Author Archives: Wilson

New Spyderco Para Military 3 Prototype

In the Spyderco booth at BLADE Show 2015, there was a knife labeled the Para Military 3, as in a “three-inch blade.”  It appeared to be a scaled down PM 2!  I am frankly partial to smaller EDC-carry knives. They … Continue reading

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My New Zero Tolerance Hinderer 0566CF Folder

If you were following the BladeBarrelBezel.com Facebook page during the last few days, then you saw this photo.  I went to BLADE Show 2015 with an empty pocket.  I credit this to hurried packing, not a conscious agenda.  Because I … Continue reading

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Posting Now on Facebook at BLADE Show!

If you click on the Facebook link to the right, or go to the BladeBarrelBezel.com Facebook page, you’ll see I’m posting some photos from the big show. Wilson

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BLADE Show 2015 Coming Up

Cobb Galleria beckons.  BLADE Show 2015 is this week.  There will be 300 booths and nearly 700 tables at this, the world’s largest knife show.  For an enthusiast, it is Nirvana.  No, not the band.  I will be driving up … Continue reading

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Delica 4 Goes Hiking

I have not been posting for the last two weeks because I have been on vacation in California.  I took my well-worn Spyderco Delica 4 with me for over 40 miles of day hikes on the beautiful trails in the … Continue reading

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CRKT Williams Yukanto

Martial Arts trainer and U.S. Army veteran James Williams is at it again!  Here is yet another collaboration with Columbia River Knife & Tool.  The new Yukanto has a definite target audience that would include soldiers and tactical law enforcement … Continue reading

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Granger Model 3b Review

For good or bad, I am sort of known as the knife guy around the office.  There was a time when I was retailing (well, wholesaling) blades to my co-workers (cheap bastards).  Some of the more brazen still ask me … Continue reading

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Vostok Komandirskie Watch Review

There is an antiques alley a few blocks from my house.  Clustered there are small shops and garages that during one Sunday a month become an outdoor plaza for buyers of furniture, paintings, and nicknacks. One such Sunday, my wife … Continue reading

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The Emerson CQC-7 Book Project

As the Ernest Emerson CQC-7 knife turned 20 years old last year, it is fitting that Emerson is coming out with a book project about his groundbreaking folding knife.  And we get to participate!  But first, a bit of history. … Continue reading

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Special Gaston J. Glock Knives

After I had seen the Böker Tirpitz knife, I was amused that I stumbled upon these knives from Gaston J. Glock.  This folder’s blade is forged from the Mauser cannon of a Eurofigher aircraft.  Titanium and carbon fiber handles seem … Continue reading

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