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been holding out on this one for a while, finally got it and it truly is a keeper...

The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
This is refreshing.
Is it made in Russia?
Yes, it's the 440C version. I'm quite happy with it. It will get crazy sharp and holds it's sharpness for reasonably long period of time. If I were to compare it to another steel, it would be the Sandvik 19C27. Those two are very similar from all points of view.Nice! I see yours is the 440c version too, i wonder when they changed it to 154.
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This is refreshing.
Is it made in Russia?