Commissioned by U.S. Army Col. Robert T. Frederick in 1942, the Case V-42 was issued to troops of the joint U.S.-Canadian First Special Service Force. Gene Gutierrez, 98, (right) was with the FSSF when it drove the Germans from Italy’s Monte la Difensa in 1944, and was on hand in 2015 to help Case introduce a repro of the knife at the SHOT Show. The pictured V-42 is an original from the collection of Les George. (Les George knife image)

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Jerry Fisk doesn’t simply see his shop has a place to create, but an arena where he leaves his mark on the world. As the columnist puts it, the master smith believes every hammer blow is a permanent record of the maker's skill and life. (Images courtesy of Jerry Fisk)

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