by iZjn01kH85 | Jun 25, 2020 | Blades, Combatives, Guns, Knives, Preparation, Survival, Tools, weapon
Certain knives we associate with cultures, such as the Filipino balisong or the Japanese tanto; other knives we associate with professions, like a surgeon’s scalpel or a butcher’s knife. There’s one knife we associate with the U.S. Marine Corps, a...
by iZjn01kH85 | May 27, 2020 | Blades, EDC, Gear, Knives, Survival, Tools
In order to help kick-start your next preparedness project or refresh an old EDC, we’re continuing May the Knife Be With You! – a full month of knife giveaways. We featured a new brand with a new knife giveaway each week. This fourth and final giveaway is...
by iZjn01kH85 | May 20, 2020 | Blades, EDC, Gear, Knives, Survival, Tools
In order to help kick-start your next preparedness project or refresh an old EDC, we’re continuing May the Knife Be With You! – a full month of knife giveaways. We’ll feature a new brand with a new knife giveaway each week. This week’s giveaway...
by iZjn01kH85 | May 13, 2020 | Blades, Bug-Out, Gear, Knives, Survival, Tools
In order to help kick-start your next preparedness project or refresh an old EDC, we’re continuing May the Knife Be With You! – a full month of knife giveaways. We’ll feature a new brand with a new knife giveaway each week. This week’s giveaway...
by iZjn01kH85 | May 6, 2020 | Blades, EDC, Gear, Knives, News, Tools
In order to help kick-start your next preparedness project or refresh an old EDC, we’re launching May the Knife Be With You! – a full month of knife giveaways. We’ll feature a new brand with a new knife giveaway each week. This week, the giveaway...
by iZjn01kH85 | May 6, 2020 | Blades, Combatives, Guns, Knives, Preparation, Survival, Tools, weapon
If there was ever a quintessential American knife design, it would have to be the Bowie knife. Its murky origins have a mysterious shroud, but once word of this knife got out, people had to have one. When westward expansion began and folks had to survive in the harsh...
by iZjn01kH85 | Apr 7, 2020 | Blades, EDC, Gear, Knives, Off the Grid, SHTF, Survival, Tools, weapon
Nonmetallic knives aren’t a new phenomenon. Man’s earliest weapons consisted of pointed staves and sharpened stone, which were quite effective for hunting, skinning, carving, and fighting. Today, nonmetallic weapons have benefitted greatly from durable and...
by iZjn01kH85 | Mar 28, 2020 | Blades, Food, Gear, Hunting, Knives, Off the Grid, SHTF, Survival, Tools
Humans have field dressed four-legged sustenance since that first caveman chiseled a pointy tip on a downed tree branch. Did he, or the millions of hunters who came after, have a gut hook knife? Nope. Not for many millennia, until it showed up in the mid 20th century....
by iZjn01kH85 | Mar 17, 2020 | Blades, Combatives, Knives, Martial Arts, Preparation, Survival, Tools, weapon
Photos by Niccole Elizabeth Knife fighting, or edged weapons defense, has always been a weak spot for me. Coming from a background where firearms were the default mode of combat, sharp and pointy implements always seemed to be relegated to shop duty. Cutting open MREs...
by iZjn01kH85 | Mar 16, 2020 | Blades, DIY, Knives, Preparation, Safety, Tools
As the saying goes, a sharp knife is a safe knife. Struggling to cut with a dull blade leads to mistakes and injuries, while a razor-sharp edge slices effortlessly. This is why you should always take the time to maintain your knives, whether they’re being used...
by iZjn01kH85 | Feb 27, 2020 | Blades, EDC, Gear, Knives, Tools
A folding knife is a great tool for every-day carry, but there are many tasks that a folding knife isn’t very good at. If you try to use your blade as a prybar, scraper, or screwdriver, it’s likely to become dull and may even break. It’s therefore handy to have a...
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