In addition to showcasing their new products at Blade 2016, Benchmade also highlighted improvements made on some of their most popular knives. I got a chance to look at the new and improved Benchmade 940-2, which keeps the Osborne design of the original 940, but now comes equipped with G-10 handles featuring green anodized barrel spacers. [...]
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Benchmade Gives One of their Most Popular Knives A Makeover — Blade Show 2016
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: June 8, 2016Zero Tolerance’s Futuristic LE 0427 — Blade Show 2016
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: June 8, 2016Some knives just call out to you. It’s not something you can control. You walk by and they just whisper, Hey there, come check me out. You know you want to. Everybody’s doing it. Such is my experience with Zero Tolerance’s Limited Edition 0427. I couldn’t help but to stop by and, well, drool a [...]
White River’s Firecraft Line, Taking Survival Blades to Another Level — Blade Show 2016
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: June 7, 2016Brand-spanking new from White River Knife & Tool is the Firecraft line of knives.
Spyderco Reaches Nirvana — Blade Show 2016
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: June 7, 2016Quick bit of history for you. Did you know that Spyderco was the first manufacturer to include a pocket clip on a knife? Yup. They were. Truth be told, Spyderco has always been on the cutting edge (forgive the tired pun) of blade design and innovation. Arguably, no one does more to push the boundaries [...]
CRKT Homefront with ‘Field Strip’ Technology — Blade Show 2016
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: June 7, 2016The biggest headliner at Blade 2016 might have been Columbia River Knife & Tool’s Homefront with “field strip” technology.
Ka-Bar Jarosz Line: Affordable, Combat-Ready Knives — Blade Show 2016
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: June 6, 2016When I think of Ka-Bar what immediately comes to mind is combat-ready knives at budget prices. In terms of value, i.e., best bang for your buck, it’s tough to find a better deal than a Ka-Bar knife.
Chris Reeve Has a New Chief: The Large Inkosi — Blade Show 2016
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: June 6, 2016The Chris Reeve Sebenza 21 is widely considered the perfect folding knife. But it’s more than two-decade reign at the head of the folding-knife pack may be over.
Steel Will Folding Druid with ‘Rubberized’ Grip — Blade Show 2016
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: June 5, 2016One new knife that caught my eye was the Druid 290 folder. What’s intriguing about the Druid 290 is its grip. It’s grip-tastic!
Microtech: Tactical Beard Comb, Wicked Fighting Knife— Blade Show 2016
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: June 5, 2016Microtech was showing off their eye-catching SBK. Designed by Sebastijan Berengi of Borka Blades and Anthony Marifone of Microtech, the SBK is one wicked-looking fighter.
Ultimate Knife Gets More Ultimate — Blade Show 2016
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: June 5, 2016When you’ve created the ultimate knife, how do you improve on perfection?