My sister has had this knife for over 30 years... It got damaged, so I bought her a new one. Her favorite knife.... The only thing that did not measure up with the new knife in comparison to her original knife, there was a metal band at the butt of the knife that added weight and 'balanced' her original knife, the new knife I bought did NOT have this counterweight... I still gave it five stars but would only actually give it four and a half because of the design change in removing the 'balance weight' in the new knife!

Pros: stays sharp...
Cons: design flaw as compared to the original knife that use to be sold as the same knife as the 'balance weight was removed from this design.