Here is my impression on these knives(plural, because I have both an old one and a new one). The blade is one of my favorite styles spyderco has come out with. The 440V makes it even better. This blade cuts three times as long as my benchmades before it needs sharpenning. The drawback is the handles--come-on guys, no liners? Although I am not one to beat up knives, I like a strong knife and the feel I get from these knives is that the handle is weak, even on the new one. Heck even the spyderco large wegner model has a thick liner on one side. I don't understand how spyderco, could go all out with the blade design and material and blow it on the handles just to supposedly save weight. Benchamde did it and seved weight using titanium liners, spyderco could do the same. In truth the only reason I like these knives is because of the 440V. I hate sharpenning knives and this steel allows me to go longer between sharpennings. I still think the wegner is the best spyderco yet. With 440V, it might be the best all around folder for the money, but not so with the military.