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Zachary Taylor Bowie

50 Years Ago In BLADE: Taylor, Bowie & Sheffield Knifemakers

The 12th president was and is a hot knife commodity. See what we said about the Zachary Taylor bowie.
A reproduction of a Bob Loveless chute knife by Corbet Sigman is a super-rare vintage custom find indeed.

Magical Decades: Custom Knives Of The 1980s And 1990s

Custom knives came of age as collectables in the ’80s and ’90s.
The cut-out in the blade located before the scales of the Rebel tactical EDC fixed blade by Piotr Gosciniak provides additional control for either a thumb or forefinger.

Tactical Fixed Blades: EDC With An Edge

Don’t overlook small tactical fixed blades for everyday carry.
Buster Warenski was making covetable art knives as far back as the 1970s, low-crowned Stetson, “the look” and all. (Richard Barney image)

50 Years Ago In BLADE: Buster Warenski

BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member Buster Warenski was the subject of an extensive six-page profile a half century ago in the January/February 1976 issue...
The author said the study is a great room for knife collections, and his preferred collectible is the custom bowie. If he had his druthers, he’d display the exquisite Knifemakers’ Guild award-winning Best Collaboration piece by Nick Orr and Bailey Bradshaw. (Mitchell Cohen image)

A Knife for Every Room: Curating the Ultimate Home Collection

Is the assortment of knives in your house as appropriate as it should be? At one time I thought I wasn’t a knife collector. I...
When it comes to sub-hilt fighters, BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member Bob Loveless (page 68) is the standard bearer. The Spade Series includes two of his smaller sub-hilt fighters flanking his Big Bear sub-hilt, along with two other Loveless classics, all in engraving by the incomparable Julie Warenski. (SharpByCoop knife image)

Sub-Hilt Knives: Aesthetics And Aggression In Harmony

The sub-hilt is at once belligerent and beautiful, adding a strange allure to the knives that sport it.
Brian “Rocco” Nawrocki’s tribute knife for USMC Sergeant Scott Bunker includes blade steel and deck wood from the vintage World War II Battleship USS North Carolina. The L/3/25 on the blade represents Scott’s Lima Company (L), Third Battalion (3) and 25th Regiment (25).

Cool Customs: Rocco Nawrocki’s Knife For Sergeant Bunker

Marine Corps hero feted with Nawrocki knife at The Battleship Ball. An unforgettable setting for a memorable event celebrating an American hero—all complemented by a...
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