2018 Custom Knife Award Winners – BLADE Show 2018

The 2018 Custom Knife Awards were handed out on Saturday, June 2, at the BLADE Show in Atlanta. Here are the winners.

Best Fixed and Best in Show: Anders Hogstrom

Best Sword: Matthew Parkinson

Best Damascus: Jimmy Chin

Best New Maker: Ed Cope

Best Art Knife: Jean Louis Regent

Best Knife Collaboration: Ben Breda & Ben Seward

Best Folder: Gusatvo Cecchini

Best Utility Hunter: Haley Desrosiers

Most Innovative Design: Corrado Miro

Best Fighter: Josh Fisher

Best Handle Design: Steve Rapp

Best Bowie: Jean Louis Regel

Best of the Rest: Thomas Ward

Best Miniature: Toshiaki Michinaka

Best Tactical Folder: Svarn II by Cultrotech

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