Blade – September 2019

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s with any commodity, entre-
preneurs want to get their latest
products before the largest num-
bers of the most sophisticated buyers in
the most important up-close-and-per-
sonal setting possible.
Soitiswiththeknifeindustryatthe
BLADEShow.
Each June more knife enthusiasts
gatherat theCobb Galleria Centre in
Atlantathanatanyonespotatanyone
time. That’sjust the wayitis andhas
been for many years now. Such was
thecaseagainthispastJune7-9,andit
probablywillbethatwayeachJunefor
yearstocome.
Onthisandthefollowingpages—and
elsewhereinthisissue,forthatmatter—
are some of the factory knives that
debutedatBLADEShow2019.Nomatter
yourknifetaste,if you’relookingforthe
latestinfactoryknives,thereshouldbe
somethinghereforyou.

Forthecontactinformationfortheknives
inthe storysee“Where ToGet ’Em”on
page71.

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MODEL NAME: Vest Pocket Semi-Skinner

Lockback

COMPANY: A.G. Russell Knives

BLADE LENGTH: 2.5”

BLADE STEEL: CPM S35VN stainless

HANDLE MATERIAL: Carbon fi ber

SPECIAL FEATURES: Bob Loveless-style

semi-skinner blade

WEIGHT: 2.5 ozs.

CLOSED LENGTH: 3 1/8”

MSRP: $99.95

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China

AVAILABLE: NOW

SPEC CHART

MODEL NAME: 0223

COMPANY: Zero Tolerance

KNIFE TYPE: Folder

BLADE LENGTH: 3.5”

BLADE STEEL: CPM 20CV stainless

BLADE FINISH: DLC coating

HANDLE MATERIAL: Titanium, DLC

coating, earth brown G-10

LOCK: Framelock w/steel lockbar insert

SPECIAL FEATURES: KVT ball-bearing

opening, reversible pocket clip; heavy

gimping

WEIGHT: 4.7 ozs.

CLOSED LENGTH: 5”

MSRP: $375

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

AVAILABLE: MID-SUMMER

SPEC CHART

MODEL NAME: Clever Girl Folder

COMPANY: CRKT

BLADE LENGTH: 4.084”

BLADE MATERIAL: D2 tool steel

HANDLE MATERIAL: G-10

SPECIAL FEATURES: New Deadbolt lock;

fl ipper opening combined with Ikoma

Korth Bearing System (IKBS) in the

pivot; designed by Austin McGlaun;

part of CRKT’s Forged by War program.

WEIGHT: 6.9 ozs.

CLOSED LENGTH: 5.422”

MSRP: $160

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China

AVAILABLE: MID-SUMMER

SPEC CHART