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It was the steel, the blade itself. Here's a snippet from what Neil wrote:

Prior to that point the company had used Swedish steel, but to get a good price on it they had to buy a large amount....

Ouch! Well maybe you got lucky and it'll hone up and shave right. Never know...

It's different but I don't think it's a fake - but who knows. The only thing that looks terribly different aside from the lack of tang stamp is the shape at the toe where it curves slightly up for a...