Benchmade Infidel Review
A small subset of knives today have established a strong brand and following all of their own. These knives bear iconic designs that stand the test of time and meet tight performance tolerances set by...
View ArticleKershaw Scallion Review
After my love affair with the Skyline and Leek I felt it was time to check out another of Kershaw’s EDC offerings. Enter the Kershaw Scallion model 1620, another specimen by award-winning knife...
View ArticleSpyderco Squeak Review
The Spyderco Squeak is a small, non-locking knife with a slip joint, one of Spyderco’s SLIPIT line of folders alongside the Pingo and UKPK designs. These unique offerings from Spyderco are designed...
View ArticleHow to Get Your Knives Razor Sharp
Knives are a common fixture in our everyday lives, be it in the kitchen, workplace or the great outdoors. What is fairly uncommon however, is someone who knows how to keep their knife sharp and how to...
View ArticleSpyderco UKPK Review
Spyderco’s UK Pen Knife (or UKPK) is a slip joint folder from their SLIPIT line and designed with knife laws in the UK primarily in mind. UK law prohibits folding knives either with locking blades or...
View ArticleWhere Today’s Folding Knives Are Made
You may be interested to learn where today’s popular folding knife brands are produced. Our handy infographic below shows the countries in which our favorite pocket knife brands produce their knives....
View ArticleBuck Paradigm Pro Review
Buck is a classic American icon when it comes to pocket knives. Unlike Camillus and Schrade, they have largely stayed true to their US roots and adapting to more modern designs in many of their...
View ArticleBenchmade 51 Review
A couple of months back I got my hands on a balisong from Oregon’s knife powerhouse Benchmade. Balisongs, or butterfly knives, have been around a long time, and there is much debate about their exact...
View ArticleBenchmade 940-1 Review
Benchmade is hallowed company among knife enthusiasts. Their name is a byword for quality, and their designs are wildly popular with professionals in every arena. Among the product line of such an...
View ArticleZero Tolerance 0450 Review
As a subsidiary of KAI, along with Kershaw, Zero Tolerance has been the brand of higher end Kershaw knives since its inception. For the past few years, however, ZT has been branching off in terms of...
View ArticleRike Knife Thor2 Review
It’s a good time to be a knife fan. Production knives are becoming so well designed and produced that it is almost hard to get your hands on a sub-par one from a reputable manufacturer. Rike Knife is...
View ArticleWE Knife 604 Review
Here at Knife Informer, WE Knife Co. needs no introduction. Our previous reviews of the 608 and 610 models left us with a positive impression of the brand with full marks in the looks and value...
View ArticleRike Knife
Brand Summary Parent Company: Rike Knife Co. Ltd. Headquarters: Guangdong, China Product Focus: EDC, Mid-Tech, Collector Target Markets: High End ($250-$400), Ultra High End ($400+) Production...
View ArticleHEAdesigns Equilibrium Review
Design Different – the slogan of HEAdesign’s founder Sam Abdelrahman, is perfectly epitomized in the world’s first production folding scimitar, the Equilibrium. As Sam’s second production design under...
View ArticleHEAdesigns Knives
Brand Summary Parent Company: HEAdesigns Headquarters: New York, USA Product Focus: EDC, Mid-Tech, Collector Target Markets: High End ($250-$400) Production Facilities: Overseas HEAdesigns is a...
View ArticleCRKT Batum Review
When it comes to budget knives Columbia River is a force to be reckoned with. Let me start by saying the CRKT Batum will cost you around $35 plus shipping online, yet every person I handed it to...
View ArticlePocket Knife Lock Types
We spend a lot of time here at Knife Informer talking about folding knives. We talk about blade steels, handle materials, designers, brands, ergonomics, and a whole suite of other pocket knife...
View ArticleRike Knife 1504B Review
It was not so long ago when Rike needed a lengthy introduction. Not any more. This brand is growing strong and continues to make inroads to the coveted US knife market with exciting new offerings....
View ArticleSpyderco Para 3 Review
If you’re a regular at Knife Informer then you’re probably familiar with the Spyderco Para 3. You may already have one by now, and you likely witnessed some of the hype that surrounded the arrival of...
View ArticleGrimsmo Rask Review
What can we say; sometimes you need to blur the lines a bit. Here at Knife Informer we tend to focus specifically on production knives, but today we will deviate from that trend and present to you a...
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