I just purchased a new '07 Buck Stockman 301 as a gift & noticed that they seem to have gone back to the dull finished blades as opposed to the shiny chrome finish used on my '98 Stockman. Is there any difference in mat'l. composition or % of carbon or other alloys?

Also has anyone ever heard of the number on the Rockwell scale used on Buck Stockmans?

Just curious? -Kent Gable