lol, I wish that were the case. I know both these steels can't be in this model at the same price. What I can't make out is why I was told they were; it's a bit depressing to have someone say such a thing and expect us to believe it. But Mantis knives did the same thing in advertising BG42, and STR found out that his BG42 Mantis was the same hardness as his 420HC model 