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Extrema Ratio’s Glauca B1 – Review

By: Sal Palma Collaboration between the masters at Extrema and Groupe d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale of France, renders a versatile tactical folder. Extrema Ratio has built a reputation around design and manufacture of many of the world’s best combat … Continue reading

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Confronting A Knife Attack

This video was originally posted by Christophe Scerri, COO, Persa Seguridad, Chile. It dispenses with all of the hokey knife fighting and hand-to-hand tactics; choosing instead to be grounded in reality. As you watch this short video, notice that at no-time does … Continue reading

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Spyderco’s Dragonfly The Little Knife That Could

Spyderco, based in Golden, Colorado, is the perfect example of an American success story. The company was founded in 1978 by Sal Glesser and his wife Gail, who started producing knife sharpeners and in 1981 Spyderco produced its first folding … Continue reading

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CRKT’s Secret Weapon – The Hissatsu™ Folder

This very concept of “IPON”, so to speak, permeates CRKT’s Hissatsu Folder™. Simplicity with a purpose captured in the Kanji translation of its name Hissatsu – “strike”. The Hissatsu folder is a collaborative effort between James Williams and Columbia River … Continue reading

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Benchmade’s Gorgeous Harley Davidson Ti-Fender™ Monolock

I’ve been around motorcycles of every description for a long time and nothing, other than the Indian, will ever replace the love I have in my heart for the Harley Davidson motorcycle. It screams American in a way no other … Continue reading

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Two Outstanding Knife Reviews – Coming Your Way

This month, I’ll take a look at two outstanding folding knives from two great companies, Benchmade’s Ti-Fender and Columbia River Knife & Tool’s Hissatsu. Two great knives to meet very different needs.

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Extrema Ratio Pugio – Classic and Timeless

This month, I had the opportunity to review one of the best, if not the best, execution of a combat dagger, Extrema Ratio’s Pugio. I also have a great love for the Roman era Gladius, its longer brethren the Gladius … Continue reading

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Extrema Ratio Announces A New Addition To Its Lineup The M1A1.

The folks at Extrema Ratio, Prato Italy, have introduced a rather interesting new utility knife, the M1A1. This is somewhat of a departure from their military product line, which includes heavy-duty folding knives, combat knives and survival knives. The M1A1 features … Continue reading

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