One of our newest additions to our growing line of value butterfly knives is the Revolution Butterfly Knife.  This all black knife sports a spear point blade with a small groove down the middle of the blade.  The blade is sharp on one edge and has great action.  If you prefer faster or slower movement, you can adjust the blade tension with the torx screws in the handle.  The handle has a unique shape that is somewhat squared off.  I like the look, but even better, I like the feel of these handles.  They are easy to hold onto.  The weight on this butterfly is mid to heavy and the action is top notch.  This is a great butterfly knife.

Recently, we added a couple of new KA-BAR knives to our inventory.  I know the original style KA-BAR, the fighting knife icon from WWII, is always popular with knife collectors for a wide variety of reasons.  It is a good, solid fixed blade knife.  I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when we ordered the FIN fixed blade knife.  It is a big change as far as style and layout for KA-BAR.  When we got these knives into stock, I spent some time with the FIN fixed blade knife and have been very surprised at how comfortable and manageable this knife really is.   
The bent shape of the handle makes it comfortable to hold.  It also makes it feel as if this is a knife that actually extends your reach significantly.  As far as most fixed blade combat knives, the straight handle always means you have to bend your wrist slightly to point the knife forward.  With the FIN, the slightly bent shape means you can hold your wrist in a more natural position.  I like this.  As far as using the FIN for a survival type knife it passes with high marks in this arena.  The blade is heavy enough to serve you in chopping, cutting, slashing and many other survival needs.  And the knife blade is made of D2 steel which means it is durable enough and strong enough to cut without losing it’s edge quickly.  This is a great, non-conventional fixed blade knife.  KA-BAR did it right with the FIN series.

SPECIFICATIONS:

.95 lb.

Length: Blade length 4-7/8″;
Overall length 9-3/4″
Grind: hollow
Shape: Drop Point
Handle Material: GFN-PA66
Stamp: KA-BAR/FIN
Edge Angle: 20 Degrees
Steel: D2
Country Mft’d: Made in Taiwan

Occasionally, Microtech will produce a special run of knives.  Just a day or so ago, we put the newest special run of out the front knives that Microtech has produced into stock.  The UTX70 with a Damascus blade is an amazing piece of art, as well as being a great knife.  The MT149-DAM is a limited run edition of UTX70’s that have a Damascus steel blade, with a tanto point, as well as bronzed hardware.  The 70 is a very small version of the ever popular Ultratech knife that has been the flagship knife for Microtech for so many years. 
This knife measures in at 6.75″ when fully open and the blade is 2.375″ long.  One of the smallest production OTF knives currently on the market, if not the smallest, this model is sure to become an instant collector’s classic.  It is made by Microtech, it is part of a limited run, it has a special Damascus blade, and it has the bronzed hardware.  Get your’s while they last–they are going very fast.

Blade: 2.375″
Overall: 6.75″
Weight: 1.4 oz.
Blade: Single Plain Edge, Tanto Point, Damascus

We were able to get several of the Benchmade H&K knives back in stock.  The Tumult, if you don’t already know, is an out the front knife built by Benchmade as part of their H&K line of knives.  This OTF has good solid action.  It is a dual action OTF, which means the slide trigger on the side of the handle opens and closes the knife.  It is made with a variety of blade styles, either with a black finish or the ever classic stainless look.  And either of these blades can be found with a plain edge or with partial serrations.  This is a great all around OTF knife. 

Knife Category: OTF, Out the Front Knife

Blade Style: Drop Point, Plain Edge or Part Serrated
Action: Slide Trigger, Dual Action
Blade Length: 3.5″
Blade Thickness: .100″
Blade Material:D2 Tool Steel (60-62 HRC)
Open Length: 8.10″
Closed Length: 4.6″
Weight: 3 Ounces
Handle Thickness: 1/2″
Handle Width: 15/16″
Handle Material: Black 60601T Aluminum
Clip: Tip Down
Lock Mechanism: Opens and Closes with Slide trigger
Safety: None
Glass Breaker: None
Sheath Material: Comes in H&K Silk drawstring Bag

SOG just released their newest two models in the SOG-TAC line of automatic knives.  The 05 and the 06 share the same dimensions as the earlier models 1 through 4 but they are built with a drop point blade tip.  If you have never tried one of the SOG-TAC knives, as Ferris Buhler once said, “I would highly recommend it.”  These knives have several things going for them.  They are fast.  They are relatively light.  And they are almost unbelievable thin.  This makes them fantastic as every day carry knives.  These knives are very apparently built for tactical situations but they perform in every day situations also.  In fact, I carried one of the earlier models for about four months and it still is one of my favorite every day carry knives.  The new models come with a stainless steel finish blade (05) or a tactical black TiNi finish blade (06)–your choice.

Smith & Wesson just released their third series in the Black Ops Spring assisted knives.  These are well built, spring assisted knives designed for every day carry, camping, hunting, fishing, and tactical uses.  The 3rd series are built with a uniquely shaped handle made from composite.  This gives them a great look and makes them nice and light for carry.  The blades come in two styles, either drop point or tanto.  And you can get each of these with partial serrations or plain edged.  Finally, you can get any of these variations with either a dark grey handle or with a gunmetal blue handle.
If you are looking for a good, solid performer—the SWBLOP3 series of knives is one to consider.

Microtech recently ran a small run of UTX 70 out the front knives in a variety of colored handles.  These extremely popular knives are very limited in number and if you have been looking for one–you may want to move fast.
The UTX 70 is patterned after the Ultratech.  At about 70% the size of a full Ultratech, these knives are extremely small.  Highly sought after by collectors, Microtech knives with colored handles are few and far between.  If you want one, we currently have them in Aqua, Purple, Dark Green (think forest green or even darker), and Dark Orange (this could be my favorite of the bunch.  Our pictures aren’t turning out real good on this color–but it is more of a dark burnt orange color).  The Red handled UTX 70’s sold out in the first two days.

Cold Steel makes some of the most durable and tough fixed blade knives on the market.  Recently, we started carrying one of their smaller fixed blade knives.  The Kobun is a tanto style boot knife named after the Japanese word for “soldier”.  The Kobun measures in at 9 7/8″ and the blade is 5 1/2.  Made of Japanese AUS 8A stainless steel, the blade not only looks great but it performs amazingly well.  This is a great knife for a wide variety of purposes.  It has a very comfortable grip and is incredibly light at only 4.4 ounces.  If you are looking for a boot knife, a combat knife, or just a great new knife to add to your collection, the Cold Steel Kobun would be a great fixed blade knife for you.

Name: Kobun

Blade Length: 5 1/2″
Overall Length: 9 7/8″
Steel: Japanese AUS 8A Stainless
Weight: 4.4 oz
Handle: 4 3/8″ Long Kraton®
Sheath: Secure-Ex® Sheath

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