What the best way to bid adieu to the old year and ring in the new? New knife drops, of course!
The year is almost over, but knife debuts are just heating up. We found a slew of production and custom knives dropped to finish 2024 or slated for release in early 2025. Any way you cut it, these blades are more than enough to get you drooling!
Leigh Aitken Button Lock Folder
Model: Button lock folder
Blade length: 2.8”
Blade material: 52100 carbon steel
Blade thickness @ricasso: .087”
Blade grind: Flat
Handle material: Macassar ebony w/brass inserts
Approximate closed length: 4.2”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: Contact maker for pricing
Maker: Leigh Aitken, twigandbot.com.au (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Matt Davis EDC Fixed Blade
Model: EDC fixed blade
Blade length: 3”
Blade steel: 440C stainless
Rockwell hardness: 59 HRC
Blade grind: The “Davis Grind” by the maker
Handle material: Black Micarta® w/black and white Micarta spacers
Handle pins: 1/16” 440C
Overall length: 7”
Sheath: Pouch type of tooled leather and rattlesnake inlay
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $400
Knife to know: Matt Davis is an ABS journeyman smith
Maker: Matt Davis, daviswacoknives.com (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Adam Gray Micro Bushcrafter
Model: Micro Bushcrafter
Blade length: 2.5”
Blade steel: CPM 154 stainless
Blade grind: Convex saber, what Adam Gray calls sabervex
Handle material: Wenge w/yellow G-10 liners
Overall length: 5.5”
Sheath: By Badgerclaw Outfitters
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $305
Maker: Adam Gray, aaforge.com (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Bear & Son Cutlery D2 Rancher Sideliner
Model name: D2 Rancher Sideliner
Knife type: Flipper folder
Blade length: 3 3/8”
Blade material: D2 tool steel
Blade grind: Flat
Handle material: India Stag Bone (also in G-10, cocobolo or titanium)
Lock: Linerlock
Pocket clip: Deep carry
Weight: 3 ozs.
Closed length: 4.25”
Knife to know: Torx screw construction
Country of origin: USA
MSRP: $95.99-$125.49
Company: Bear & Son Cutlery, bearandsoncutlery.com
RMJ Tactical BUB (Back Up Blade)
Model name: BUB (Back Up Blade)
Knife type: EDC push dagger
Blade length: 2.5”
Blade steel: Nitro-V stainless
Rockwell hardness: 58-60 HRC
Blade @thickest: .135”
Blade finish: Tungsten Cerakote®
Handle: G-10 (in three color options) w/Grade 5 titanium fasteners
Weight: 3.1 ozs.
Overall length: 4 13/16”
Sheath: Kydex w/1.5” belt clip
Knife to know: The scales remove to expose a skeletal handle
Country of origin: USA
MSRP: $185
Company: RMJ Tactical, Dept. BL1, rmjtactical.com
James Ingram Linerlock Folder
Knife type: Linerlock folder
Blade length: 3”
Blade steel: Feather damascus
Blade grind: Flat
Blade pattern: Harpoon
Handle: Mammoth ivory w/titanium liners
Frame: Engraved stainless steel
Bolster: Stainless
Closed length: 4 5/16”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: In the $1,500 range
Maker: James Ingram
Bobby House Swell-End ack
Pattern: Swell-end jack
Knife type: Slipjoint
Blade length: 2 5/8”
Blade material: Ladder pattern damascus
Blade grind: Hollow
Blade pattern: Spear point w/long-pull nail nick
Backspring material: CPM 154 stainless steel
Handle material: Cracked mammoth ivory w/polished acorn shield
Bolster: 416 stainless steel
Liners: 410 stainless, jewel relieved and soda blasted
Approximate closed length: 3 5/8”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,650
Maker: Bobby House
Andy Isaacks Exodus
Model name: Exodus
Knife type: Flipper folder
Blade length: 2.75”
Blade steel: CPM 154 stainless
Blade grind: Hollow
Blade finish: Satin
Blade lock: Linerlock
Handle material: Blue G-10 w/titanium liners
Closed length: 4.1”
Maker: Andy Isaacks (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Will Stelter/Lucas Gumbiner Bromen
Knife name: Bromen
Knife type: Flipper folder
Blade length: 3.13”
Blade material: Mosaic damascus of 1080 carbon and 15N20 nickel-alloy steels
Blade grind: Flat
Handle material: Emerald paper Micarta®
Pocket clip: Yes
Closed length: 4.39”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $3,500
Knife to know: The knife is also available in a more subdued mosaic damascus blade and a butterscotch paper Micarta® handle by Lucas Gumbiner
Maker’s contact information: Will Stelter/Lucas Gumbiner, willstelterbladesmith.com (SharpByCoop image)
Bob Merz Lockback Folder
Knife type: Lockback folder
Blade length: 2.5”
Blade steel: CPM 154 stainless
Blade grind: Flat
Handle material: Mother-of-pearl
Bolsters: 416 stainless w/24k-gold-inlaid scroll engraving by Wes Griffin
Closed length: 3.5”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $2,300
Maker: Bob Merz, bobmerzknives.com (Jocelyn Fraiser image)
Brian Milinski Folder
Knife type: Folder
Blade length: 2.75”
Blade material: Damascus of Swedish and German stainless steels
Handle material: Mammoth tusk w/anodized and jeweled titanium liners
Bolster: Stainless steel scroll engraved by Tyler Poor
Thumbstud: Damascus w/mammoth inlay
Maker’s price for a similar knife: Contact maker for pricing
Knife to know: Brian Milinski is an ABS apprentice smith
Maker: Brian Milinski, mrknives.com (Jocelyn Frasier image)
CRKT Q
Knife name: Q
Knife type: Flipper folder
Designer: Richard Rogers
Blade length: 3.31”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Blade @thickest: .13”
Blade finish: Bead blast
Blade action: Ikoma Korth Bearing System (IKBS)
Handle: Titanium w/carbon fiber inlay
Lock: Framelock
Pocket clip: Yes
Weight: 3.2 ozs.
Closed length: 4.58”
Country of origin: Italy
MSRP: $225
Company: CRKT, crkt.com
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