BLADE Staff

The new November BLADE®, on most newsstands as of yesterday, features the knives made by Gil Hibben for the new action flick, The Expendables, the Blade Magazine 2010 Knives Of The Year®, some of the best custom knives from the BLADE Show, the American Bladesmith Society’s top annual knives, some of the latest hunters from the BLADE Show, some of the debut factory knives of the BLADE Show and much more.

Here’s a list, in the order they appear, of the makers’ and companies’ knives pictured editorially in the new November BLADE®: Gil Hibben, Strider, Chris Reeve, Columbia River Knife & Tool, Kershaw, Spyderco, Lion Steel, A.G. Russell Knives, Spartan Blades, Stone River Gear, Pro-Tech, Shaun and Sharla Hansen, Tad Lynch, John Horrigan, Vince Evans, Jody Muller, Bob Dozier and Daniel Crotts, Peter Martin, E. Jay Hendrickson, Rock Creek, Queen, Karl B. Andersen, James Shaver III, Buck, Boker Plus, Hogue, Benchmade, Mil-Tac, Zero Tolerance, Ted Ott, Al Mar Knives, Butch Ball, Silver Stag, Condor Tool & Knife, Robert Nelson Parker, Utica, Tim Tabor, Jerry Hossom, Mace Vitale, Grohmann, Phil Evans, Jerry Van Eizenga, Donald Vogt, Jack Busfield, Ron Richerson, John White, Henry Torres, Bill Behnke, Antonio Fogarizzu, Michael Rader, Dee Hedges, James Batson, Bill Buxton, Bruce Bingenheimer, William Scagel, Scorpion Knives and D’ Holder.

With The Expendables being the No. 1 movie hit of the past weekend, bringing in about $35 million–$12 million more than the nearest competition–the November BLADE hitting most newsstands tomorrow, Aug. 17, could not have been timed much better. The November BLADE features the knives made by Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Famer© Gil Hibben for the movie’s star, Sylvester Stallone, and one of Sly’s many co-stars, Dolph Lundgren. If you subscribe, you should already have the issue. If not, check your local newsstands starting tomorrow. It should be on most of them by then. The issue also features:
•The Blade Magazine 2010 Knife-Of-The-Year™ Awards;
•The Best Annual Knives of The American Bladesmith Society;
•The top knives of the world’s largest knife show, the 2010 BLADE Show;
•A report on the lawless raid of knife stores in Manhattan, New York, by Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance and his minions;
•And much more.

With The Expendables being the No. 1 movie hit of the past weekend, bringing in about $35 million–$12 million more than the nearest competition–the November BLADE hitting a number of newsstands tomorrow, Aug. 17, could not have been timed much better. The November BLADE features the knives made by Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Famer© Gil Hibben for the movie’s star, Sylvester Stallone, and one of Sly’s many co-stars, Dolph Lundgren. If you subscribe, you should already have the issue. If not, check your local newsstands starting tomorrow. It should be on a number of them by then. The issue also features:
•The Blade Magazine 2010 Knife-Of-The-Year™ Awards;
•The Best Annual Knives of The American Bladesmith Society;
•The top knives of the world’s largest knife show, the 2010 BLADE Show;
•A report on the lawless raid of knife stores in Manhattan, New York, by Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance and his minions;
•And much more.

Sign up for the Guadalupe Forge Fall Hammer-In & Knifemaker’s Rendezvous in New Braunfels, Texas on Sept. 25-26, 2010. Contact me at johnny@stoutknives.com for more information, or visit my website at www.stoutknives.com

Mantis Knives will host an event at its headquarters in Anaheim, California.

The event is called “The So-Cal Slice.” A BladeSports school and competition will take place, Bram Frank and Ms. Sonia will teach a two-day seminar on Close Quarters Combat, and Mantis Knives will offer a warehouse sale and tours of its grand facility.

The BladeSports cutting competition will be covered by local press and television.

This event will take place on Dec. 11 and 12, 2010.

Details

Dates: December 11, 2010 to December 12, 2010
Location: Mantis Knives Headquarters, 1580 North Harmony Circle, Anaheim, CA 92807
Website: http://www.mantisknives.com
Phone: (714) 701-9136

Planning to attend? Click here to RSVP on the Knife Showcase event calendar.