Knife Business
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Year of the Gun Derails Knife Sales
“I will not let you down. Remember that. I will not let you down,” the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump told the NRA Leadership after...
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SAN MAI Trademark: Cold Steel Issues Open Letter to the Knife Community
Last week, reports surfaced that Cold Steel had sent letters to several knife makers over the use of the name ‘San Mai’. Since the 1980s,...
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Mora Eldris Pricing Announced
The Morakniv Eldris, a pocket-sized knife designed to bring fixed-blade strength to the everyday carry market, is the most anticipated knife from the stalwart Swedish...
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Taylor Brands Growing Despite Reports of Market Decline
While knife dealers reported significant growth in 2015, the results may not reflect market conditions in other channels of distribution. According to reports from Sport...
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Emerson Granted TradeMark for Emerson Wave Opener
Emerson Knives are synonymous with their ‘wave,’ the famous self-opening feature that allows a blade to be instantly deployed as the knife is drawn from a pocket or...
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Cost to Ship a Blade Going Up: USPS Hike Largest in Years
Dogs may growl at them, but only because the mailman is the knife person’s real best friend. The sight of a postal worker signals one of the most...
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Knife Addiction Goes Viral: Dealers Report Sales Growth Over Black Friday Weekend
The 2015 holiday shopping weekend was more evidence that buying a knife isn’t what it used to be. Adobe Systems Inc., the company that tracks nationwide sales across 4,000 retailers...
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Knives of The Walking Dead: Do Knife Companies Pay for Air Time?
AMC encountered a major problem when they launched their soon to be hit TV series The Walking Dead. A significant part of the cable network’s...
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Microtech’s Marfione Joins AKTI Board of Regents
The American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI) recently announced Anthony Marfione the Founder of Microtech Knives will be joining its Board of Regents. Marfione will...
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Spyderco MAP Prices: What Do Knife Dealers Think?
Yesterday, Spyderco announced that it will start drawing the line on prices by enforcing Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) with retailers of its products. The measure...
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CRKT “Poised to Grow”: Changes at the Top Announced
CRKT just announced two major changes to its executive leadership. Rod Bremer, Founder and President for the past 21 years, is moving into the role...
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Case Closed on Counterfeit Swiss Army Knives: Victorinox Awarded $9.8 Million in Damages
Victorinox was awarded a $9.8 million judgement in its lawsuit against Texas-based wholesaler The B & F System, Inc. over trademark infringement. Victorinox initiated the...
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Is Spyderco’s Upcoming Discontinued List a Good Investment Opportunity?
As 2015 winds down, most knife manufacturers are preparing to release their catalogs for the upcoming year. We’ll soon get to see what new designs...
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ESEE Counterfeits: eBay’s fake survival knives don’t cut it
“We’re just a little guy – the entire industry is stricken with this,” says ESEE co-owner Mike Perrin, referring to cheap counterfeits seeping into the...
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Knives at Walmart: Out-of-Step
6% of knife people have bought at least one knife at Walmart according to KnifeNews’ 2015 survey. This pales in comparison to the 86% of...
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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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New Top Liner Lock Folder Arrives This Week from Vosteed
More news rolling out from Vosteed’s direction this week: the company just released the Marten, the latest in their quickly-growing lineup of practical working knives assembled from sensible materials....
Twelfth GiantMouse GM Model Set to Drop at Noon
The latest in the GiantMouse GM series is releasing in just a couple hours. The GM12 (and it’s piratical counterpart, the GM12P) is a high-end piece with a refined...
New Benchmade Bali Hits Shelves Today
Benchmade just released a brand new balisong today: the 82 Laro. This one channels Benchmade’s long historical connection to the format while incorporating all of the company’s current preferences...
More Fixed Blades Come from Kizer Way
We’re not ready to call 2024 the Year of the Fixed Blade yet, but the venerable format has received a lot of love this year. Latest exhibit: an upcoming...
Civivi Placoid is a Rugged Workhorse Folder
In our ongoing coverage of Civivi’s ongoing, steady release schedule, we last covered the Hyperpulse, a straightforward, mid-sized EDC flipper. If you were hoping for something a little heftier...
