Whelp, I dropped the ball. I didn’t get this post out before the May issue has started arriving. So it is a “Preview” rather than a sneak peek.
It is a great issue, with a heavier than average focus on production knives, with an extensive history of Case Knives and Willson Offutt’s field trial of the Lionsteel ACHA.
There is a custom article with Roger Eckstine’s chronicle of the Liner Lock Syndicate and Frank Trzaska tells the story of a rare fighting knife that didn’t quite make it to primetime,
Our regular columns are back as well, and this month’s Knife News covers the Bark River Knives’ scandal and closure.
The issue should be arriving imminently for print subscribers. If you are a Premium Online Member, you can find the whole digital issue in our Member’s Area.
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