.

I have a real hard time between the S5 and RMD, I like the lighter version but the RMD's handle is so nice

Yep. While the blade style is a bit different, I think the S5 is a SY version of the RMD. A 5" long 3/16" thick saber ground blade of 52100 steel just works for me. And the mudder handle beats the heck out of the small handles on the YK and DM, even if it isn't quite as nice as the RMD handle. My only compaint with the RMD is the weight. It's a heavy knife for its size.

Which scales do you have on your RMD? I had a G10 version for a short time and did not like it. I am guessing I would have liked the micarta version better.

I have both. The micarta handle feels better to me, but the black G10 looks better. The micarta one feels a little thicker, too.