Wow..thanks forĀ  this review, I'll have to do some testing on the one I got from him. It seems there are more crooks around these day than honest people! I'll try contacting him also. the blade I got looked just like the one in the photo and was 5 1/2" wide and was from D Damascus. The pattern wan not washed out like the one you got.

I have a note in to him

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day