All posts tagged "TOPS"
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TOPS and OKC Team Up for New Version of Old Favorite
Last in our recent spate of TOPS coverage is the Ontario XL Hunter. Whereas the last few new for 2026 TOPS pieces were in-house designs,...
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El Chete Family Grows Again This Year
TOPS is continuing its shrinking-down of famous models with the Lil Chete. As the name implies, the Lil Chete brings the famous big chopper’s design...
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TOPS El Chappito: Cutest Cleaver on the Market?
Fresh off the line from TOPS we’ve got El Chappito, the frankly adorable, shrunk-down, EDC-sized brother of the company’s famous heavy duty cleaver. El Chappo...
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TOPS Takes Tex Creek to Slipjoint Station
TOPS is taking a crack at a slipjoint with their latest release, the Tex Creek. Although it is outside of the usual TOPS wheelhouse, the...
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TOPS Wolf Pax is a Comfortable and Compact Woods Ax
TOPS has a new ax to grind – well, okay, to be fair they’ve already ground it, because it’s out now. It’s called the Wolf...
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TOPS Creates the First-Ever Tick You Will Want to Carry Around with You
Curious about the EDC fixed blade concept? There’s a new entry in the genre rolling out from TOPS Knives as we speak. Meet the Tick,...
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TOPS Brings Bram Frank’s Abaniko into 2025 Lineup
As the temperatures rise, TOPS’s release schedule has quickened. Not so long after the reveal of the tactical yet practical Ephyra, there comes another martially...
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TOPS Ephyra Finds Function in Funky Form
Even as things ramp up for BLADE this weekend, TOPS managed to drop a new model ahead of the summer’s signature knife event. The Ephyra...
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TOPS Turns Shrink Ray on El Chete Chopper
We here at KnifeNews are honored to announce that El Chete, TOPS’ over-the-, well, top chopper, is a proud parent. The El Chete Mini is...
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TOPS Adds Third Version to Frog Market Family
Right before their recent hurricane of new knives, TOPS released one that shouldn’t be left behind in terms of coverage. This is the Frog Market...
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TOPS Heads to the Links with New 3 Putt Divot Tool
We continue to tear through the new for 2025 TOPS Knives models with something a little bit different – or really, a lot different. The...
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2025 TOPS Employee Design Challenge is a Wharnie Neck Knife
The Ivie is the 2025 addition to TOPS Employee Design Challenge series. This annual competition gives any TOPS employee the chance to become a knife...
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TOPS 2025 Knives are Here, Including the Massive Ginunting
The new for 2025 TOPS knives are here, and it’s hard not to start with the X16 Ginunting. This downright imposing chopper is descended from...
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SHOT Day 2: Al Mar Revives the SERE Operator with TOPS as Partner
It’s always a good day when we can write about a new Al Mar knife release. Debuting at SHOT Show this week is a new...
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TOPS Teases One of Six New SHOT Show Models
TOPS has begun revealing its new for 2025 lineup. One of six new models they’re bringing to Vegas next weekend is the Trailhead Kukri. This...
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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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Sencut Selkyris Spec’d for Superior Slicing
Sencut’s latest flipper, the Selkyris, is primed to drop in the next couple of weeks. A mid-sized clip point blade with a super sleek profile sets this user apart...
Boker Sledges Its Bets with New Fernando Santos Design
Boker’s dropping a heavy duty outdoors fixed blade next month. It’s called the Sledgedog, and has a build designed to be rugged enough to live up to its name....
Two New EDC Offerings from Buck Knives
Buck has introduced two new modern folders into its catalog for the spring. The Ferrox and Nomad share materials and have similar dimensions, offering users two different options for...
Kopis Designs Springs into the New Year with More L-Via
Sponsored by: KnivesShipFree It’s tactical, it’s practical, and it’s back for its first 2026 appearance: a new batch of the Kopis Designs L-Via is now available at KnivesShipFree. The...
Hatchie River Jack is Second 14C28N Model for RoseCraft
The good folks at RoseCraft are prepping their second 14C28N steel model for release. The Hatchie River Jack will make good use of the work-ready steel with its time-tested...
