Great design and I’m sure if the metal is of a prescribed quality will last and wear hard and long. However I’m concerned that the manufacture of this knife exhibits all the problems associated with finish and quality you can garnish with Chinese manufacturing. I had expected that this product would be a USA produced blade - sadly not. The finish is very poor. Not detrimental to the function but lazy corner cutting in the manufacturing process. It takes the shine off the product unfortunately. In many ways the fact that they don’t mark the blade as “Gerber made in China” is indicative of the fact Gerber are not proud of their Chinese production. That leads me to the very real worry that it’s impossible to guarantee the quality of the materials used in this blade. The Chinese can not make any thing you fancy that can also print any certificate you want to see. The Chinese have very able craftsmen but regrettably they also have many confidence tricksters. Sadly I wouldn’t buy Gerber again. Not because it builds in a China but because it seeks to hide its Chinese roots in manufacturing.