It is that time again, today I am sharing the November 2025 edition of my Knife News column. As always, it comes with the disclaimer that by the time it reaches these digital pages, it is a bit out of date. Instead, look at it as what makes the cut for our limited available print space, hopefully both relevant and interesting
Sometimes, we have something kinda random, in this case our final item on some crazy replica knives that are actually legal tender. Enjoy. HCA
Rendencion X-Lock is a Budget Version of a Classic
The Redencion is Ramon Chaves’s flagship design. It has been a staple of his custom lineup, has been released as an automatic collaboration with Pro-Tech, and now he is incorporating a crossbar locking mechanism for the first time in his new Rendencion X-Lock, the most budget-minded Chaves knife to date.
Priced at $80 MSRP, it’s a significant drop from the $200+ of earlier titanium frame lock versions, expanding the potential pool of buyers. The X-Lock model features a 3.25-inch blade in D2 tool steel with a flat grind, available in tanto and drop point profiles, with satin or black-coated finish. The handle uses black anodized aluminum scales for lightweight carry at 3.2 ounces, with a reversible tip-up pocket clip for right-side carry. Deployment is via dual thumb studs on caged ball bearings, ensuring smooth action. The Redencion X-Lock includes both the standard pocket clip, as well as a Chaves Skull clip as a further personalization option.
To find out more about Pleasant Grove, Utah’s Chaves Knives, you can learn more by visiting www.chavesknives.com
Demko Knives Unveils Razor-Shark Folding Utility Knife
Has the folding utility knife trend “jumped the shark?” Not if Andrew Demko, has anything to say about it. Demko, long known for innovative locking mechanisms, is back with his take on the folding utility knife – the Demko Knives Razor-Shark.
This is not your grandfather’s Stanley Knife. Demko took the liners, Glass Reinforced Nylon (GRN) handles, and patented Shark-Lock® from their popular Nano-Shark folder, and paired it with a disposable utility blade, perfect for tasks requiring frequent edge changes, such as cutting cardboard or precise trimming.
Blade replacement is straightforward: a included tool allows users to remove the mounting screw, swap the blade, and re-secure without disassembly. Utilizing a screw down system allows approximately 2.00” of the standard 2.375” Stanley-type blade to be used. An extra screw is included.
The Demko Razor-Shark is optimized for convenient everyday carry, weighing just 3.2 ounces, with a closed length of 3.63”, and a reversible deep-carry pocket clip.
The MSRP is $74.89, and the knife is available with orange or black GRN scales.
Visit demkoknives.com to find out more.
Rosecraft Blades Phasing Out Modern Folders; Releases New Peanut Pattern
Maryville, Tennessee’s Rosecraft Blades announced a major change this month.They will be moving away from modern folders, instead focusing exclusively on their traditional and modern traditional offerings. According to Rosecraft co-founder Andy Armstrong, “When we launched RoseCraft Blades in 2021, we decided to offer both modern and traditional knives. While our modern knives have the same quality of materials and workmanship, our customers just seem to love other categories way more, especially our traditional slip joint knives.”
While the modern folder space gets more saturated every year, Rosecraft’s traditional slipjoints have gained a reputation for quality that even import-skeptical collectors recognize. They recently added a new pattern to their lineup, the Piney River Peanut. Designed by Andy Armstrong, the Piney River Peanut is the smallest Roscraft knife to date. It measures just 5.1 inches in overall length, with a 2.1” satin finished D2 blade. It is available in two color options. Stag (red deer) will be a regular offering in the Rosecraft lineup (MSRP $69.99), while the Vintage Blue Bone ($51.99) is a limited time offering, which will not be seen again.
For more information on Rosecraft Blades or the new Piney River Peanut, or to shop closeout deals on their modern folders, visit www.rosecraftblades.com
Spectres Releases Silver Coin Replicas of Teddy Roosevelt and King Tut Knives
There is a company in Singapore, known as Spectres, which describes its niche as “transforming precious metals into bold, boundary pushing collectables.”
Two of the items they offer should be of particular interest to members of the knife community. The first is a replica of a hunting knife presented to Teddy Roosevelt in 1909, complete with gold plated silver handle with art nouveau details like Boone and Crockett and Teddy Roosevelt’s initials. Issued in 2025, this 2 oz. .999 fine silver coin is legal tender in Samoa, measures 150 x 28 mm and features an antiqued high-relief finish with selective gold gilding.
The other is a replica of King Tutankhamun’s gold-bladed dagger. It recreates the full dagger, handle, and sheath, highlighting the exquisite detail that defined the original. The hilt and sheath are adorned with cloisonné-style patterns and animal motifs, rendered and finished in gold gilding.
This is far from the first time that stylized knife shapes have been used as currency. Some of the earliest currency dates to China, dating to the Warring States Period from 475-221 BC, and was known as “knife money.” These were bronze castings shaped like knives or scraping tools, complete with a ringed handle for stringing them together. They were not sharp weapons but symbolic tools adapted into money. That era saw the rise of various primitive currencies, including cowry shell imitations, spade money, and early round coins, as societies transitioned from barter to standardized exchange systems.
You can order your own replica knife coins from spectres.io. Both are listed at $299.99.
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