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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