KnifeCenter
| Industry News / New Products, Production Knives
A huge wave of new knives washed into the KnifeCenter last week, and the best of them are here in our weekly round-up. We’ve got a unique everyday carry fixed blade from Viper Knives, the tiniest Benchmade knife you’ve ever seen, a small-batch tactical knife with an exotic steel, and a high-value design worth paying attention to from Kizer. Let’s take a look!
Always good to keep an eye on the new stuff coming out.
Knife and Gear Society
| Knife & Accessory Review, Production Knives
Most people relax when they go to the beach. They empty their pockets and dive right into the water – carefree. Few people think about what lies beneath the surface of the water and most are not thinking about worst-case scenarios as they turn to the beach, ocean or river as a place of solitude and peace.
Well, I’m not most people and am actually the guy who still clips a folding knife inside the waistband of my board shorts.
Call me crazy, or whatever you want, but I will sooner dismiss your criticism of me than I will forget the idea of entanglement dangers, learned as a river guide and SCUBA diver. The problem with using most knives around water is obvious. Water and steel don’t usually mix well and lead to rust.
I don’t have a lot of experience with Saltwater in general. But I have heard good things about the Spyderco Salt, and edge retention in highly corrosion resistant blades has come light years in the past decade.
Wide Open Spaces
| Bushcraft, Hunting, & Survival, Industry News / New Products, Production Knives
Shakespeare Ugly Stik has long been a trusted brand by anglers for their lines of quality fishing rods. From spinning rods to casting rods, the Ugly Stik name has earned a great reputation with anglers for toughness and durability. It may not have been on many angler’s wishlists, but perhaps it was only a matter of time before Ugly Stik products expanded to include a line of fishing knives and tools.
They are calling them Ugly Tools and we got a first-hand look at this new line of knives, pliers, shears and a fish skinner during a new product presentation with Pure Fishing. This year’s new product unveilings that are traditionally held at ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) were held online due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Not really geared towards Knife Magazine readers. That said, the Rapala knife is actually made by Martiini, and is a darned good tool. The Coast Salmon knife is classic as well. Not all mass market fishing knives suck. These are likely an answer to American Outdoor Brands (Smith and Wesson) buying Bubba Blade, and Shakespeare not wanting to surrender the space.
KnifeNews
| EDC, Industry News / New Products, Production Knives
Knife maker Joel Scott-Turner of Vitesse Design is stepping onto the full production knife stage later this year with the release of the M_Stealth through Kizer.
The M_Stealth seeks to play up Scott-Turner’s aesthetic emphasis while maintaining high EDC capabilities. With the blade itself, he prioritized the ratios, pushing the design until he achieved a 1:1 parity between the blade and handle for maximum efficiency. The blade shape is a wharncliffe, modified ever so slightly to give it a bit of a belly and a raised tip. These changes make the M_Stealth a capable slicer, piercer, and general do-all blade as well as a stylish, visually appealing product. Kizer is producing the blade in S35VN steel, a standby powder metallurgy for the company whose well-rounded attributes complement the M_Stealth’s flexible blade shape.
Kizer has been undergoing some internal restructuring. They have been hard to reach of late.
Ammoland
| Bushcraft, Hunting, & Survival, Industry News / New Products, Production Knives
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- GERBER, an industry-leading manufacturer of knives and multi-tools announced today a new collaboration with legendary public land hunter and conservationist Randy Newberg. The Randy Newberg collection is now available on www.gerbergear.com, and features two new tools: the Randy Newberg DTS (Dual Tool System) and the Randy Newberg EBS (Exchangeable Blade System).
From the early stages of conceptual development to extensive testing of prototypes in the field, Randy has been engaged in every part of the product development process. What results are the most technically advanced hunting products Gerber has made in its 80 years of knife making.
Were I to do more game dressing on a regular basis, I would probably be looking at replaceable blade tools more intensely. I got to see this one at SHOT Show.
Halfbreed Blades
| EDC, Industry News / New Products
Developed in conjunction with members of specialist law enforcement, the IRT-01 (Incident Response Tool) from Halfbreed Blades®, is designed to perform a multitude of functions based on situational requirements.
This personal carry rescue tool, has been engineered for toughness and built using only premium materials and production techniques.
Due to its compact design and rugged construction, the IRT-01 is an excellent choice for inclusion in any vehicle tool kit.
KnifeNews
| Bushcraft, Hunting, & Survival, EDC, Industry News / New Products, Production Knives
The Mora Eldris, the popular, EDC-style fixed blade from the venerable Swedish maker, is getting a significant line expansion this year. The Eldris LightDuty brings a different type of blade grind to the Eldris platform and calibrating it for different cutting chores.
The original Eldris arrived in 2016, and filled a unique spot in the Mora lineup. Before then, the company was known for its colorful array of affordable and useful outdoor fixed blades, but didn’t have much that could stretch into any kind of an EDC role. The Eldris filled that need, with neck knife dimensions and a friendly, non-threating design and blade length.
That being said, while the possibilities of an EDCable Mora made it a tempting purchase, the Eldris still remained committed to outdoor uses in key ways – most specifically in its blade grind. Even though the blade was pretty compact at 2.3 inches long, Mora opted for an interesting compound grind: the base of the blade was thicker for harder cutting chores, but shallowed out on upper half for less demanding work.
I bought an Eldris for each of my kids as their first “real” knife. I have 2 of them myself as well.
Garmin has introduced new solar versions of their Instinct Solar Tactical Edition, tactix Delta Solar Edition, and tactix Delta Solar Edition with Ballistics. This is a great upgrade that will aid those who wear these wrist mounted computers in the field.
However, let’s to be clear that this isn’t going to run your watch indefinitely. It’s just going to extend its battery life between proper charging. For instance, they claim the tactix Delta will go 21 days indoors and up to 24 with direct sunlight, but that’s not using the apps at the rate someone in the field would.
I am not yet taking the plunge into a smart watch. But this seems like a pretty cool addition to someone’s EDC kit.
A huge wave of new knives washed into the KnifeCenter last week, and the best of them are here in our weekly round-up. We’ve got a unique everyday carry fixed blade from Viper Knives, the tiniest Benchmade knife you’ve ever seen, a small-batch tactical knife with an exotic steel, and a high-value design worth paying attention to from Kizer. Let’s take a look!
Most people relax when they go to the beach. They empty their pockets and dive right into the water – carefree. Few people think about what lies beneath the surface of the water and most are not thinking about worst-case scenarios as they turn to the beach, ocean or river as a place of solitude and peace.
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U.S.A. –
Developed in conjunction with members of specialist law enforcement, the IRT-01 (Incident Response Tool) from Halfbreed Blades®, is designed to perform a multitude of functions based on situational requirements.
The Mora Eldris, the popular, EDC-style fixed blade from the venerable Swedish maker, is getting a significant line expansion this year. The 
Garmin has introduced new solar versions of their Instinct Solar Tactical Edition, tactix Delta Solar Edition, and tactix Delta Solar Edition with Ballistics. This is a great upgrade that will aid those who wear these wrist mounted computers in the field.
