Who reigns supreme in the battle between manual and automatic knives? Manual knives are great—innovations like the thumb stud and Spydie hole have made deployment almost as fast as automatic knives. Almost is the key word! Push the trigger button on one of these autos and it will fire open like a crack of lightning. […]
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SHOT Show 2018, Day 1
The day we’ve all been waiting for is here. Our team is in Vegas at “Knife Disneyland,” burning the midnight oil to bring you the best new knives and tools from our favorite manufacturers at SHOT Show 2018. Check it out. Zero Tolerance We’ve been itching to get our hands on the new ZT 2018 […]
2016 Blade HQ Black Friday Knife Sale: Top 7 Black Friday Knives!
Guys, it’s here. The 2016 Blade HQ Black Friday Knife Sale! At about the same time you lay down on the couch to digest the four servings of mashed potatoes you’ve had, we will be kicking off our biggest knife sale yet. Set your alarm for 6 pm MST (that’s 8 pm Eastern, 7 […]
Most Iconic Knives: Historical and Brand-Specific
There are knives out there that have such great recognition that they have become iconic due to popularity or historical significance. In this post you’ll find a variety of iconic knives including knives that are iconic of specific brands. It’s honestly kind of hard to know where to draw the line as far as how many knives […]
Boker Bowie Knives
Boker has been around since the 17th century, so it’s only fitting that the company would make some beautiful, traditional Bowie-style blades. There are a few Boker Bowies that I like in particular—take a look: Boker Luckett Bowie We looked at the Boker Plus Collection 2014 Bowie from Boker, but this is the 2012 […]
New Knives from SHOT Show 2014 part III
That’s right; we have even more knives to show you. And this isn’t even all of it. All of us over here at Blade HQ have been working tirelessly to get all of this SHOT Show content up for you, and it’s going to be pretty busy over here for the next week or so, too. […]
Black Friday Sneak Peek
There are three things you should be excited about right now: turkey, pies, and Blade HQ’s Black Friday sale. That’s right; with Thanksgiving coming up next week, it also means Blade HQ is about to give you great deals on some awesome blades. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s going to be on sale for Black […]
Pimp Your Knife: Halloween Edition & Giveaway!
***Congrats to Joe Hagerty, proud owner of a new, awesome Boker Nano! Joe, check your email for information regarding your prize! Halloween-Pimped Knives These pimped knives belong to Anthony, a man of good taste. He’s super awesome and allowed me to show these knives to you all. You may have seen these sweet blades already; […]
Best Knives for $150 or Less
You ask, we answer! A while back, we had someone on Instagram ask what our best knife for $150 or less is. (If you aren’t already, start following us on Instagram! It will make your life complete.) I asked around at Blade HQ, and here are the knives people picked and why. Next to each […]
A History Lesson in Knife Brand Logos
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about different brand logos and wondering where they originated from. I did quite a bit of research on a few logos, so I figured I’d share the info I learned with you in a post. Spyderco To understand the history about Spyderco’s spider logo, you first need to […]