BLADE Show Debuts: New Knife Launched In Atlanta

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BLADE Show Debuts: New Knife Launched In Atlanta

See what sleek new slicers are available or soon will be.

When introducing their new sporting knives, the world’s leading manufacturers want as many of the people that matter to see the knives as possible. And the best place to do it year in and year out is the BLADE Show.

BLADE Show 2024 presented more factory debuts than usual June 7-9 in the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, and show patrons saw them in all their glory—fixed blades, folders, sharpeners and more—made by manufacturers from all over the planet. Unfortunately, due to BLADE®’s space limitations, each participating exhibiting company could submit only one of the multiple knives they debuted at the show for our story.

This story will be updated with more knives later this year.

Tactile Knife Chupacabra

BS Debut half open

Knife type: Manual folder
Designer: Matt Palmore
Blade length: 3.3”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Rockwell hardness: 63-64 HRC
Blade grind: Flat
Blade @ thickest: .135”
Blade finish: Stonewash
Handle material: 7075 aluminum
Lock: Superlock
Opening mechanism: Thumb stud
Pivot materials: Ceramic caged bearings
Pocket clip: Stainless steel, deep carry
Weight: 4.72 ozs.
Closed length: 4.45”
Knife to know: First U.S.-made Superlock
Country of origin: USA
MSRP: $249
Available: NOW


Condor Tool & Knife K-Night Scullery

BS Debut Condor

Knife type: Tactical fixed blade
Designer: Jason Breeden
Blade length: 4.69”
Blade steel: 14C28N stainless
Rockwell hardness: 55-58 HRC
Blade grind: Flat w/second bevel
Blade @ thickest: .12”
Blade finish: Blasted satin
Construction: Full tang
Handle material: Black canvas Micarta®
Weight: 7.06 ozs.
Overall length: 9.07”
Sheath: Kydex w/leather belt loop
Country of origin: El Salvador
MSRP: $124.98
Available: Fall ’24


Fox Knives Kronos

BS Debut FX

Knife type: Folder
Designer: Stefan Merk
Blade length: 3.54”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Rockwell hardness: 62-64 HRC
Blade grind: Flat
Blade @ thickest: .16”
Blade finish: Black PVD
Handle material: FatCarbon Dark Matter Black
Lock: Framelock
Opening mechanism: Flipper w/ball bearings
Pivot materials: Stainless steel
Pocket clip: Right-handed; integral milled
Closed length: 4.49”
Sheath: Zippered nylon
Country of origin: Italy
MSRP: $487
Available: September ’24


Emerson Knives, Inc. COM-SEVEN

BS Debut Com-Seven-SF

Knife type: Manual folder
Designer: Ernest Emerson
Blade length: 3.3”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Rockwell hardness: 62-64 HRC
Blade grind: Conventional ‘V’
Blade @ thickest: .125”
Blade pattern: Recurve
Blade finish: Stonewash
Handle material: G-10
Lock: Titanium linerlock
Pocket clip: Stainless steel
Closed length: 4.7”
Sharp stuff: Wave Shaped Feature
Country of origin: USA
MSRP: $295
Available: Sold out @ press time; more out in August ’24


Demko Knives Shark Cub

BS Debut demko

Knife type: Folder
Designer: Andrew Demko
Blade length: 2.5” cutting edge
Blade steel: Choice of 20CV stainless (anodized aluminum handle) and AUS10A stainless (Grivory handle)
Rockwell hardness: 62 HRC
Blade grind: Taper
Blade @ thickest: .095”
Blade pattern: Slicer Shark or clip point
Blade finish: DLC/satin
Lock: Shark-Lock
Opening mechanism: Opening slot or thumb stud
Pivot materials: Cage bearings
Pocket clip: Stainless steel, deep carry, ambidextrous 
Weights: Aluminum/Shark Cub Slicer: 3.85 ozs.; Grivory/clip point: 3.05 ozs.; Grivory/Slicer: 3 ozs.
Closed length: 4.2”
Country of origin: Taiwan
MSRP: $69.99 to $209.99
Available: Fall ’24


Heretic Knives OTF Auto

BS Debut Auto

Designer: Anthony Marfione              
Blade length: 3.6”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Rockwell hardness: Proprietary 
Blade grind: Machined ground (for production)
Blade @ thickest: .14”
Blade pattern: Clip point
Blade finish: DLC
Handle material: 6061 T6 aircraft aluminum
Lock: Mechanical locking
Opening mechanism: Out-the-front automatic
Pocket clip: Stamped clip is standard; optional machined clip
Closed length: 5.045”
Knife to know: Fully machined; lifetime warranty
Country of origin: USA
MSRP: $279
Available: NOW


Maserin Nexus

BS Debut Mas

Knife type: EDC slipjoint
Designer: Maserin Maurizio
Blade length: 3.22”
Blade steel: Small Roses damascus pattern in 120 layers
Rockwell hardness: 60 HRC
Blade grind: Flat
Blade @ thickest: .125”
Blade pattern: Drop point
Blade finish: Damascus finishing
Construction: Integral
Handle material: 3D printed in a single piece of AISI 316L stainless steel
Pivot materials: Bronze washers
Pocket clip: Polished stainless steel; reversible
Weight: 5.15 ozs.
Closed length: 4.25”
Knife to know: Comes w/a dedicated limited-edition, recycled paper gift box; 3D printed design based on C.E. Delaunay lunar motion studies
Country of origin: Italy
MSRP: $1,298 @press-time rate of exchange
Available: October ’24


Maniago Knife Makers (MKM) Eclipse Limited Edition

BS Debut MK EL

Knife type: Folder
Designer: Jesper Voxnaes
Blade length: 3.19”
Blade steel: Fafnir pattern damascus by Damasteel
Rockwell hardness: 58-60 HRC
Blade @ thickest: .12”
Blade pattern: Modified drop point
Blade finish: Mirror polished
Construction: Screw
Handle material: Titanium + titanium (Ti6Al4V frame)
Lock: Linerlock
Opening mechanism: Thumb hole and/or flipper
Pivot materials: Stainless steel screws w/titanium ring on pivot screw
Pocket clip: Titanium, deep carry
Weight: 3 ozs.
Closed length: 4.33”
Knife to know: Comes in a special wooden MKM collection box; limited and numbered edition of 100 models in damascus steel and milled titanium
Country of origin: Italy
MSRP: $737 @press-time exchange rate
Available: NOW


QSP Knife Dolphin

BS Debut QSP Dolphin

Model type: Pocketknife
Designer: QSP 
Blade length: 3.125”
Blade steel: Sandvik 14C28N stainless
Rockwell hardness: 59-61 HRC
Blade grind: Flat
Blade @ thickest: .118”
Blade pattern: Clip point
Blade finish: Mirror polished
Construction: Screw
Handle frame: Stainless steel
Handle inlay: Shredded carbon fiber and Golden Shred in clear resin
Lock: Linerlock
Pivot materials: Ceramic ball bearings
Pocket clip: No
Weight: 3.53 ozs.
Closed length: 4.625”
Sheath: Belt loop pouch, leather 
Country of origin: China
MSRP: To be announced
Available: November ’24


Chaves Knives Auto Chub

BS Debut Retailer CHUB

Knife type: Utility OTF
Designer: Ramon Chavez
Blade length: 1”
Construction: Screw
Handle material: Aluminum
Lock: Trigger
Opening mechanism: Double-action auto
Pocket clip: Titanium, tip down, right-handed
Weight: 3 ozs.
Special features: Removable utility blade
Country of origin: USA
MSRP: $300
Available: First shown to public at BLADE Show 2024; website and retailer availability summer and fall ’24


Reate T1000-V2

BS Debut T1000

Knife type: Folder
Designer: Alvin Lee
Blade length: 3.6”
Blade steel: M390 stainless
Blade finish: Satin
Handle: Titanium 
Weight: 10.5 ozs.
Closed length: 5.2”
Country of origin: China
MSRP: To be announced
Available: To be announced  


Tecnocut Safe

BS Debut Safe

Knife type: Folder
Designer: Fabrizio Silvestrelli
Blade length: 3.75”
Blade steel: Böhler M390 stainless
Blade pattern: Modified tanto
Blade @ thickest: .157”
Blade finish: Satin
Construction: Screw
Handle material: Carbon fiber
Lock: Linerlock w/patent-pending automatic safe lock system
Pocket clip: Titanium, deep carry
Weight: 5.57 ozs.
Closed length: 5”
Country of origin: Italy
MSRP: $257 @ press-time exchange rate
Available: November ’24


GiantMouse Bleecker

BS Debut Folder

Knife type: Persian folder
Designers: Jesper Voxnaes & Jens Anso
Blade length: 3.26”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Rockwell hardness: Approximately 62 HRC
Blade grind: Flat
Blade @ thickest: .11”
Blade finish: Satin
Construction: Screw
Handle material: Choice of titanium/titanium & carbon fiber
Lock: Framelock
Opening mechanism: Thumb hole
Pivot: Ball bearings
Pocket clip: Steel wire clip
Weight: 2.2 ozs. and 2 ozs., depending on handle material
Closed length: 4.14”
Country of origin: Italy
MSRP: $285 (ti) and $245 (CF)
Available: August 8 launch


Wicked Edge Generation 4 Pro w/micro-adjusts and storage shelving

BS Debut WIckedonlygen4

Sharpener type: Precision-angle-guided manual
Designer: Wicked Edge
Abrasive: Premium monocrystalline diamond stones
Grit assortment: Two each of 100/200, 400/600 and 800/1000 grit
Sharpener dimensions: 11.5” long, 11” tall, 6” wide
Construction materials: Stainless steel and Type 2 and 3 anodized aluminum
Weight: 13.1 lbs.
Special features: Patented dual-sided sharpening, repeatability tools, dual-cam vise, and dual-sided angle settings w/micro-adjusts
Country of origin: USA
MSRP: $1,499
Available: NOW


Winkler Knives Twenty 24

BS Debut Hatchet

Model type: Hatchet
Designer: Winkler Knives 
Blade length: 6”
Blade material: 80CrV2 carbon steel
Rockwell hardness: 59 HRC @cutting edge
Blade grind: Flat
Blade @ thickest: .248”
Blade pattern: Utility
Blade finish: Black oxide
Construction: Full tang
Handle material: Various woods and laminates
Weight: 1 lb., 3 ozs.
Overall length: 12”
Sheath: Quick-access, lined Boltaron®
Knife to know: Will be made in 2024 only and then retired
Country of origin: USA
MSRP: $575 base, $675 as pictured
Available: NOW; watch for drops on Winkler website

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