Most S&W knives were, and are still, made by Taylor Cutlery. Google them and check their web page. If you can find copies of their catalogs since about 2000, and the S&W factory knife catalogs, you will see dozens of their S&W knives with identical blades and different handles. Plus, the arrangement Taylor has with S&W is that they submit 100s of sample knives, with S&W logos, and the factory selects which ones to put in the S&W Knife catalogs. The rest of the samples are returned to Taylor, who them dumps them on the secondary knife markets, like Smokey Mt., , Big 5, etc. , so there's many S&W marked knives out there that are not "official" factory authorized knives. However, your boyfriend may not be that particular and you can find a knife with same blade and a better handle. Good Luck, Ed.