Bill, got the knives, and they are awesome.
To anybody who thought about buying them and didn't pull the trigger - whoo boy did you miss out on a deal. If I had a football, I'd be spiking it. I've spent more than twice as much for knives not nearly as nice, which either means a) I'm a tard for spending that much for the other knives, or b) these were a screaming deal, (or c - all of the above).