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In the 1980s, the magazine served as the launching point for an annual convention for knife collectors, the Blade Show; established a Cutlery Hall of Fame; and spun off a trade magazine, Blade Trade. In 1994, Voyles, then the sole owner, sold the publication and its properties to Krause Publications , [ 2 ] which increased its frequency to monthly.
The latter two are considered premium cutlery steels for both folding knives and fixed blades. [7] 300 series. Because the 300 series is non-hardenable (non-Martensitic), they are primarily used in entry-level dive knives and as the outer layers in a San Mai blade. The 300 series is non-magnetic.
The first Blade Show was held in 1982 as the American Blade Convention and Show in Cincinnati, Ohio. The magazine who hosted the show was known as 'American Blade' at the time. [3] In 1983 it became known as "The American Blade Collector's Show". In 1984 the name became "The Blade Super Show". In 1986 the show relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee. [4]
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Figure A shows the closed knife, with blade retracted. Figure B shows the pantographic legs opening. The collar is shown sliding down the blade. Figure C shows the blade almost extended. And finally, Figure D shows the pantographic legs folded together, making a handle that is half as long as when the knife was closed.
The present chronology is a compilation that includes diverse and relatively uneven documents about different families of bladed weapons: swords, dress-swords, sabers, rapiers, foils, machetes, daggers, knives, arrowheads, etc..., with the sword references being the most numerous but not the unique included among the other listed references of the rest of bladed weapons.
A Microtech Hawk and OTF Scarab. An automatic OTF knife blade travels within an internal track or channel in the same manner as a manual slider or gravity knife, but the automatic main spring drive and button mechanism enclosed within the knife requires a switchblade handle to be thicker or longer than a similar size gravity or sliding knife.
Mad Dog Knives is a custom knifemaking facility headed by Kevin McClung, a former Senior Materials Scientist at the American Rocket Company, Mad Dog Knives is based in Prescott, Arizona. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Mad Dog Knives made the fixed-blade knife known as the ATAK, used by Naval Special Warfare Groups 1 and 2 after the "SEAL Trials" of 1992. [ 3 ]