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Theres nothing wrong with 420HC its great in a certain price range, ill take it over aus8 or 8cr13 any day. However, in a knife like a S&M I would expect a traditional steel, if not a traditional steel then I would prefer a higher end steel, like D2 for example. To me its kind of silly that S&M make premium quality (and priced accordingly) traditionals with a very basic stainless steel, 1095 although basic too would be much better because it keeps the traditionals traditional and thats more important to me than fancy steel, besides you usually have multiple blades anyways. From a functional standpoint 420HC is completely fine, but I expect better steels at higher prices.