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Lot are chrome plated as well. Burning off chrome can be bad for your health. Always do your burn-offs out side with plenty of air flow (away from you and others).
That being said several old-school brands were pretty decent steels - Plumb, Craftsman (oval logo), S-K, Cresent.
As Ray mentioned the older USA ones (without the chrome coating) are usually pretty good, only if they have a logo stamped on them they are usually worth way more as antiques especially those with Automobile logos like Ford.
As with any mystery steel, you need to test to find the best thermal cycling recipe for the steel.
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