Could you put some brand names to those claims regarding 154CM being outsourced to China? AFAIK, most knifemakers get the steel in an annealed state and do the heat treatment in house or send it out to someone like Paul Bos who have earned their reputation by doing HT.

Also, what is 420C? I've heard of 420 and I've heard of 420HC, but not 420C. 440A/B/C are well known, but a step or three up.
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Okay, what’s your point??