Busse got abusseve with an independant knifesmith for 'copying' his choil in the blade. Somehow the fact knives going back to the rennaisance had this feature was overlooked. The handle was touted as sealing the tang against moisture and rust, a direct poke at Fallkniven's hammer butt feature. Fallkniven has formal test results from a metallurgical lab on breaking points. Peter has a keen interest in his products and field reports and failures. Rats are good. Cold Steel is good, Fallkniven is good. Sometimes my Opinel is even better. Healthy market rivalry is good. Needless hype and competitor bashing is not.