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H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More It’s that time of year again! The mornings are cooling down, fall is right around the corner, and brands like TGR are dropping teasers for their 2025 ski movies. Yes, ski season is creeping up on us, and the new TGR film ‘PRESSURE DROP’ looks absolutely radical. It’s celebrating 30 years of TGR. The new movie reflects on some of the deepest powder, biggest cliffs, and most iconic lines from 3 decades of film. It’s enough to get anyone titillated for ski season. Shot…

Trijicon—a provider of innovative aiming solutions to military, law enforcement and consumers since 1981—launched a rebate program for its Trijicon RCR (Ruggedized Closed Reflex) on Aug. 1. The promotion runs until Oct. 31, 2025, and offers a $100 consumer rebate on qualifying purchases of a new Trijicon RCR 3.25-MOA dot. Only RCR optics purchased during this period are eligible for the consumer rebate and the offer is limited to five rebates per household. The made-in-USA Trijicon RCR builds on the proven RMR design, offering unmatched durability and waterproof performance to 66 feet. Machined from 7075-T6 aluminum in the patented RMR…

KNIFE Magazine print subscribers will be familiar with Cutlery Hall of Fame member Bernard Levine’s “Whut Izzit?” column in each month’s issue. In it he tells the story of interesting knives that readers have send him pictures of, or ones from his collection. Frequently, these knives are “coined-handled” knives of various vintages. The KNIFE Magazine Knife Glossary defines “coined” as: Said of metal handles, typically aluminum, nickel-silver, or brass, struck with a tool (a “die,” hence the term “die-struck”) which imparts a pattern, picture, and/or text (as with a coin).  Usually used on souvenir, commemorative, or advertising knives.  See: Engraving, Etch, and Stamp.    As…

Christopher Reeves Appointed Vice President of Special Projects for CMC Triggers Corp and San Tan Tactical Fort Worth, TX – CMC Triggers Corp and San Tan Tactical are proud to announce the appointment of Christopher Reeves as Vice President of Special Projects. Reeves, a decorated U.S. Army veteran and the Founder TRIARC Systems, brings a wealth of operational, product development, and law enforcement sales expertise to his new role. Psalm 90:17 With a fervent interest in American war and weapons history, Reeves founded TRIARC Systems in 2013, where he led the company to prominence in the precision firearms market. Having…

Does this claim sound grandiose? Might it seem more cloaked in modesty if I say it took me more than 30 years to screw up the nerve to tell my story? Back in the day, I had good reason for reticence. I had been the outdoors editor/writer at The San Francisco Chronicle for a long time. Sustaining my journalistic credibility at this paper, I reckoned, was a major chunk of Job One. And of that astonishing, terrifying, exhilarating tidal wave ride, I had no proof, zero witnesses, and not a single photo. I’ve never stuck a GoPro on my head.…

For 70 years, Opinel has been building knives with its Viroloc system, at first designed to merely lock the folding blade open and later to lock it open and closed. A simple rotating ferrule, the Viroloc mechanism features a thin opening that allows the blade to fold open or closed before the user gives it a twist to lock the blade in position. It’s a beautifully simple, easy-to-use way of locking the blade open and closed, and Opinel added it to all its knife models in the 2000s. The Néo6 does away with this convention to appeal to users looking…

Since I was a kid, I have always carried a hobby knife. That includes a variety of styles, from slip-joint Barlows to undersized automatics. Generally, they were all knives that were smaller than a standard pocket knife. Whatever the knife, its main purpose has been functional distraction and simple taskmaster while knocking out miles on trail. When relaxing back at camp, a good hobby knife takes the place of a glowing screen by turning your focus to carving and whittling. Last month, I received one of the latest gems from CIVIVI, the Crabby. Designed by Ken Onion Jr., the Crabby…

Springfield Armory has released the new Echelon 4.0C Comp 9mm pistol, a variant of the 4-inch barreled compact Echelon 4.0C pistol that has an integral compensated variant. The new Echelon 4.0C Comp is set up for service like the full-size Echelon 4.5F pistol but with an integral compensator for more control and performance. “The Echelon 4.0C took everything that made the original Echelon so popular and sized it down to offer users an exceptional and concealable duty-grade EDC pistol,” said Steve Kramer, Springfield Armory’s Vice President of Marketing. “With its integral compensator, the new Echelon 4.0C Comp takes the performance…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital…