These are the "new" Schrade-Walden knives put out by Taylor Cutlery, who purchased the names and trademarks when Schrade went under. I haven't handled one myself, so I can't say what they are like. I'd recommend going to the Schrade forum and reading up on this so that you can better understand whats going on. Some very good sources of info about Schrade on that forum, guys know they're stuff.