Companies from every corner of the globe will unveil their new knives at the BLADE Show.

Knife companies know how their bread is buttered—by blue-collar and other like-minded knife enthusiasts who buy factory knives by the wagonload. And there’s no better place to tap that wealth of grassroots knife enthusiasts than the BLADE Show.

More companies from more countries than ever before will introduce their latest cutters in Atlanta’s Cobb Galleria Centre June 7-9. Scrutinize this and the following pages for just one knife each applicable company will debut. There will be many more, including those of exhibiting companies that were unable to participate in the story for one reason or another.

All the featured knives are either available for sale now or will be in June.

W.R. Case & Sons Ruple Axe Handle

Designer: BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame® member Bill Ruple
Knife type: Folder
Blade length: 3.5” 
Blade steel: 154CM stainless
Blade grind: Flat taper
Handle material: Natural birdseye maple
Lock: Lockback
Special features: Axe-handle-shaped handle 
Weight: 4.2 ozs.
Closed length: 4.4”
Carry: Taco-shaped suede leather pouch a la the ones that came with past Case/Tony Bose collaborations
Knife to know: The knife marks the first of what promises to a series of collaborations between Case and Ruple as Bill officially succeeds the late Cutlery Hall-Of-Famer Tony Bose as Case’s go-to custom knifemaker designer
Country of origin:  USA
MSRP: To be determined

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Halfbreed Blades CQC-02S

Designers: Halfbreed in collaboration w/Jared Wihongi
Description: Karambit
Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 3.54”
Blade material: K340 carbon steel
Rockwell hardness: 59-60 HRC
Edge: Polished, partially serrated
Blade finish: PVD coated black
Blade pattern: Talon point
Blade @ thickest: .23”
Handle material: G-10
Knife weight: 7.65 ozs.
Overall length: 7.48”
Sheath: Molded Kydex
Mounting: IWB and belt (DOTS design)
Color options: Black, dark earth, Ranger green
Country of origin: Comprises Australian and Taiwanese make
MSRP: $220

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Bear OPS 4.5” Double Clutch IV

Knife type: EDC
Blade length: 2.5”
Blade material: D2 tool steel
Blade grind: Taper
Handle material: Aircraft aluminum w/grip ridges, hole for a lanyard
Opening mechanism: Automatic
Pocket clip: Robust steel model
Weight: 3.3 ozs.
Closed length: 4.5”
Country of origin: USA
MSRP: $289.99

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Kansept Link

Knife type: EDC
Blade length: 3.55”
Blade steel: CPM 20CV stainless
Blade grind: Flat
Handle material: Titanium+Gecko camo carbon fiber
Lock: Framelock
Pocket clip: Milled titanium
Weight: 3.85 ozs.
Closed length: 3.61”
Country of origin: China
MSRP: $284

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CobraTec Surgeon

Knife type: Necker
Blade length: 1.75”
Blade steel: M390 stainless
Blade grind: Flat
Handle material: M390 stainless
Construction: Full tang 
Weight: 1.2 ozs.
Sheath: Kydex w/necklace bead chain
Country of origin: China
MSRP: $99.99

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A.G. Russell Knives

Knife type: EDC
Designer: BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member A.G. Russell
Blade length: 3.25”
Blade Material: D2 tool steel
Rockwell Hardness: 60-61 HRC
Blade grind: Flat saber
Handle material: Green G-10 (also available in blue)
Blade opener: Thumb stud
Blade finish: Hand rubbed
Lock: Cutlery Hall-of-Famer Blackie Collins-inspired design
Pocket clip: Deep pocket, ambidextrous, blade tip up
Weight: 3.7 ozs.
Closed length: 4.25”
Country of origin: China
MSRP: $135

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Fox Cutlery Anzu

Designer: Les George
Knife type: EDC
Blade length: 3.15”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Blade finish: Black PVD
Blade grind: Flat 
Handle material: 3K carbon fiber
Lock: Verso Lock 
Pocket clip: Black PVD-coated 420 stainless steel, reversible
Weight: 3.7 ozs.
Closed length: 4.13”
Country of origin: Italy
MSRP: $225 at press-time exchange rate

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Ocaso Duo Desk Knife

Model type: Desk knife
Blade length: 2.75”
Blade steel: 420J2 stainless
Blade grind: Chisel
Handle material: 420J2
Special features: Dual knives w/neodymium magnets
Weight: 3 ozs.
Overall length: 5.5”
Knife to know: Includes walnut and stainless steel stand
Country of origin: Taiwan
MSRP: $149.99

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Condor Tool & Knife Narrowsaur

Knife type: Survival
Blade length: 4.2”
Blade material: 1095 carbon steel
Blade grind: Scandi
Handle: Walnut
Weight: 4.9 ozs.
Overall length: 8.66”
Sheath: Handcrafted leather
Country of origin: El Salvador
MSRP: $89.98

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Bradford USA Gatsby Steak Knife

Knife type: Culinary
Blade length: 4.5”
Blade steel: N690 stainless
Blade grind: Full-height flat
Handle options: Maroon, wheat or ivory canvas Micarta®, and carbon fiber
MAKER’S REMARK: As Nicole Bradford noted, “It makes your steak taste better!”
Weight: 2.7 ozs.
Overall length: 8.5”
Sheath: 4-pack leather roll and/or individual Kydex
Country of origin: USA Proud
MSRP: $199 each

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QSP Knife Turtle Punk

Designer: Keanu Alfaro
Model type: Pocketknife
Blade length: 3.5”
Blade steel: Sandvik 14C28N stainless
Blade grind: Flat
Handle material: Black-and-white-pattern G-10
Lock: Linerlock
Pivot: Ceramic ball bearings
Pocket clip: Blade tip up, stainless steel, deep carry, ambidextrous
Weight: 4.6 ozs.
Closed length: 4.5”
Overall length: 8”
Country of origin: China
MSRP: To be determined

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Reate GTR

Knife type: EDC
Blade length: 3.6”
Blade steel: M390 stainless
Blade finish: Hand satin
Blade openers: Flipper tab, blade hole and thumb stud
Blade pattern: Harpoon
Handle: Titanium in a selection of finishes, color anodizations, Zircuti inlays and more
Weight: 5.5 ozs.
Closed length: 5”
Country of origin: China
MSRPs: $687 (w/Zircuti inlays) and $450 (titanium version)  

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Smoky Mountain Knife Works Rough Ryder Reserve Hawkeye

Knife pattern: Gentleman’s hawkbill
Designer: Brian Wilhoite
Blade length: 25/8”
Blade material: D2 tool steel
Handle material: Brown jigged bone
Action: Slipjoint w/half stop
Weight: 3.2 ozs.
Closed length: 3.5”
Special features: Brass liners and lanyard tube, nickel silver bomb shield and pins
Country of origin: China
MSRP: $44.95

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SOG Tech Bowie Stonewashed

Knife type: Tactical/utility
Blade length: 6.4”
Blade steel: AUS-8 stainless
Blade grind: Saber hollow
Handle material: Kraton
Weight: 11.2 ozs.
Sheath: Hard-molded nylon
Country of origin: Taiwan
MSRP: $199.95

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Cold Steel AD-10 Ti Limited Edition

Designer: Andrew Demko
Knife type: EDC
Blade length: 3.5”
Blade material: CPM 3V carbon steel
Blade pattern: Drop point
Handle material: Titanium
Lock: Tri-Ad
Pocket clip: Blade tip up
Special features: Full titanium; limited run of 1,000; presentation box
Weight: 9 ozs.
Closed length: 5.25”
Country of origin: Taiwan
MSRP: $279.99

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Spartan Blades Spartan-Harsey Clandestina

Designer: William W. “Bill” Harsey Jr.
Knife type: Fixed blade, combat/utility 
Blade length: 5.5”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Rockwell hardness: 61-63 HRC
Blade grind: Flat/saber
Blade @ thickest: 3/16”
Handle material: CE canvas Micarta®, black or camo (shown)
Weight: 7.6 ozs.
Overall length: 10 3/16”
Knife to know: Flat ground main bevel with tapered top edge
Sheath: MOLLE and Kydex options
Country of origin: USA
MSRP: $360

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Benchmade 99 Necron

Knife type: Balisong
Blade length: 4.59”
Blade steel: CPM S30V stainless
Blade grind: Scimitar
Handle material: G-10 
Lock: Latchless balisong
Special features: Interchangeable backspacers and an interchangeable tungsten weight system beneath the G-10 scales tune the flipping dynamics; comes in ivory and ruby red (99BK-1) versions
Weight: 4.21 ozs. 
Closed length: 5.08”; 5.92” w/extensions
Carry: Nylon sleeve
Country of origin: USA
MSRPs: $500 ivory version, $550 ruby red version

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