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Them’s fighting words. Good thing that Ben is such a chill guy. Ben gives all due credit to Spyderco founder Sal Glesser for popularizing the guardless finger choil. He wasn’t the first, and many knives have the feature. This isn’t a patented design feature. Watch the video and decide for yourself.   Read the full article here

SCCY is no longer in business. Its assets—including CNC machines/centers, robodrills, injection molding machines, lathes, office equipment, 3D printers and more—will go to the highest bidder(s) in a sale conducted by Prestige Auction from June 24 to 26. News of the approaching closure became widespread when the Volusa County Tax Office posted notices of “Pending Levy and Seizure” on the company’s Daytona Beach, FL, factory on March 11, 2025. They stated, “All equipment, furniture and fixtures located inside this location regardless of status (owned, leased, loaned or borrowed) are subjected to taxation and are now under a pending levy and…

2 Weeks Until Rampart Range Day & Expo 2025 RAMPART Corp. Canada’s leading supplier of operational equipment is once again preparing to host Rampart Range Day & Expo—taking place May 27 in Ottawa, Ontario. As the largest event of its kind in Canada, Rampart Range Day & Expobrings together industry leading global brands to connect directly with Canadian military and Law Enforcement end users. Attendees gain hands-on experience with the latest firearms, operational equipment and mission-critical technology, while engaging directly with product experts to discuss their unique operational needs. Booth space under the large exhibition tent is officially sold out…

We have been covering the ongoing Crucible Steel bankruptcy and throughout the process, one of our most important sources has been metallurgist Dr. Larrin Thomas, creator of MagnaCut steel, and the man behind KnifeSteelNerds.com. He recently sat down to interview Niagara Specialty Metals’ Bob Shabala about the outlook for steel availability as the EraSteel Era begins. “I’m Larrin. This is Knife Steel Nerds. I have with me Bob Shabala of Niagara Specialty Metals. And we have a lot to talk about in the wake of the Crucible bankruptcy, and a lot of things that are happening right now. So, Bob,…

Knife Rights’ Texas Knife Law Reform Bill, HB 2239, was passed by the House unanimously on the Local & Consent Calendar. It now moves to the Senate. Knife Rights congratulates our bipartisan sponsors Representatives Harold Dutton and Marc LaHood and co-sponsors Briscoe Cain, Mark Dorazio, Andy Hopper, Shelley Luther and Wesley Virdell. HB 2239 would create an exception for two commonly visited places where Location-Restricted Knives (knives over 5 1/2 inches) are banned. Those locations are restaurants and bars that derive 51% of their income from sale or service of alcoholic beverages and amusement parks. In 2013 Knife Rights’ repeal of…

Tonight marks the release of the fifth non-culinary fixed blade release from Vosteed, the Marmoset. The Marmoset is the first entry into the everyday carry fixed blade category from the increasingly productive company. In the blizzard of releases from this youngish company, it’s easy to forget that Vosteed actually got its start with a fixed blade, albeit one of a culinary bent. In fact, while we here at KnifeNews have mostly focused on the utility-type releases from Vosteed, that first kitchen knife has been joined by no less than ten additional food prep pieces. However, the company’s been hitting the…

Colby Jenkins, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, outlined his priorities for the future of the special warfare community while delivering remarks today during Special Operations Forces Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida. Jenkins cautioned the audience that America’s adversaries are converging across regions and “the thresholds between peace and conflict.” “We do not need another threat briefing; we need action — focused and unrelenting,” Jenkins said. He added that such action recently came in the form of guidance from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who kicked off SOF Week 2025 with keynote…

Tonight marks the release of the fifth non-culinary fixed blade release from Vosteed, the Marmoset. The Marmoset is the first entry into the everyday carry fixed blade category from the increasingly productive company. In the blizzard of releases from this youngish company, it’s easy to forget that Vosteed actually got its start with a fixed blade, albeit one of a culinary bent. In fact, while we here at KnifeNews have mostly focused on the utility-type releases from Vosteed, that first kitchen knife has been joined by no less than ten additional food prep pieces. However, the company’s been hitting the…

SOF Week 25 – Defendtex Optical Fiber Drone Guidance Australia’s DefendTex has been keeping a close eye on drone operations in Ukraine and introduced a fiber optic cable guidance kit for their family of Vengeance FPV drones. Here you can see the canister mounted to a Vengeance drone sitting atop their Banshee robot. This entry was posted on Monday, May 12th, 2025 at 22:00 and is filed under International, SOF Week, UAS. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.…

Photo Credit: Oklahoma Department of Commerce.CBC, owner of Magtech, has just announced that a new ammunition production factory will be constructed in Oklahoma.Magtech is owned by CBC in Brazil, and that’s where the ammo has always been made as well. Now, the company is launching CBC USA and building a new state-of-the-art ammunition manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. The new plant represents a $300 million investment and CBC says it will create 350 new jobs in the area.The most important aspect of this announcement is that the new CBC facility will not just be assembling ammunition, but will be making powder…