Take your pick of contemporary tactical and utilitarian cutters, custom & factory.
The new year is here and makers are hard at work in their forges and factory lines turning out new knives. We collected a bevvy of them, both custom and production, to kick off the coming year and continue to build out your wish list.
Ramm Bladesmithing Wapiti Hunter
Knife name: Wapiti Hunter
Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 4.5”
Blade material: O1 tool steel
Blade grind: Flat
Blade finish: Parkerized
Handle: Black canvas Micarta®
Guard: Bronze
Overall length: 8.5”
Sheath: By Peyton Ramm
Knife to know: Peyton Ramm is an ABS journeyman smith
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $700
Maker: Ramm Bladesmithing LLC (SharpByCoop image)
Dark Water Knives Tactical Hunter
Knife type: Tactical hunter
Blade length: 5.25”
Blade steel: CPM 154 stainless
Blade grind: Flat
Blade finish: Satin
Handle material: Black G-10 w/red G-10 liner
Overall length: 10.5”
Sheath: Sedgwick bridle leather hand stitched w/linen thread
Knife to know: Thanks to the exaggerated heirloom fit, the scales are left .059 to .078” larger than the tang instead of the usual slight oversize
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $270 at press-time exchange rate
Maker: Dark Water Knives (Rod Hoare image)
Don Sylvest Fat Bubba Skinner
Knife name: Fat Bubba Skinner
Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 3.25”
Blade steel: CPM 154 stainless
Blade grind: Flat
Blade finish: Stonewash
Handle: Coyote Ultrex
Overall length: 7.75”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $330 (includes a basic sheath)
Maker: Don Sylvest (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Cold Steel Recon M1
Knife name: Recon M1
Knife type: Utility folder
Blade length: 4”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Blade pattern: Clip point
Blade finish: Stonewash
Handle material: G-10
Lock: Tri-Ad®
Clip: Integral
Weight: 5.2 ozs.
Closed length: 5.5”
Country of origin: Italy
MSRP: $259.99
Company: Cold Steel
Sencut Skarnax
Knife name: Skarnax
Knife type: Flipper folder
Blade length: 3.79”
Blade steel: 9Cr18MoV stainless
Rockwell hardness: 58-60 HRC
Blade grind: Flat
Blade finish: Satin
Blade pattern: Drop point
Blade @thickest: .12”
Blade pivot: Caged ceramic ball bearing
Handle material: G-10
Handle @thickest: .47”
Lock: Linerlock
Liner & Clip: Stainless
Weight: 4.75 ozs.
Closed length: 4.83”
Country of origin: China
MSRP: $45.90
Company: Sencut
J. McClure Knives M-44
Model: M-44
Knife type: Fixed-blade hunter
Blade length: 4”
Blade steel: Damascus
Handle: Water buck horn
Bolster: Stainless steel
Overall length: 8.25”
Sheath: Leather pouch belt model by Daniel Gallegos
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $800
Maker: J. McClure Knives (SharpByCoop image)
Coast Founder’s Series Origin Tanto
Knife name: Founder’s Series Origin Tanto
Knife type: Flipper folder
Blade length: 3.35”
Blade steel: 9Cr18MoV stainless
Blade pattern: Tanto
Blade finish: Glass bead blast w/black titanium nitride coating
Handle: Stainless steel
Lock: Framelock
Pocket clip: Yes
Knife to know: All-steel construction
Country of origin: China
MSRP: $49.99
Company: Coast
Australian and New Zealand Knifemaking 2025
Content: Profiles of top Down Under knifemakers, including leading lady makers, and stories on the mental health bennies of knifemaking, the Australian Knifemakers Guild, Australian Knife Art Association, New Zealand Blade Art Association, the ABS and knife shows, directories and more
Format: 8.25 x 11.5” full-color paperback on slick paper; hundreds of pictures by some of the world’s top knife photographers; 288 pages
MSRP: $46 at press-time exchange rate
Publisher: Hoare Publishing/Rod Hoare Knife Images
L. Lynch Knives Pig sticking knife
Style: Pig sticking knife
Model: PSK-1
Blade length: 8”
Blade material: 52100 carbon steel
Blade grind: Helical hollow
Blade thickness @ricasso: .256”
Handle material: G-10
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $360 at press-time exchange rate
Maker: L. Lynch Knives (Rod Hoare image)
Gerber Prybrid Utility Clip Burnt Orange
Knife name: Prybrid Utility Clip Burnt Orange
Knife type: Replaceable blade multi-tool
Tools: Standard replaceable utility blade, stainless pry bar, nail puller, wire stripper, small and large flathead drivers, bottle opener and cord cut notch
Handle: Glass-filled nylon
Pocket clip: Yes
Weight: 3.1 ozs.
Width: 1.25”
Overall length: 4.25”
Knife to know: Dual-ended design and keychain for easy access
MSRP: $16
Country of origin: USA
Company: Gerber
GiantMouse ACE Biblio XL
Knife name: ACE Biblio XL
Knife type: Flipper folder
Blade length: 3.2”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Rockwell hardness: 62 HRC
Blade finish: Satin
Blade @thickest: .138”
Handle: Textured titanium
Lock: Linerlock
Backspacers: Brass
Clip: Wire, reversible
Weight: 5 ozs.
Closed length: 4.375”
Knife to know: Biblio is the name of the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, bar where the idea for the knife was conceived
Country of origin: Italy
MSRP: $295
Company: GiantMouse
Steven Bryan Baron Fighter
Knife: Baron Fighter
Blade length: 10”
Blade material: 80CrV2 carbon steel
Handle material: Flash weathered maple
Bolster: Oil-seasoned pipe collar
Overall length: 16”
Knife to know: Steven Bryan is an ABS journeyman smith
Maker’s price for a similar knife: Contact maker for pricing
Maker: Steven Bryan (Jocelyn Frasier image)
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