Knife Business
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BREAKING: Smith & Wesson to Acquire Taylor Brands and Launch New BTI Tools Sub-Division
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp is getting into the knife business. Until now the company’s involvement in the knife category was limited to licensing the Smith...
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Nothing Personal: KAI Explains Patent Action
After news broke that KAI, maker of Kershaw, Zero Tolerance, and Shun knives, had taken action against Microtech Knives in defence of its 2015 U.S....
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Chris Reeve Knives Confirms What Industry Insiders Already Knew
It’s no exaggeration to say that the knife world would be very different without Chris Reeve. The fact that he is no longer heading up...
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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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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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Production AUX MFG Pocket Rocket Lands Through Boker
Auxiliary Manufacturing continues full steam ahead, and is about to see its first production collaboration model through Boker. When it arrives with dealers, the Boker Plus Pocket Rocket will...
Rivery MFG Returns with Kitted Out Zero-G
Earlier this month we touched bases with Rivery Manufacturing, formerly Rivery CNC, a shop that changed its name to suit its growing ambitions and built on the continuing success...
Jerad Neeve Locks in with We Knife Co. Inmate
We Knife Co. is preparing to welcome yet another new collaborator this year with the soon-to-be-released Inmate model from Jerad Neeve. The Inmate unites large dimensions to a very...
Jack Wolf Embarks on Gateway Series with Budget-Friendly Barlow
Jack Wolf Knives is making its grand entry into the sub-$100 knife category with the appropriately named Gateway Barlow. This piece follows in the modern slipjoint footsteps of prior...
GiantMouse Jutland Jumps to Slippie Genre
GiantMouse recently released a big surprise for slipjoint fans. The Jutland, a folding knife in the EDC/hunter categories, has been transformed into a compact modern slipjoint. The Jutland has...
