Good knife if you get the correct serial number.  Some are made with aus 6 steel and some are aus 8 from what several knife forums say.  I got one that supposedly has aus 6 but it says 8 on the package, I can't remember what the blade says.  The packaging was torn and cracked(not something that happened in shipping). The tip  cover was rattling around in the box also. I wouldn't have minded if it was for me but it was for my dad for Christmas so that kind of lessened the excitement for me.  He likes the k if though so I guess mission accomplished.