This new red-class Benchmade is an evolution from the versatile Rescue Hooks (mod. 5 & longer-handle 6).
But a radical evolution, since we got now a safer folding hook, loaded with features. The yellow molded thermoplastic handle houses the lockback folding blade (9Cr13CoMoV stainless steel), a submersible 5 mm LED to illuminate the working area, and […]

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Made in Solingen (the german knives capital), the Koffski Taschenmesser (”pocket knife”) is a sympathic and non agressive urban utility tool - and a classy alternative to the standard swiss knife.
It will also been perfectly assorted to your Koffski N°1 bag, since the patches of leather covering the plastic handles come from the same Tuscany […]

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The new line of one-hand opening knives comes later than the one from Victorinox, but they are much prettier. The two competing brands, even before Victorinox bought Wenger, are rather similar, differences lying almost only in details (finition or conception of some tools, options of exotic tools, “genuine” Wenger vs. “original” Victorinox…).

This new Ranger will […]

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This little swiss-knife is an evolution of the previous Evolution model. This model, which is different from the “genuine swiss army knife” only by its ergonomic handles, was probably the most innovative change in the line of the little pocket red knives. I got one of these little knife when they came out, and I […]

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A dead-born project by Eric Glasser, the c108 Bi-Fold was a very interresting little knife with an ingenious system of lateral folding and as innovative as the CRKT Van Hoy Snap Lock.

Pretty pictures of the Bi-Fold on Spyderco Forum
Announce of the discontinuation on the Spyderco Forum
Pictures come from EDC Forum
Technorati Tags: Spyderco, C108, […]

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Chad Los Banos was recently propulsed in front of the scene of knife designer with its marvelous collaboration with Böker, the SubCom. He’s the third hawaiian knife designer that I know, after Ken Onion and Steven Seagall.
The SubCom F is a very short knife and light (about 2.5 Oz.), with a stubby (1 7/8″ lenght) […]

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This all new Victorinox (announced for spring 2007) is a very interresting proposition of a first response unit tool/knife. Derived from the Trekker, it got the high-visibility Stayglow handles (fluorescent yellow on daylight, and glowing in the dark) and several accessories made for rescuers, like a windshield saw, a belt cutter or a window puncher. […]

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Wenger try to adapt its proposition to the strenghtened airtravelling regulation by offering the Air Traveller, a knife made for those who travel a lot by air and still want to keep a bit of useful steel on them or in their carry-on.
This “aknife”, since it’s devoided of any blade, got a tiny screwdriver for […]

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A new offer from Benchmade is the very slick Vex (N° 10750) in the Red Class, the entry-level of the line of knives.
G10 handle, 8Cr14MoV stainless steel, titanium-coating, liner-lock, it got a very elegant line (overall/closed length : 7.72/4.43″), providing a lot of knife for the price tag ($ 60, either plain or combo edge).
Une […]

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Also in english !
Le Razel est un couteau pratique, conçu pour l’EDC. Son nom vient de la contraction de razor (rasoir) et chisel (ciseau).
Il est monté à plate semelle, et il a la particularité d’avoir un contre-tranchant perpendiculaire au fil de la lame.
Comme son nom l’indique, il peut être utilisé à la fois […]

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