Steely, you will like the serrated spartan. I bought one like you because I thought it would be kinda different. After stroping the serrated side of the blade on the edge of my strop, it was like a serrated razor! Talk about cutting open boxes and other stuff. It is one of those knives that you have to be carefull with, so you don't get cut. I showed it to a friend who likes knives and he said man that thing is sharp. I have thought about buying a spare if I can find it. Another thing I like is that it is light to carry.