Yes, me thinks a "better" definition of "better" is in order.

For the money, I don't think you'll find a better overall quality of knife. But quality might not be the issue. Maybe blade length, or blade shape, or handle thickness might be better found for 1/5 of the price.

......but those things are subjective to the individual user which, in this case, is you.

Quality-wise, S30V will absolutely NOT out-perform 154CM to the tune of $60 or $70, nor will the difference of hollow-ground vs. flat-ground, now will both combined. Not in my opinion, anyway. Yet I'm one who is always on the edge of ordering a RSK1 while I rarely dally more than a second looking at a BM 550 or 551 (flat ground), even though they cost nearly 50% less than a Ritter knife. There is something about the Ritter knives that keeps me on the edge.

In the end, it's subjective... to you.

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