A drop-point hunter that turned out to have virtually the same performance as BARK RIVER

It's still fresh in our memory that shocking news came from Bark River, the renowned American high-end knife manufacturer famous for its Bravo 1, on March 20, 2026. The company, which had always publicly stated it used excellent steel from Crucible Industries in the US, was found to have been using Chinese stainless steel, known by the notation ◯CR×△MOV, for over two years on several models, while marking the blades with designations for high-end powder metallurgy steels like CPM154. This is a steel misrepresentation scandal. Due to this incident, Bark River's factory has already closed, and the brand is effectively heading towards extinction. The claim of two years and only a few models is, if we believe the statements of owner Mike Stewart, but given their past troubles since the Blackjack era and the fact they lied this time, one can't help but suspect they might have been doing this for a long time.
However, the most interesting aspect is that this came to light not through customer complaints, but through an internal whistleblower. This means that numerous users who spent a lot of money to acquire Bark River knives over more than two years were perfectly satisfied with their performance, thinking, As expected from Bark River! The sharpness and edge retention are incomparable to cheap knives! This fact can serve as evidence of how knives made with Chinese steel have no noticeable drawbacks compared to high-end knives.
In response to this incident, we expect to see a growing number of Bark River users releasing their collections, primarily on flea market sites. However, even if they bought knives for ¥60,000 or ¥40,000 and feel cheated because they're Chinese steel, they can't just sell them for ¥3,000. To recoup their losses before this becomes widely known, they'll likely price them at ¥20,000 or more.
In that case, why not get this knife, which proudly displays 5CR 15MOV and offers essentially the same performance, for 1/10th the price? Furthermore, I've sharpened it using a Swedish-made sharpening machine, TORMEK T-8, to an edge that's even sharper than a brand-new Bark River knife.
It's ¥2,980 including shipping. Quite a bargain, isn't it!?
Now, before prices drop, I need to figure out how to sell off my own Bark River knives (crying).