The ultimate lineup of custom fighter knives—from integral designs and sub-hilts to exotic materials like copper damascus and mammoth tooth.

Fighters are some of the sexiest knives going. With many, even their curves have curves. Those less curvy make up for it with straight-line designs that look born to perform. If sex really does sell, fighters are the capitalists of cut.

Randy Caston

Randy Caston’s fighter features a 9 5/8-inch blade of 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel-alloy steels. Scales: blackwood. The guard is mild steel. Overall length: 14.75 inche.(SharpByCoop image)

Adam Deville

A nickel damascus with a Dragon Skin core forged by Adam Deville sporting a snakelike fuller completes the 10.5-inch recurve blade of Jordon Berthelot’s integral fighter. The scales are marbled carbon fiber. Overall length: 16.5 inches. (SharpByCoop image)

Dennis Friedly

Dennis Friedly outfits his fighter-art knife in a 7.75-inch blade of hollow-ground CPM 154 stainless. The scales are mammoth tooth and the guard is 416 stainless. The engraving is by Ray Cover Jr. Overall length: 13 inches.(SharpByCoop image)

Patrick Harp

A 6-inch recurve blade in a full-flat-ground crushed W’s and copper damascus forged by Baker Forge & Tool top off a sub-hilt fighter by Patrick Harp of P. Harp Designs. The handle is basswood burl and the guard and sub hilt are wrought iron. Overall length: 11 inches. (SharpByCoop image)

Peyton Ramm

ABS journeyman smith Peyton Ramm opts for a 6 1/8-inch blade of a Transition damascus of 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels for his fighter. Handle frame: damascus. Scales: mammoth ivory. Guard: crushed W’s damascus. Fittings: same as guard but w/24k gold and silver inlays. Overall length: 10.75 inches. (Jocelyn Frasier image)

Steven Ramos

Peregrine by Steven Ramos offers up a 6-inch blade of hollow-ground RWL-34 stainless steel in a green canvas Micarta® handle with red fiber spacers. Bolster: 416 stainless steel. Overall length: 10.5 inches. (SharpByCoop image)

Dan Tompkins

A 5.75-inch blade in convex-ground Riptide Ultra Coppermascus by Baker Forge & Tool and a black Richlite guard and handle comprise the double-edge fighter by Dan Tompkins of Evolution Cutlery. The copper spacers are also by Baker. Overall length: 11 inches.(SharpByCoop image)

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