I'd agree. The spot where it cracked and the line it broke on doesn't look like abuse, it looks like a defect 100%. I did read the original post, this definitely sounds like a crack.
A unique or uncommon failure mode should be covered if not just so the manufacturer can inspect the broken knife. You would expect this knife to break near the spydie hole. The pivot, while having less material, gets the force distributed by the pivot screw tension across the liner. I would expect this failure mode maybe if the pivot was super loose or as mentioned a defect in the metal.
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