Blade – September 2019

26 BLADE SEPTEMBER 2019

CUSTOM AWARDS^ |^

Javier Vogt wowed the judges with his
wicked Scorpion Dagger automatic
folder in which the blade is deployed
by an ingenious guard release carved
intricately by the maker. Ron Newton
captured Best of the Rest with his Shoot’n
Newton #15, a cut ‘n shoot, .32 caliber
blackpowder knife/gun fi xed blade.
A new category for this year is Best
Kitchen Knife, which was judged
independently from the other judges by
Ethan Becker of Becker Knife & Tool,
professional-grade chef and author

BESTKITCHENKNIFEGABEMABRY

MODELNAME:Extra-tallintegralWaGyuto

NAMEOFDESIGNER:GabeMabry

KNIFETYPE:Fixedblade

BLADELENGTH:9.25”

BLADEMATERIAL:320-layerdamascusforgedfrom 1080 carbon

and15N20nickel-alloysteels

BLADEGRIND:Fullflat

BLADEFINISH:Deepetchedforfoodrelease

HANDLEMATERIAL:Amboynaburl,blackandlimegreenG-10

spacers

WEIGHT: 5.5 ozs.

OVERALL LENGTH: 15.25”

SPECIAL FEATURES: 2.5” heel height; integral-guard thumb

scallops encourage a pinch grip; oval -shaped wa handle; balance

point 1” in front of the bolster

SHEATH: Not available

MAKER’S LIST PRICE FOR A SIMILAR KNIFE: $1,500

BEST FOLDER JAVIER VOGT

MODEL NAME: Scorpion Dagger

NAME OF DESIGNER: Javier Vogt

KNIFE TYPE: Guard-release automatic folder

BLADE LENGTH: 5.25”

BLADE MATERIAL: Mosaic damascus

BLADE GRIND: Flat

BLADE FINISH: Manganese phosphatized

HANDLE MATERIAL: Mammoth ivory,

zirconium, mosaic damascus and blackenedsteel

LOCK: Linerlock

CLOSED LENGTH: 6.4”

SPECIAL FEATURES: Guard-release opening;

customized bronze hardware; includes

handmade presentation box with a singlepieceof

lapacho wood and a velvet interior

MAKER’S LIST PRICE FOR A SIMILAR

KNIFE: $6,200

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w/clippoint

HANDLEMATERIAL:Hawaiiankoa

SPECIALFEATURES:Handlecheckering,

contouringandbird’s-beakbutt;droppeddesign;

double“S”guard

OVERALL LENGTH: 11.5”

SHEATH: By maker

MAKER’S LIST PRICE FOR A SIMILAR

KNIFE: $1,500

BESTHANDLEDES

BENBREDA

MODELNAME:KoaFighter

BLADELENGTH: 6 .5”

BLADEMATERIAL:Damasc

bymaker

BLADEGRIND:Flat

BLADEPATTERN:Recurvew

HANDLE MATERIAL:Hawai

OSTINNOVATIVE DESIGN

MARTIN

DELTYPE:Folder

ADESTEEL: Damascus

NDLEMATERIAL: Carbon fiber

NOVATION:The innovation is the pocket clip.

enhooked/slid over the pocket lip and the

sedknifeis well into the pocket, the clip “pops

” perpendicular to the handle so that the clip

niceandsnug to the outside of the pocket,

dingtheknife firmly in place. The clip rests in

ecessin/flush with the handle material when

theknifeis inboth the standard open and closed

positions.

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