benchmade 960 steel mislabeled?

[seiryu]

Hi guys,

I have a benchmade 960slv. The blade is marked as 154cm steel, however a bit of googling has showed that this may just be a labeling mistake and that the blade is really D2.

I was wondering if anyone can confirm this? I wasn't able to find any official documentation from benchmade. In fact, I wasn't able to find many references to this issue at all (but this could be just my google-fu failing)

Thanks for any info you can provide!

 

[orthogonal1]

http://www.trailspace.com/gear/benchmade/osborne/

From US Outdoor Store:
"Description of Benchmade 960 SLV OsborneGlossy metallic profiles of red or silver tempt the senses and energize the soul. Witness an unrivaled revelation of pure performance engineering in every detail. You wont be lead astray. Is your 960SLV marked 154CM Some of the earlier produced 960SLVs were mistakenly marked with 154CM steel label on the blade , when they are in fact D2 tool steel. This mistake has been recognized and corrected.FeaturesPlain Edge Purple Anodized Titanium Backspacer Silver Anodized Aluminum Handle Scales with Black G10 Inlay Ambidextrous Dual Thumb-StudsBlade Length 3.12Blade Thickness 0.100Blade Material D2 Tool SteelBlade Hardness 58-60HRCBlade Style Modified Drop-PointWeight 2.26oz. Clip Reversible, Silver, Tip-UpLock Mechanism AXISOverall Length 7.28Closed Length 4.16Sheath Material Sold SeparatelyClass Blue"