Really? So now I've heard 2 different views on Cas stuff. I heard Cas stuff wasn't worth the price, and unbalanced. One thing which both therion and www.traditionalfilipinoweapons.com claim is that their weapons are made in the Philippines... the latter I have also heard contradicting stories on, but then again most of the good testimonials I've read were by students of the owner's, a guy named Ron. I've only seen one review of ValiantCo which was a Damascus blemished item which was sold for full price. ValiantCo claimed that the pitting is common with Damascus but... that's another thread, and another forum :P