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COVER STORY

Blade • Vol. XLVIV, No. 10, July 2023

THE LIFER WHO Loved Knives

50 years of Military Go-To’s • Consider the top knives by the troops’ side for half a century

Slice of Knife • Performance and aesthetics mesh in blades built to cut

FRONTLINE Fixed Blades • Any of these healthy knives would be welcome when seeing the elephant

CLAW DOGS • Today’s karambits come in a sharp assortment of folders and fixed blades

Crackerjack BLACK TACTICALS • Four of the latest factory examples of the genre are built to cut

Non-Steel BLADE DEALS • Super affordable and lightweight, these stash knives are cool

NON-METALLICS & THE LAW

WHERE TO GET ’EM

FLING IS IN THE AIR • Experience throwing gains with the latest airborne blades

SAFETY & OTHER TIPS

MILITARY MAN, Dan-D Fan • The author makes a knife that salutes the lives of two of his biggest heroes

TOUGH ENOUGH • If you need a heavy-duty folder, the Cold Steel Engage can accommodate

MORE THAN Their Knives’ WORTH • 2nd Annual BLADE Show Texas ups its game in Fort Worth

THE KNIFE I CARRY

WIN A KNIFE!

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WHERE TO NET ’EM • BLADE MAGAZINE • THE WORLD’S #1 KNIFE PUBLICATION

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TEEN CUTLERS of Kwajalein • Dr. Hepler’s latest class continues a razor-sharp South Pacific tradition