Kershaw antique store find? (pics)

[esrice]

So there I was browsing with the wife at Southport Antique Mall when something familiar caught my eye-- the Kershaw logo.

Stacked behind some other items I found this older looking Kershaw Chef's knife gift set, still in its original packaging. I certainly wouldn't call this "antique", but it didn't look like anything recent for sure.

A quick Google search didn't turn up anything matching.

So what do I have here? Fake? Just old/discontinued? The World's Most Prized Kershaw?

I paid $12 for the set, and they're both wicked sharp. Figured I couldn't go wrong with that deal.

Here are some pictures of the set:

 

[skulhedface]

http://bowerykitchens.com/tachkn8.html

 

[esrice]

Taskmaster Chef's Knife 8"

I saw those. Mine appears to almost be an earlier generation of that knife. Same grip material, but slightly different design and shape. Also my blade is serrated, and not AUS6.

 

[Dean C.]

High Carbon, Stainless Steel now that is a contradiction

 

[UGaARguy]

High Carbon, Stainless Steel now that is a contradiction

Actually it's not. The amount of chromium in the alloy that determines if a steel is stainless, not the carbon content. Bohler M390 and Uddeholm Elmax both have more carbon than AISI M4 / CPM M4. CPM S110V and S125V both have more carbon CPM 10V (itself a PM version of AISI A11).

 

[Fishersjohn48]

Oh my God! Those are super rare and very valuable as long as they are unopened in mint condition!!

 

[Trigger Time]

Oh my God! Those are super rare and very valuable as long as they are unopened in mint condition!!

i love antiques.

 

[Dead Duck]

Did it come with a carry sheath?