KNIVES

Cold Steel introduces the Gunsite Counter Point 1 folding knife built around their heralded Tri-Ad locking mechanism. Featuring the Gunsite Raven logo...

When states across the country relaxed automatic-knife laws a few years back manufacturers jumped on the bandwagon, but such knives were old hat to Pro-Tech...

Bradford Knives is not the biggest name in the cutlery world but those in the know will tell you they build some beastly knives.

D2 steel and 100% handcrafted, custom knifemaker Mark Gutekunst produces sturdy, heirloom quality knives.

SIG SAUER has long partnered with popular knife makers, like Kershaw and Hogue, to produce branded blades. New for 2021, SIG has introduced four new knife...

One of the oldest members of the traditional pocketknife family, the Sodbuster has a foggy past.

If your dad is anything like mine, he’s notoriously difficult to buy gifts for. After all, he’s a simple man with simple needs, but even dad deserves to...

The 590 Paradigm was developed as an innovative, clip-carry knife. It has a 3" drop-point blade made of high-end S35VN steel.

Partnering with Jon Graham of Graham Knives, CRKT is bringing his versatile dual-edge chisel blade design to the consumer market with the release of the...

Spyderco has been throwing “zingers” in their line dating all the way back to when founder Sal Glesser decided to put a hole in the blade.

Serving in multiple world wars and taking on fixed, folding and telescoping forms, the stiletto knife dates back to the 15th century. New for 2021,...

One of the company’s oldest designs, the Pentagon fixed blade dagger has been a fixture of SOG Knives for decades. New for 2021, SOG has expanded the...

The rising trend in modern non-locking slip joint folders is a joy to watch. Some say it’s just another branch of the long-running modern tactical...

Back when I was in junior high school, my habit of carrying a pocket knife was so widely known and accepted the shop teacher once reached into his pocket,

Benchmade was making autos when autos weren’t cool. I bought my first, a Phil Boguszewski-designed Spike, back in the early 1990s and it hooked me on...

Introduced in 2017, the Benchmade Bugout quickly became the quintessential everyday carry knife. New for 2021, Benchmade is giving everyday carriers and...

Made from premium-grade materials, Gerber Reserve knives are “built on the pillars of quality, affordability, and ingenuity” and only available online...

Designed for EDC and woods versatility the RazorWork folder is the latest in Outdoor Edge’s RazorSafe Series of knives, offering users a classic utility...

One of A.G. Russell’s great talents was making modern send-ups of traditional patterns — in this case the legendary Fairbairn-Sykes Dagger of WWII fame.

With guns and ammo off the table, we put together a list of firearm accessories and gear you can actually find online/in-store to buy as gifts this holiday...

Special Assignments Editor Roy Huntington has a First Look at the new Benchmade Mini Osborne 945BK-1 knife and decides sometimes smaller is actually better

Everyday carry knives are an invaluable tool. From two companies known for high-quality blades, Benchmade and Toor Knives, are new knives with refined...

The Swayback is a traditional pocketknife pattern that stumps some when they first behold it.

Every writer I’ve visited seems to have plenty of “stuff” within arm’s reach of their writing quarters to be admired,

If you’re a gun person, you need to be a knife person. Knives are indispensable.

Back when hunting lodges became more prolific and one-day hunts became more popular, a downsizing trend began to take root in sporting fixed-blades.

If you consider yourself an outdoorsman, you should know the brand names Filson and Buck Knives. Now, the two legendary companies have come together to...

With different tools, this small pocket knife from Leatherman has Roy Huntington using it from cutting open packages to removing splinters.

Arkansas knifemaker Bob Dozier doesn’t flood his folding knife line-up with new designs. Instead, he offers customers different versions of tried and true...

Roy Huntington takes a First Look at the Infidel OTF pocket knife from Benchmade that has a cool factor hard to describe without experiencing it.

Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) built their company on collaborations with custom knifemakers and Boise, Idaho’s T.J. Schwarz is one of the latest.

Ask any serious hunter to name their most indispensable tool and I bet they say a quality knife.

When cutlery genius A.G. Russell passed way in October of 2018, he left behind a legacy of being both a pioneer entrepreneur and visionary designer.

Sometimes a knife grabs your eyeballs and won’t let go. Such is the case with Olamic Cutlery’s Soloist tactical folder. Located in Visalia, California,...

American Handgunner executive editor, Tom McHale reviews and demonstrates the multiple uses of the Model 1 Tomahawk from American Tomahawk company

One of Benchmade Knives’ best innovations has been their sturdy Axis Lock that dominates their line of tactical and everyday carry folders.

Their product literature asks, “Looking to fly under the radar?” When you heft the Benchmade 537 Bailout knife, you’ll understand what they’re saying!

The Aluminum Slip-Joint Folders from Bear & Son Cutlery are lightweight slip-joint pocketknives. They have aluminum handles that conveniently fit in pockets...

TOPS Knives General Manager Craig Powell likes to tinker around the shop on the weekends and has even had a hand or two in several of the company’s designs.

Several of Spyderco’s earliest folders have been in their line for decades, attesting to the success of the brand.

TriStar Arms introduces its new line of Trinity Over/Under Shotguns. The shotguns have CNC-machined aluminum or steel receivers hand detailed with old-world...

This was my first TOPS knife and falls squarely under the heading of “Where have you been all my life?” The Camp Creek model was actually made for TOPS’

The Bond Arms Grizzly is a single-action, double-barrel pistol chambered for .45 Colt and 2.5" .410 shells.

While firearms take center stage at the annual SHOT Show, there's much, much more to be seen, and perhaps nothing pairs better with everyday shooters than...

Simply put, Grayman Knives has a reputation for making hard-use knives geared to endure extreme abuse.

A daily photo dump of the best sights from the range and show floor of the 2020 SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

A daily photo dump of the best sights from the range and show floor of the 2020 SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

A daily photo dump of the best sights from the range and show floor of the 2020 SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

The Recon Tactical is Wilson Combat’s vision of “a practical AR for rigorous tactical training, hardcore hunting or all-purpose field applications.”

Zero Tolerance (ZT) Knives have been the flagship of Kai USA — which also manufactures Kershaw folder knives — for over 14 years now.

He was just a kid of 11 or 12, visiting a mall store which sold knives and sword canes, hunting clothes, guns and other cool stuff. Malls were rare for...

As a fan of Columbia River Knife and Tool, I was quick to jump at the opportunity to check out their latest blade, the PROVOKE morphing karambit.

When you think of ESEE fixed-blade knives the word “brawny” comes to mind. Even their smaller knives are well known for their tough demeanor but say...

Back when I was a whole lot younger there wasn’t much variety in lockback pocketknives. Well, at least not nearly as much as there is today. The reigning...

The TP9 Elite Combat Executive is based on the 2019 TP9 Elite Combat but with upgrades from Salient Arms International.

DPx Gear is the brainchild of adventurer, author and filmmaker Robert Young Pelton who spent many years in and around international conflicts and deep...

No self-respecting gun owner, and particularly no legally-armed private citizen who carries a defensive sidearm, is ever far from a good pocket knife.

Spyderco is best known for their dazzling array of folders, but they put out some stellar fixed-blades as well — from slick outdoor field knives to wicked...

Prepare to change the way you think about slip joint pocketknives — the Chris Reeve Knives Impinda is not your granddad’s traditional pocket folder by a...

Kershaw is known for taking a successful knife design and ratcheting them up to intensify the Wow! factor. Such is the case with the new Copper Mini Natrix...

The knife-guy acronym “EDC” may have just gotten morphed into “AUEDC” (Almost-Unnoticeable Every Day Carry) by the Zero Tolerance 0022.

The symbol Cu — to those who stayed awake in high school science class — stands for “copper.” Otherwise described as “a ductile malleable...

Custom knife maker Bob Dozier is not one to roll out new models every year. Many knives in his lineup date back over 20 years or more and still sell like...

The cutlery industry has been shifting toward an increase in hunting and sporting knives the past two years due in large part to the more firearms-friendly...

I've carried my share of multi-pliers over the years. Virtually every brand. They're great tools — force mutlipliers providing useful leverage or cutting...

When A.G. Russell passed away in October 2018, the cutlery world lost a true icon. Founder of A.G. Russell Knives, Russell was best known for being an...

It appears to be yet another 9mm sub-compact pistol, and this one is very nicely made. There’s a visible pivoting hammer at the rear, so it’s obviously...

Back in 2008, Spartan Blades was the vision of two Army Special Forces veterans looking for a livelihood after their service to our country. Co-owners...

ESEE has always made hard-use knives from their whopping big camp building, trail blazing Junglas right on down to their small—but hard working—Izula...

I recently had the opportunity to examine two new Bear & Son knives. They’re of radically different styles, yet each — in its own way — triggered a...

Restrictions on carrying automatic folding knives have been rolled back in states all over the U.S. in recent years with the exception of New York, which...

When the modern Bushcraft movement began well over a decade ago, the go-to knives were Finnish puukko designs chosen for their feistiness in the field. The...