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BLADE Show 2023 Custom Knife Award Winners

See who took home the hardware from the 2023 Custom Knife Awards at BLADE Show.

As usual, the Custom Knife Of The Year® Awards at the June 2-4 BLADE Show at the Cobb County Gallery gather together some of the best examples of bladesmithing in the knife world. The difficulty was choosing which would rise to the top.

In a highly competitive field, a panel of expert judges sorted out the top knives in XX categories for the best of the best. Below are the winners, including the coveted Hugh Bartrug Best In Show.

Hugh Bartrug Best In Show & Fixed Blade: Vince Evans

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Best Fighter: Samuel Lurquin

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Best Kitchen Knife: Lucas Gumbiner

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Best Folder: Owen Wood

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Best Tactical Folder: Thomas Gony (Grind Tactical Knives)

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Best Handle: Fabio Barros

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Best Utility Hunter: Oliver Goldschmidt

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Best Slipjoint: Luke Swenson

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Best Damascus: CAS Knives (Sobral Brothers)

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Best M.A.C.K.: Shirogorov Knives

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Best Collaboration: Raul Sartorial Filho (Engraver) & Fabio Barros (Bladesmith)

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Best Art Knife: Mauricio Daletzky

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Best Bowie: Dionatam Franco

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Best Sword: Vince Evans

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Best Miniature: Chuck Gedraitis

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Most Innovative: GTC Knives

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Best of The Rest: Will Stelter

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Best New Maker: Zane Dvorak

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See Past 2023 Factory Knife Of The Year® Awards Winners:


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