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From left: CobraTec Medium FS-3 Molon Labe, the Pro-Tech/Vero Engineering Synapse and Medford Knife & Tool MERC-1.

New Auto Knives: Three Standouts Of The Boom

Three new models are but a smattering of the boom in factory-made automatics.
Vince Evans won Best of Show at last year’s Solvang Custom Knife Show for his sole-authorship Italian Cinquedea. The 16.5-inch blade with multiple fullers is damascus steel. The handle is ebony and the guard is an engraved combo of steel, brass and bronze. Overall length: 22.5 inches. The sheath is leather over wood and bronze and also houses a small fixed blade. (SharpByCoop knife image)

Knife Fuller: What Does It Add To A Blade?

They're role is more than making a knife look groovy.
Pro-Tech Vero

SHOT Show 2025: Cutting New Knife Drops

Check out a few of the new blades that caught our eye in Las Vegas. It was a busy week at the Sands Expo Center...
Matt Aaron goes for a textured look rather than the high-polish, high-layer precision stuff. The textured mild steel handle is the result. The 34-year-old got the welded-pebble surface effect with a series of texturing dies. At press time he said he was working on dies that will produce a lizard scale look. Matt has worked in metal off and on since he was 13, and on knives professionally for just over three years. (Jocelyn Frasier image)

Cool Custom: Matt Aaron’s Blacksmith’s Automatic Folder

With a hybrid lock system and a unique aesthetic, Aaron's Blacksmith Automatic Folder cuts a distinctive profile.
Hibben and Elhers Alien

Fantastic Voyage Of Gil Hibben and Paul Ehlers Collaborations

The collaborations of Gil Hibben and Paul Ehlers speak volumes without using words.
Blade Show West Crowd

2024 BLADE Show West: Recap Of Salt Lake City Show

On election eve, BLADE Show West fetes its cutlery constituents. With a presidential election looming and parts of the USA still in a state of...
Clockwise from top left, the TOPS Quick Skin, A.G. Russell Woodswalker (in leather pocket and Kydex neck sheaths), Reiff Circadian and Big Idea TI Lookout.

Knife Carry: Useful EDC Blades With Useful Carry Systems

If you think carry systems are rote, you need to get a gander at these knives and their revolutionary ways to keep them on...
Betty Dowell accepts Ted Dowell's HOF award

Betty Dowell, Driving Force Behind Knifemaker Ted Dowell, Passes

Betty Dowell was the juggernaut that made Ted Dowell's knifemaking business move. Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Dowell, the driving force behind BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame®...
The featured flipper folders, from top: Bladerunners Systems Khopesh, CobraTec Ghost and Zero Tolerance 0990.

Flipper Knives: Top Fast-Deployment Blades

Ponder three markedly diverse examples of the quickest manual flippers. When BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member Kit Carson’s CRKT M16 design hit the shelves in...
from left: Victorinox Rescue Tool, Kershaw Drivetrain, SOG Escape ATK 2.0 and Utica Cutlery Honor Rescue Blade

Best Rescue Knives [Field Tested]

What better knife to carry daily than one explicitly designed to save lives?
Loveles prototype

Knife Collector: What Personality Are You?

Folks chase blades for all sorts of reasons. As a knife collector, what motivates you?
XM-18 3.5 Bowie Auto

Rick Hinderer Knives XM-18 Bowie And Spearpoint

Hinderers XM-18 out the side autos each pack a punch.
CRKT Q

CRKT Drops Five New Knives At BLADE Show West

Knives showcase Richard Roger’s design prowess.
Spartan Blades Poros open

Spartan Blades Poros Review [Tested]

The Poros takes a beating and keeps on cutting.
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Massachusetts Supreme Court Strikes Down Switchblade Ban

Nearly 70-year-old automatic-knife ban meets its demise in a 5-0 decision.
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