Sometimes you can best serve your country by serving those in the armed forces. Daniel Winkler got that opportunity in the years after Sept. 11, 2001. Of course, the world changed dramatically on that fateful day, and Winkler soon changed with it. Before 2001, Winkler was primarily a full-time knifemaker, having achieved master bladesmith accreditation from the American Bladesmith Society…
Field Trial Spartan Ka-BarBy M. Willson Offutt IV The new Spartan Ka-Bar’s dimensions and optics are close to the original Ka-Bar knife, first mass produced for US military issue early in WWII, now with modern materials and finishes.To over-simplify in three categories, there are WWII-Korea-Vietnam era “Old Ka-Bars” mostly issued…
Knife Rights’ bill that would enact Knife Rights’ signature Knife Law Preemption in Idaho, H0620, was passed by the Senate with a vote of 27 – 7. The bill now heads to Governor Brad Little for his action. Representative Jordan Redman’s efforts to introduce and pass H0620 are sincerely appreciated. Thanks…
New for Spring 2024, Terrain 365™ releases their Otter Flip-ATB. A modern, streamlined, compact, folder made in the Barlow style with a fast flipper opening action, and integrated bolster style construction. Featuring their proprietary, corrosion-proof, edge holding, Terravantium™ blade alloy. This precision-made folder features a contoured, full titanium framelock handle…
Heads up to collectors and would-be Iona V2 owners out there: GiantMouse dropped a pair of limited edition variations of the model on their site this week. Handle material and steel options are the name of the game with these new limited eds. Quick refresher on the Iona V2 itself,…
Hey everybody, hope you had a great week. I have been busy promoting the site, as I described in my Buckeye Scoop post. Gathering memes was a bit of a grind this week. Lots of St. Pats memes, but that was last Sunday, hardly topical to this week. It was…
There are two types of people in the world: Those who carry a pocket knife, and those who don’t. In my experience, once you’ve given the non-carriers a taste of knife life — and the usefulness therein — they quickly switch teams without a look back. But, picking a pocket…
Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of…
Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of…
Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of…
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