Shavru, thanks for all the cool info! I'm showing my age, I never knew these Havalon knives ever existed. What a blessing. You may have read I worked in an Operating Room in my youth. A scalpel and a forceps, quite mistakingly arrived at my home once upon a time. The later sooner than former were utilized, go figure. The scalpels benefits were not realized until later and were skinning and hunting related. After then my favorite that serviced me well for many decades was my Puma Super Set. The Waidblatt und Jagdnicker served me well. I've skinned and butchered more bear and moose with this set that I can remember. However, due to your info I'm beginning to research the Havalons. Old dogs can learn new tricks.