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Good memory. The thing is, I've given the same treatment to other knives without any ill effects. And that small lambsfoot hasn't endured any further damage. I think that it was a heat treat issue as you indicated. Looks like I'm past the crumbly/crummy steel and am now into the good stuff.
It may well have been a HT issue Christian, or it's been overheated by the grinder. A couple of the workmen at that firm, I wouldn't want doing work for me I often bemoan their QC, and I think that's legitimate, but to be fair, it's understandable that they cut corners on very inexpensive knives, which mainly sell to ordinary users who just want a cheap knife. With my SFOs, I had them made by one specific cutler, and paid extra for the extra time they took to make