I thought Blaireau had mentioned something recently about how he thought Filly steel came from Toledo, Spain. Maybe my memory is wrong on that and I don't have the time to look up his post.

I'm a bit skeptical on that being the case. Toledo was certainly once a well known originator of fine steel and fine swords. However, I believe those production days a long long since gone. I was in Toledo Spain in 2002 and from what I saw and what I was told, there was no new production of quality blades there. You know those kiosks you see at a mall where someone sells the cheapest, gaudiest, worthless pieces of fantasy knives and swords? Think that on a much larger scale and that's what you saw in Toledo at any cutlery shop. It was all junk.

I only wish I was into razors back then as I'm sure some shop must have sold Fillys. I should get back in my time machine, go back and buy out their stock.

Toledo itself was just a beautiful city. Wow.

Chris L