You sound so sure of yourself, I hate to disagree but... <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

"Eriksson carbon steel blades (1095) are hardened to 60 on the Rockwell scale"

http://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html

And I'm not so sure everyone else would say that S30V is the "best" steel produced today. At the very least, what about S90V? And S30V blades have been known to chip in ways that softer steels generally don't and they can be devilishly hard to sharpen. As I said above, this is a religious decision and everyone should experiment and find what works best for their particular needs.