GerVetUSA is a SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURER not a distributor: All our products have same patterns, styles and consistent quality standard all the time; We control the process from buying the forging to a finished product. - I highly doubt that anyone else can claim this in General Surgical Veterinary market. All our Instruments are GERMAN FORGED; 1st Grade German not Economy Grade German at a reasonable price; Free Sharpening on all our Scissors for the life of the Instrument.