All posts tagged "TOPS"
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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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Alaskan Knifemaking Talent Signs on with TOPS
There’s a fresh new TOPS fixed blade out now, from a first-time collaborator. The Tundra Wolf comes from Alaskan knifemaker Trevor Barrett, and it takes...
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Bushcraft Veteran Teams up with TOPS for Tiny Task Knife
We missed a recent TOPS release here at KnifeNews – although to be fair, it’s a little guy and hard to spot. Meet the Wood...
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Pro Knife Thrower Brings Big Chopper to TOPS
Blade Show West is here, and there’s sure to be lots of exciting stuff on display – but that doesn’t mean that new knives aren’t...
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TOPS Drops Wilderness Guide Revision to Cap Off August
TOPS is closing out August with the latest version of their Wilderness Guide fixed blade, the Wilderness Guide ’23. This revision makes further refinements to...
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TOPS and Forged in Fire Winner Collaborate for the First Time
TOPS is back with another new release, this one a collaboration with custom maker (and Forged in Fire winner) Josh Navarette. It’s called the Armado,...
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First 2024 TOPS Project Sees Return of the Shadow Hunter
TOPS is joining in the fresh release fun with its first new for 2024 model, which hit the shelves this week. This is the Shadow...
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Latest Version of TOPS Spirit Hunter Subtly Refines Design
TOPS just put the finishing touches on a new revision of a longrunning model called the Spirit Hunter. The Spirit Hunter X3 refines the original...
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TOPS Bumps MSF Folder up into the Super Steel Category
A new folder from TOPS, a company best known for its fixed blades, is always a notable event in the knife world, and we’ve just...
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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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Shop Talk: Master Luthier and Sons Carry Forward Murray Carter’s Muteki Line
The Kooskia, Idaho-based Byler family – consisting of father Edd and his three sons Paxton, Zach, and Zane – is the proud new owner of Muteki Knives, a shop...
Ken Onion Jr. Makes Crabby for New Civivi Collabby
2nd generation knife maker Ken Onion, Jr. (can you guess who his dad is?) has...
Shop Talk: Chris Linton and his Lifelong Knife Journey
Chris Linton brings a life spent around knives, in the modern knife community, and the knife industry to his custom work, under the shop name Osprey Knife & Tool....
New Boker Plus Knife has Kagat Something Special About It
Martial artist Frank Delo, Jr. worked with Boker to release the new Kagat, a compact tactical knife. The Kagat makes the most of its restrained dimensions, with a pronounced...
BREAKING: New AI-Powered Out the Back Automatic Set to Disrupt the Auto Market
It’s been a while since we’ve had a real ‘first’ in the knife world – and by ‘a while,’ we mean precisely a year ago today, when the KnivesShipFree...
