Fantastic custom and factory fixed blades just hitting the market.

There’s just something about a solid fixed blade knife. At once, these knives are simple yet elegant—especially when crafted by a master. We’ve scoured the globe—or at least three continents—to bring you a dozen excellent fixed specimens. They range from fillet knives to fighters and everything in between, and each is certain to induce the expansion of wish lists.

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Jeremy Yelle Fighter

Blade length: 7.5”
Blade material: Feather damascus forged of 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels
Blade grind: Convex w/an unsharpened clip
Handle material: Stag
Furniture: Blackened 416 stainless steel
Knife to know: Jeremy Yelle is a journeyman smith in the American Bladesmith Society
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,700
Maker: Jeremy Yelle (Jocelyn Frasier image)

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Nate Carper Custom Knives Acid Rain

Blade length: 7.25”
Blade material: “I call this my Acid Rain pattern. I made a seven-layered billet using an 80CrV2 carbon steel core, 1084 carbon steel for the next two layers, nickel shim for two layers and followed up with 300 layers of a Raindrop pattern on the outside.”
Blade grind: Full flat w/a tapered tang and distal taper
Handle material: Dyed and stabilized maple secured w/Loveless bolts
Overall length: 12”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: Contact Nate Carper for more information
Maker: Nate Carper Custom Knives (SharpByCoop image)

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Tom Haslinger Damascus Kissaki-Moroha Tanto

Blade length: 6.7”
Blade material: HCK damascus forged in 320 layers of 1080 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels
Rockwell hardness: 58 HRC
Handle: Stainless steel wire wrap
Tsuba (guard) material: Stainless steel
Kashira (buttcap) material: Textured stainless steel
Overall length: 12.65”
Weight: 13 ozs.
Saya (sheath): Lined cowhide w/koi leather overlay
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $1,490
Maker: Tom Haslinger

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Michael West Silver Lining

Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 3.93”
Blade material: Damasteel twist damascus
Blade grind: Freehand hollow
Furniture: Argentium silver
Handle material: Ebony and argentium silver
Overall length: 9.6”
Sheath materials: Leather and argentium silver
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $3,100
Maker: Michael West (SharpByCoop image)

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Mille Blades Fillet Knife

Blade length: 8”
Blade material: Damascus forged of 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels
Handle material: Stabilized tiger maple
Overall length: 13”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: Contact Adam Mille for more information
Knife to know: Adam Mille is an apprentice smith in the American Bladesmith Society
Maker: Mille Blades (SharpByCoop image)

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Andrew Bonavia Gyuto

Blade length: 8.5”
Blade material: Forged 1084 carbon steel
Blade grind: Full flat
Blade @ widest: 2”
Handle material: Dyed spalted maple
Overall length: 14”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $531 at press-time exchange rate
Knife to know: Andrew Bonavia is a member of the Australian Knifemakers Guild
Maker: Andrew Bonavia (Rod Hoare image)

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Brad Millman O-Tanto

Blade length: 11.75”
Blade material: 120-layer 1095 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels w/nickel cladding and an 80CrV2 carbon steel core
Blade grind: Flat to convex near the edge
Handle: Raffir poplar burl
Bolster: Forged-finished stainless and copper
Overall length: 16.25”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,200
Maker: Brad Millman (Jocelyn Frasier image)

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Blacks Blades Mosaic Damascus Bowie

Blade length: 13.5”
Blade material: Mosaic damascus
Blade grind: Flat
Blade thickness @ ricasso: .236”
Handle material: Tassie blackwood
Furniture: Hot blued mild steel
Overall length: 19.5”
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: Contact Shane Partridge for more information
Maker: Blacks Blades (Rod Hoare image)

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Aimee’s Forge Boot Dagger

Blade length: 4”
Blade steel: Nitro-V stainless
Blade grind: Flat
Construction: Full tang
Handle material: Black and red G-10
Handle pins: Black G-10
Overall length: 8.75”
Sheath: Leather w/belt clip
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $431 at press-time exchange rate
Knife to know: Aimee Conte is a member of the Australian Knifemakers Guild and an apprentice smith in the American Bladesmith Society
Maker: Aimee’s Forge (Rod Hoare image)

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Zane Dvorak Integral Hunter

Blade length: 4.25”
Blade material: Black Edge mosaic damascus forged from 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel-alloy steels
Blade grind: Flat to convex
Blade pattern: Clip point
Handle material: African blackwood
Overall length: 9.25”
Sharp stuff: Forged integral single guard; carved handle groove matches the one in the bolster
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,400
Maker: Zane Dvorak (Jocelyn Frasier image)

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Jeroen Knippenberg Integral Chef’s Knife

Blade length: 6.7”
Blade material: A multi-color Feather damascus pattern forged from 15N20 nickel alloy and O2, O1 and 115W2 tool steels
Blade grind: Convex
Handle material: Desert ironwood
Overall length: 11”
Knife to know: Jeroen Knippenberg’s Integral chef’s knife won Best Chef’s Knife at the Dutch Knife Exhibition
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,600-$2,140 at press-time exchange rate
Maker: Jeroen Knippenberg (Jocelyn Frasier image)

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Dragon’s Breath Forge Period Piece

Blade length: 18”
Blade material: 1080 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels
Handle material: Bronze and Elforen
Bolster: Silver, bronze and garnet
Overall length: 24”
Maker’s price for a similar knife and scabbard: Contact Jamie Lundell for more information
Maker: Dragon’s Breath Forge (SharpByCoop image)

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