Was waiting for another 20%+ sale from peters of kensington ebay. Seems like I was too late for the global knife sets, but found an alternative by a previous ozB poster (dsp26) which expired. He mentions Forged steel + cold treatment manufacturing process for 56-58HRC.
His post is here https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/641116 (/node/641116)
Works for both non plus ($277+$11 shipping) but you save that extra $18 with plus.
Set Contains:
10cm Paring Knife.
13cm Utility Knife.
16cm Slicing Knife.
20cm Chef's Knife.
20cm Bread Knife.
23cm Sharpening Steel.
Multi-Purpose Kitchen Shears.
Wooden Storage Block.
I have three of the knives in this set (chef's, serrated utility and paring). I find them very comfortable. Quite lightweight, which is a matter of preference I guess, but sharp and hold their edge well. Definitely a class above the Mundial block I also have.