Spartan-Harsey Nessmuk Review

The Spartan Blades Halsey Nessmuck is a modern take on an American classic and a handy survival knife for the wilderness.

Spartan Blade’s Modern Take on an American Classic Spartan Blades has a reputation for making fighting knives. The Spartan-Harsey Nessmuk draws on some of those traditions, but also pays homage to old Nessmuk himself, the 19th century outdoor icon who changed the way a generation of Americans who idolized the Bowie by introducing them to …

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Artisan Cutlery Wreckhart Review

The Joe Flowers designed Artisan Wreckhart is a tactical knife with bushcraft asperations.

Joe Flowers Brings the Dagger to the Bush The Wreckhart is an oddly satisfying amalgamation of knife design philosophy. I’m not sure it’s the most effective amalgamation, but it’s fun, and ultimately useful. This knife is meant to be the result of a hypothetical meeting between Horace Kephart (the professional camper who wrote Camping and …

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Ka-Bar Ek Commando Short Clip Point Review

The Ka-Bar Commando Short Clip Point is a durable fixed blade tactical knife that is also a capable survival knife.

Any discussion of the Ek Commando knives has to begin with a long line of stiletto inspired knives. Like the Fairbairn-Sykes, the Marine Raider knives, and the V42, the Ek Commando was double-edged and built for stabbing. These knives were designed for special operations units that, optimally, worked with the element of surprise and the …

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