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Trends That Will Change the Knife World in 2017
When they put up their new 2017 calendars, many in the knife world breathed a sigh of relief. Election years are often the most challenging for the industry....
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Cold Steel Unleashes Massive New for 2017 Lineup
Less than a month after revealing its patent pending HTR opening mechanism, Cold Steel is breaking with tradition by releasing its entire 2017 catalog ahead of SHOT Show....
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TOPS Serves Up the Bartender Defender XL
If you love blades and beer, the new Bartender Defender XL might just be your knife. The neck knife/bottle opener combo is the sequel to the Bartender Defender. Bartenders...
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SOG Baton Series Reinvents Multitool for the Urban Jungle
In an exclusive sneak peek for KnifeNews readers, SOG is introducing the Baton series which reinvents the multitool from the ground up. SOG is known as an innovator...
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Steel Will Invents Patent Pending Ant-Lock Mechanism
Steel Will Knives has more than just new knife announcements in store for 2017. The company has developed a brand new locking mechanism called the Ant-Lock. “It’s a...
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Knife Rights’ Bill to Repeal Federal Switchblade Act of 1958 Introduced in Congress
On the heels of New York Governor Cuomo’s Veto of a bill that would have ended the arrest of people carrying pocket knives in New York...
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Benchmade 2017 New Knives Unveiled
Benchmade has just unveiled their entire new for 2017 catalog. The 12 product lineup plays to the strength of the company’s iterative design philosophy and its...
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SOG Introduces Four New for 2017 USA Made Knives
SOG introduced four new for 2017 USA made knives today. With their high-end materials and domestic origins the new blades break from SOG’s recent offerings. Sources...
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New York City Arrests to Continue: Governor Cuomo Vetoes Knife Reform Bill
In an eleventh-hour decision, yesterday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed the Gravity Knife and Switchblade Reform Bill. The Bill clarified the definition of a...
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Does the Spyderco Para 3 Live Up to the Hype?
A big thank you to Cutlery Shoppe founder Jeff Loffer for sending us a dealer sample Para 3 to examine for this story. ———- Spyderco...
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Top 5 Emerging Brands to Watch in 2017
With KnifeNews SHOT Show coverage less than 3 weeks away, it’s already clear that 2017 is going to be a sensational year for knife enthusiasts. Spyderco has buyers buzzing...
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2017’s Biggest Knife Shows
Knife shows are the life blood of the industry. At 2017’s biggest knife shows partnerships are forged, new knives are announced, trends are born – or die...
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First Impressions: Böker Tucan and Its Hybrid Opening Mechanism
Böker has once again teamed up with inventor Wilfried Gorski to produce a new for 2017 knife called the Tucan. Like the Gorski-designed Merlin before it, the Tucan...
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ESEE Introduces CL1 Outdoor Cleaver and Signals New for 2017 Folders
ESEE just announced that it will be adding an outdoor cleaver named the CL1 to their 2017 catalog. According to the company, the new blade turns the traditional butcher’s...
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Shop Talk: 7Forge Knives Goes from Science Project to Semi-Production
In the last five years, the knife making scene has absolutely exploded, with dozens upon dozens of new names, new talents, and new knives. One shop that gained a...
Grant Hawk Passes Away at 82
Hawk Knives delivered deeply sad news to the knife world yesterday: Grant Hawk, one of the most innovative, boundary-pushing knife makers of the 20th century, passed away earlier this...
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Last 2024 Buck of the Month is an Exclusive 212 Fixed Ranger
Buck is closing out the year with one final fixed blade Buck of the Month. This time, the 212 Fixed Ranger has been brought back for a limited time,...
Christmas Shipping Special and Knife Deals Live at KSF
: Updated story with prices for Next Day Air shipping discounts Sponsored by: KnivesShipFree Christmas is nearly here, and the online shopping rush is in full swing; we’ll...
Shop Talk: Jess Hoffman’s Modern Knives Learn from the Classics
Wisconsin-based custom maker Jess Hoffman has been on a knifemaking journey for the last twelve years, honing his craft and building a portfolio of hardworking, thoughtfully-designed fixed blades. Hoffman’s...
Vosteed Corgi Returns with New Wheeler Mechanism in Place
Vosteed Cutlery has released a surprise just ahead of Christmas and the end of 2024. The Corgi V sees the design team giving one of their existing models a...
Kombou’s Prydwen Takes its Name from a Famous Virtual Vessel
The Bestech Excentric debuted recently, a collaboration model between Toni Tietzel of TNT Knives and Grzegorz Grabarski, AKA Kombou. Well, Grabarski has been a busy man, and has another...
