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    Jun 16, 2020 4 minutes
    BY PAT COVERT
    IMAGES BY THE AUTHOR

    When BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame® members Blackie Collins and Ken Onion introduced their assisted-opening mechanisms in the late 1990s, little did they know the monumental impact they would have on the cutlery industry. While other manufacturers took a wait-and-see attitude at first, it wasn’t long before tactical and EDC folders were riding the gravy train.

    I tested four of the latest assisted openers, aka AOs, on a variety of materials, including rope, webbing, strapping and wood. I also threw them some light duty around the home for meal preparation and in the offi ce opening packages.

    The Edge is one of Bear & Son’s more hi-tech offerings to

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