BLADE Staff

We welcome and congratulate the newest Master Smiths and Journeyman Smiths in the American Bladesmith Society who had their work juried by the ABS Judging Panels at the Blade Show in Atlanta on June 10, 2011 and were awarded their stamps.

Master Smiths:

Adam DeRosiers, Tommy Gann, Kyle Royer,

*Adam DesRosiers of Alaska earned the BR Hughes award for the best knife submitted by a Master Smith candidate.

Journeyman Smiths:

Bruce Barnett, Shayne Carter, Haley DesRosiers, Kevin Evans, Billy Helton, Kent Hicks, Tony Hughes, Dave Loukides, Tad Lynch, Randy Neilson, Tony Neilson, Ralph (Bud) Richards, Paul Savage

* Haley DesRosiers of Alaska earned the George Peck award for the best knife submitted by a Journeyman Smith candidate.

Congratulations to all!!

I just finished writing a profile of Jack Dagger as part of a throwing knives contest we’re holding at the Cutting Edge Knife Blog. Jack’s a great guy and really interesting.

Not only does he have a good story, but he also agreed to give away a set of his throwing knives and an autographed copy of his instructional video to our first-prize winner; that’s in addition to the $100 in cash we were already offering.

To learn how to enter and win, go here.

BLADE is receiving reports about U.S. Customs and Border Protection confiscating or prohibiting returning soldiers’ knives from entering the United States. Did this happen to you? BLADE wants to hear from you ASAP.

Send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 715-445-4612 x13648 right away. Time is of the essence.

The annual Antique Bowie Knife Associations (ABKA) annual meeting will be held on Friday August 19th and Saturday August 20th at the convention center in downtown Natchez Mississippi. “Where it all began” just steps from Bowie’s tavern which overlooks the Mississippi and from where you can see close to where the melee (the Bowie dual) actually happened. After Set up and an initial review of the show on Friday afternoon, everyone gathers at Dunleith plantation (Constructed by Mr. Dahlgren himself) the only full colonaide top to bottom to survive the civil war in Mississippi, to gather for drinks and hors de voires. Saturday proves to be a full day of trading and sharing information. There will be some of the best knives in the country on display and many items will be for sale. This is not only a Bowie Knife show, there will be all sorts of antiques and related collectibles. You will likely see some fabulous confederate items and many other collectibles such as swords, guns, period gold and related collectibles. The show will conclude Saturday evening with an awards ceremony for different categories of knives (awards given by both the ABKA and the Natchez Bowie Knife Show). Check back soon for contact info….