Here is a update. Straight from the horses mouth. "This post is regarding our knives going for sale at Drop (formally known as massdrop) on April 23rd. The knives were posted for sale without my permission or consent to be sold. They were not purchased directly from us or our distributor. The Talisman models that they have for sale/Pre-Order did not pass Quality control and were sent back to the manufacturer. The Manufacturer has made multiple claims that they were repaired, however a employee working for them told me they never moved out of storage/warehouse since I brought up the issue with the knives that were shipped to me for Pre-Orders. Over half of the Pre-Ordered Talismans did not meet my standards and were rejected and shipped back to the manufacturer. After almost a year, they were never repaired and purchased by Drop. The manufacturer went behind my back to sell these defected knives without any approval. Any Talisman purchased directly from them will be considered counterfeit, since they were not purchased directly from us or from a reliable source.
Please note, these were manufactured by a well known brand that we are no longer working with. The Talisman model was not manufactured by WE Knives or our current manufacture." -VDK