
See Who Took Home The Hardware From The 2024 Custom Knife Awards At BLADE Show.
Once again, the Custom Knife Of The Year® Awards at the June 7-9 BLADE Show at the Cobb County Gallery showcased some of the finest bladesmithing in the knife world. The challenge was determining which knives would rise to the top.
In a fiercely competitive field, a panel of expert judges selected the top knives in various categories, highlighting the best of the best. Below are the winners, including the prestigious Hugh Bartrug Best In Show award.
Best of Show & Best Folder: Evan Nicolaides

Best of Show Contender: Jean Louis

Best Art Knife: Fabio Barros

Best Kitchen Knife: Jordan LaMothe

Best Bowie: Samuel Lurquin

Best Collaboration: Javi Garcia, Enrique Pena, Jared Oeser

Best Damascus: Ronmell Fernandes

Best Fighter: Seth Lopez

Best Fighter Contender: Samuel Lurquin

Best Fixed Blade: Harvey Dean

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

Best Folder Contender: Vogt Knives

Best Handle Design: Vogt Knives

Best New Maker: Bobby House

Best Sword: Vince Evans

Best Tactical Folder: Dmitry Sinkevich

Best Utility Hunter: Dionatam Franco

Most Innovative Design: Carlos Queiros

Best Miniature: Rhidian Gatrill

Best Slip Joint: Rhidian Gatrill

See Past 2023 Factory Knife Of The Year® Awards Winners:
- 2023 Custom Knife Award Winners From BLADE Show
- 2022 Factory Knife Of The Year Award Winners
- 2021 BLADE Show Knife-Of-The-Year® Award Winners & Custom Knife Award Winners
- 2019 Knife of the Year® Award Winners & Custom Knife Award Winners
- 2018 Knife of the Year® Award Winners & Custom Knife Award Winners
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