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Going Golden Conclusion
As BLADE® looks back at the end of its first five decades, it continues to outline the knives that have transformed and continue to revolutionize the knife industry. Whether a return to the traditional, hi-tech knife materials, a glorification of pas
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Cover Story
ABS master smith Mike Quesenberry won both Best Bowie and Best Of Show at BLADE Show Texas for his dogbone model. He also won Best Art Knife for a scintillating dagger in mother-of-pearl. For more on his cover knife and other BLADE Show Texas happeni
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Dime Novel Knives?
George Washington “Nessmuk” Sears spoke ill of the bowie- and hunting-style knives of his era (mid-to-late 19th century), writing of them, “The ‘bowies’ and ‘hunting knives’ usually kept on sale are thick, clumsy affairs, with a sort of ridge along t