I have nigh on to thirty cs knives, kerambits,nearly each of the voyager line and a few other fixxed blades and I have had two problems, both fairly insignifigant.
Yes the adverts are over the top but these knives can do it, the voyagers have very thin edges and cut extremely well, but are more damagable, the fixxed blades are bomb proof but in turn dont cut well. they offer considerable value if you like the design.
the ghroman, or rather ''canadian belt'' is a direct, unmistakable copy, but at 1/5th the price of the real thing. and is in turn 1/5th the quality, but, it is a good design offered for much cheaper than the origanal, same for the strider. you get what you pay for on these two knives. and I swear I will buy a dozen GI tanto's before I pay $400 for the origanal, however good it is.
BM is much better quality, not any stronger, but if your'e going to stab your car to death I don't suspect you will use your pocket knife to do so. CS makes good knives, there are better knives on the market, at higher prices.
As for lyn Tompson, he seems to be as much of a mental case as I am, but I cannot judge someone I've never met, nor can I base any reliable assumption on my knowledge of him.
this is my opinion, and I do not expect it to be as cherished by you as it is by me, but that it may provide some more thoughts for you to help in your decisions, just stay away from 4116krup, its a poor steel, but stil usable.