I had a great,10"blade custom hunter awhile back,until someone decided they loved it more than me,and stole it...it was made in Germany,was probably about 50 years old,and hand forged from an old shipwrights file...still showed some of the teeth,and hammer marks!I've had a few good choppers,but they don't get the amount of love a good knife needs,so my vote is for an EDC blade,that'll get loved daily!!