Coach--

Now I am up in the air.

Thinking to send my Griptillian to have Benchmade change out the 154 blade to get the 20CV in it.

Now I see that Doug Ritter has a deal with Hogue to make the second generation of his Griptillian-similar knife with an M390 blade at Rockwell C of 61-62. Benchmade decided not to continue to work with him.

The second choice will cost about $125 more than the first choice, but apart from what promises to be a better performing steel, (1) it will help to support Doug so that he can keep doing the Knife Rights work, and currently Knife Works is running a pre-market discount at $153. I'll post the link here...although it is a promotional, it does not compete with RMKs or other vendors who support the Forum, so I hope I am not breaking any rules. https://www.knifeworks.com/knives/rskmk1g2.html

Larry