BLADE Magazine

The annual U.S. military issue of BLADE® includes what to look for in a 4.0 military knife, special presentation Buck knives for a unique unit of National Guardsmen who fought during the Vietnam War, the knives from Johnny Strong’s latest movie and much more—and is on newsstands now!

What kind of knife do professional soldiers favor when they go on active duty? BLADE interviewed Special Ops veterans Jack Stottlemire, Kim Breed and Rob Cude, as well as veteran military knife designer William “Bill” Harsey Jr., for their recommendations. All give specifics and their reasons why in Mike Haskew’s informative story.

The stories of valor are many from the Vietnam War but the one about Company D 151st Infantry, the “Indiana Rangers,” is especially intriguing. They represent what is reportedly the only instance of a unit of National Guardsmen that stayed together from activation and served in combat in Vietnam throughout until being deactivated about one year later. Today many unit members are still living and belong to the Company D 151st Association. All of them were presented with engraved Buck 110 folders in recognition of their service and are saluted in the story, “A Lot of Brothers.”

Johnny Strong is the only actor we know of who also makes knives—knives that also appear with him in two of his films, including his latest, Daylight’s End, which premiered Aug. 26. Check out his movie knives—and a Bill Coye knife that also appears in the flick—Strong’s views on knifemaking and more in “The Knives of Daylight’s End.”

Also this issue:

•A test of four military-style knives in “Sharpest Steel on a Soldier’s Pay,” by Abe Elias;

•Some of the best in portable sharpeners for use in the field in Dexter Ewing’s “On-The-Spot Sharp”;

•Four of the latest military daggers and how they perform in “Daggerous!” by James Morgan Ayres;

And much more, all in the latest BLADE—on newsstands now!

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The best knives by the best knifemakers from all corners of the globe and much more highlight the new BLADE®, on newsstands now.

The best knives by the best knifemakers is what the world’s largest knife show, the BLADE Show, is about, and the latest rendition had them all. Held this past June at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, the 35th Annual BLADE Show enjoyed its largest attendance ever—and that was only after the show’s first two days, with another day to go!

The throngs had plenty to enjoy as the show named the BLADE Magazine 2016 Knife-Of-The-Year® Awards and the BLADE Show Custom Knife Awards, hosted the debuts of the world’s latest factory and custom knives, witnessed the induction of C.J. Buck of Buck Knives into the BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame©, enjoyed BLADE University’s largest enrollment of students ever in the U.’s third annual rendition, and so much more.

Also this issue:

•The latest hunting knives for the fall;

•The hottest EDC knives the industry has to offer;

•A near-total ban of knives with elephant ivory and also those of ancient ivory appears to be the goal of the Fish and Wildlife Service as it enacts a new rule, one that could result in ivory raids at knife shows as well;

•How to get any custom knife you want!

… and much more, including the elusive “shadown pattern” pocketknife, its collectibility and the latest collector values; Ed Fowler’s take on the BLADE Show and knife shows in general and how each can fulfill the dreams of many knife enthusiasts; a knife test of two new fixed blades—the Bullnose by Fred Pittman and his FP2 Custom Knives and the Venator by Frankie Heming of Tactical Pterodactyl Knives; the latest additions to the world’s top 25 knifemakers of the vaunted Art Knife Invitational; and much more, all in the latest issue!

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