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BLADE Show 2020 is set for Aug. 7-9 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, show offi cials confirmed at press time. In fact, ticket sales remained at their highest level ever, show offi cials reported. The world’s largest and most important

The Wings of Honor by ABS master smith Harvey Dean is a special knife commissioned by William Ernest “Bud” Younts III for his son, 2nd Lt. Will Younts IV, upon the latter’s graduation from Air Force flight training. A larger version of Dean’s El Diab

Like knifemaker Lucas Burnley (page 10, July BLADE®), maker Brad Southard recognized a need surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and answered the call. Also like Lucas, Brad uses a 3D printer to make personal protection equipment (PPE)—in Brad’s case, e

“My current EDC is a Gerber Quadrant Bamboo but there is no story behind that. Not so for my first two EDCs I have from my youth more than 50-plus years ago. While in the 3rd grade we were tasked with selling magazine subscriptions to raise money for

Military personnel often think of those in their squad, unit or what have you as family members. Just as members of a family unit put their lives on the line for each other, so too do service personnel for their fellow squad mates. It all makes perfe

When the guns fell silent and World War II ended 75 years ago, the human experience was forever altered. Every aspect of life that was known, comfortable and commonplace before the war had been touched. In fact, the impact of the greatest armed confl

DESIGNER: Daniel Winkler HEAD SIZE: 6 inches EDGE LENGTH: 2.125 inches HEAD STEEL: 80CrV2 carbon ROCKWELL HARDNESS: 60 HRC HANDLE MATERIAL: Black rubber, Micarta® , maple, walnut, WASP or G-10 WEIGHT: 23 ounces OVERALL LENGTH: 13 inches SHEAT

The latest karambits come in an assortment of sizes, shapes, blade patterns, materials, fixed blades and folders, and price ranges. Whether for utility, self-defense or what have you, today’s karambits are ahead of the curve. In fact, some have even

Beside bundles of old papers, there were two things in my grandfather’s cast-iron safe that he would occasionally let me examine. One was his big Colt revolver. Before passing it over to me, Grandfather would carefully empty it of bullets that seemed

Do 21st -century soldiers even need knives? I don’t know about the Navy or Air Force, but there’s controversy on this topic in “Big Army.” Some commanders don’t allow troops to have personal knives. Others allow only work-related models, such as elec

The blade has come a long way and a lot of time and energy has been devoted to her development. Indicators tell me that she will be a good one, but, as with all High Endurance Performance Knives, she must prove her quality through the performance asp

It’s north to Alaska and Sweden this time as the forged O1 tool steel of the Alaskan Upswept from Ivory Jacks crosses blades with the Fallkniven Northern Lights 3 and its Swedish laminate steel. Both steels are excellent and, with the proper heat tre

In the custom-knife-collecting realm, the purveyor, dealer or middleman often plays a crucial role in delivering the sought-after work of a knifemaker to the buyer who most appreciates the work and is willing to pay a reasonable price to obtain it. W

What kind of custom blade might make the perfect gift for a soldier? We can only speculate but chances are one or more of the sharp examples on this and the facing page probably would suffi ce. 1 ABS journeyman smith Ken Hall’s Damascus Sgian Dubh i

Breaching tools are handy to have if you’re a firefighter, an EMT or in law enforcement. They can assist in gaining access to structures or vehicles in an emergency to help extract an accident victim, or to forcibly gain entry into a house or apartme