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New Survival/Tactical Autos | M-724 Aircrew Survival Knife

After I covered the Colonial M-724 orange-handled military pilot’s and aircrew automatic survival knife in this column, Colonial Knives was pleasantly surprised at the amount of interest it generated...

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Protecting the Holy Land

Recently, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) awarded a contract for a new .338 Lapua-chambered, bolt-action sniper weapon system (SWS) to H-S Precision (HS) of Rapid City, South Dakota, with an option of...

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Double-Action 1911 Automatic Knife

About now, many of you have read the title to this column and are wondering why I am writing about a pistol. Well, it may read like that but I am not. I am writing about one of the neatest and...

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Friction-Forged DiamondBlades | Knives of Alaska

  The performance of knives and other forms of cutlery has been relatively static since the invention of stainless steel in the early 1900’s. Certainly, there have been some significant advances, but...

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Double Action Diablo Folding Knives

One of the many things I like about the Lone Wolf line of automatic knives is that every one of their autos is double-action, which means it can be opened either manually or automatically. Thus you...

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Boker’s Action2 Auto Conversion | Double Action Folding Knife

I have been working recently with a superb new automatic knife based on a Boker folder that is an excellent double-action in external design as well as in internal mechanics. Even better, it is...

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Benchmade’s New Dynamic Duo | Tactical Auto Knives

Benchmade is arguably the largest manufacturer of automatic knives in the world, both in the number of different models offered, and in the quantity produced. They produce more than 24 models under...

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Blackjacks for Battle & Beyond | Lightweight Combat & Utility Knives

Some years ago, Ken Warner of Gun Digest, American Rifleman, and the Knives annuals fame, acquired the rights to the Blackjack Knives trademark. Since that time, he has introduced a number of...

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Military-Approved Gerber Auto Knife Review

Gerber Legendary Blades now has two tactical automatic knives that have Federal National Stock Numbers (NSN). This allows federal agencies, including the military, to procure these knives without...

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MercWorx Latalis: Military & Police Tactical Auto | Handmade Automatic Knives

Until recently, MercWorx has been a relatively unknown company outside of the military, paramilitary, and law enforcement communities. As a closed company, its client base has been more or less...

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Sidekick For Your Glock | Compact Folding Knife

Tool Logic made its name designing, building and selling clever little tool kit packages. The first creation was a thin credit-card size tool kit called the Companion that was introduced in 1995. One...

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Sharp Eye-Candy Automatics | Automatic Knives Review

The vast majority of automatic knives covered in this column are production knives made in large quantities by cutlery companies. However, every once in a while I like to cover a custom knife maker...

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Meyerco 18-XRAY | Automatic Knife Review

Meyerco has recently added a new line of automatic knives to their stable that were designed by the incredibly prolific custom knife maker and designer, Darrel Ralph. This line, called the 18-XRAY...

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Pro-Tech’s Fistful of Steel

The typical modern torsion spring-operated automatic knife, as epitomized by the Florida Black Knife, has a handle frame made from machined aluminum alloy. The Pro-Tech Knives Company is easily among...

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Double Action Diablo Folding Knives

One of the many things I like about the Lone Wolf line of automatic knives is that every one of their autos is double-action, which means it can be opened either manually or automatically. Thus you...

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Boker’s Action2 Auto Conversion | Double Action Folding Knife

I have been working recently with a superb new automatic knife based on a Boker folder that is an excellent double-action in external design as well as in internal mechanics. Even better, it is...

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Benchmade’s New Dynamic Duo | Tactical Auto Knives

Benchmade is arguably the largest manufacturer of automatic knives in the world, both in the number of different models offered, and in the quantity produced. They produce more than 24 models under...

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Blackjacks for Battle & Beyond | Lightweight Combat & Utility Knives

Some years ago, Ken Warner of Gun Digest, American Rifleman, and the Knives annuals fame, acquired the rights to the Blackjack Knives trademark. Since that time, he has introduced a number of...

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Military-Approved Gerber Auto Knife Review

Gerber Legendary Blades now has two tactical automatic knives that have Federal National Stock Numbers (NSN). This allows federal agencies, including the military, to procure these knives without going...

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MercWorx Latalis: Military & Police Tactical Auto | Handmade Automatic Knives

Until recently, MercWorx has been a relatively unknown company outside of the military, paramilitary, and law enforcement communities. As a closed company, its client base has been more or less...

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