Hey! bld522, where's the Love man? Don't be jumpin' down Busse's throat because they made a knife for a different purpose than pokin' through car doors and choppin' up road signs. Their trend, lately, to thinner stock blades is geared towards folks who need a slicer and not a prybar. When you use the knife for it's intended purpose it is an exceptional blade but it might not qualify as a survival knife. The standard thickness is 0.173" and the thickness on the G-10 models is 0.137". I'm lovin' it but that doesn't mean my 0.220" Game Warden is going in the back of the drawer it's just a different style knife for a different purpose. I'm not trying to get up in your face I just have stong feelings about the subject.