Need a breather between all the knife shows? Too bad! This weekend is another big one, IWA Outdoor Classics. This is a European corollary to SHOT Show, perhaps the biggest knife-related show in Europe, and a prime place for more big knife news.
Like SHOT, IWA Outdoor Classics is a trade show, and not even primarily a knife show; but given its size, this outdoors market event functions as one of the best places for knife companies to show off what new stuff they’ve got cooking. IWA actually has the edge on SHOT in terms of age, having first ran in 1974, compared to SHOT’s 1979 – but who’s counting? At that time the show drew less than 100 exhibitors; compare that to the more than 1000 companies that showed up last year and it’s easy to see how the show dominates the international outdoors industry.
Tis the season. IWA is Europe’s SHOT Show. I would love to see it one day, just to see how different the vibe is.
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