Thanks all. I will probably end up with both knives eventually. But for now I went ahead and bought the Native. Can't beat the price (at WalMart, of all places!) Only $39. that's for the CPMS30V plain edge version, not the VG10 one (I think that model is the Native III). From what I've researched, both steels are quite good and neither one is clearly superior to the other. The Native is certainly a nice knife. I'm very happy with it!