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Same Palio now since SoCal 7, so 6 or so years. No issues and it stays sharp as long as I clean it at least once a year or so.

Had a Xikar before and didn't have any problems.

By lifetime warranty, they mean that. Send it back, get a new one. That one has a lifetime warranty as well.

I have 5 Palios, but only 2 ever get used. The others were presents from people who thought so highly of them that they gave them to me as presents.