United Cuterly 1830's style Bowie

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No, I don't need one of these but..... curious about the quality; does anyone have any experience/knowledge about the United Cuterly 1830's Bowie?
 
The $150 must be MSRP, as I found one for $83.00. Even if you are planning not to use it, if for some reason you end up using it, the blade steel is 420J, which is not a very good knife steel. It's great for liners, but not so good for blades. Look at some of the Bokers and Boker Plus knives. Boker has a lot of the Boker Plus fixed blades built in China, as is the United Cutlery, but I know for a fact that the Bokers are built solid with outstanding fit and finish. The Bokers also use 440C blade steel, a much better steel than the 420J.

These are made in China
http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/s...WWWCAT_2datarq=bowie&woDESCRIPTIONdatarq=plus

These are made in Germany and more expensive
http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=bo547
This one is made in China, but if placed in front of you it would be all but impossible to identify as "Made in China!" Btw, I have this one.
http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=BOP160
 
Thanks for input so far; to clarify- I saw the Bowie for sale and was just wondering about it's quality; I really have no plans to buy one; have a Bark River Bowie which I KNOW is a quality one; it is a bit curious since Russell is selling the United one.
 
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