I am so glad nobody spoke up to support Microtech over Spyderco. Spyderco is out of Colorado, and sell their products based on performance and utility. Microtech seems to thrive on hype and appealing to "warrior- ideology". Plus, they release hundreds of designs based on 4 models. Black G-10, black FRN, brown FRN, Brown g-10, Black Aluminum, brown aluminum, etc, etc, ad nauseum.