I was less than clear. I have a drop point stiff kiss (it does not have a chisel grind, thank heavens. I was looking for some sort of information on what steel (probably 420, I would guess) goes into it. The tanto models do have a chisel grind. I have one in my dig kit for detail work. The chisel is fine for that specific application.

If you are going to be slicing all day, these are not the proper tool. For normal, intermittent use, they are fine. I like the light weight