One of my favorite knives only cost me $40 and I would glady choose it over many knives (Cold Steel included) costing 2-3 times as much. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> This of course this is just my opinion although this particular model is also spoken well of by Doug in his fixed (fixed blade) "Sharps" section on the website if I remember correctly... so you dont just have to take my word for it. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />