I have been intrigued by Axial knives since I first saw one of their (quite unique) ads on Instagram. I reached out and was thrilled to learn that they were a new brand planning to manufacture Out The Front knives in the USA. After reviewing some of their excellent OTFs, they shared that they had a fixed blade design coming out soon; the Alpine.
The first version of the Alpine was a fine little EDC fixed blade, but it had some things that could be improved. The first sheath I got didn’t have quite enough retention, allowing the knife to easily shake out if up, of Axial took pride in producing their knives in house in America, so the first version being made overseas made it feel a bit like a placeholder.
I am not sure what I feel about the inlays, but I am a fan of USA Made knives.
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