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In the interest of education, data sheets on both steels straight from Crucible:
http://www.crucible.com/PDFs%5CDataSheets2010%5Cds154cmv12010.pdf
http://www.crucible.com/PDFs%5CDataSheets2010%5CData%20Sheet%20440c.pdf
440c was the paragon of stainless steel for cutlery back in the day. It is still an excellent cutlery steel. There is nothing wrong it it. If I didn't feel it was up to snuff, I wouldn't have allowed Boker to use it on these knives.
Bottom line, 440c will have slightly more corrosion resistance, slightly less edge retention, and a slightly lower attainable hardness vs 154.
Yes, these are a legitimate, licensed collaboration between myself and Boker. As least that's what our contract says.
I believe these knives are going to retail for somewhere around $100. The OG Colubris direct from me was $325 plus shipping. The thrust with these knives was to produce a product with all of the same fantastic attributes of the design, but to offer it at a price that was affordable for just about every knife guy. That's why 440c.
Thanks for the information and I stand corrected on 440c.