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National Geographic gives top slot to discovery of 1,900-year-old, remarkably preserved Roman blades, likely cached by Bar Kochba rebels in one of 800 caves near Dead Sea. The swords were found inside a fissure in a cave near Ein Gedi National Park in the Dead Sea area in June. Estimated to be...

I just picked up a CS 4 max Scout because it was on sale and who doesn't like big knives? There's a hole that runs through the choil area that I can't figure out the purpose of. when folding the blade it goes past the hole so there's no way a pin or anything could go through it. Any ideas?

Old Hickory slip joint folders are in stock and available at SMKW for anybody who is interested in one before they start making them in China.

I didn't have any spears so I bought a spearhead as a project to haft and also bought an Iklwa just to have. Both have good tips but neither has sharp edges. The edges are so thick that both would probably need to be reprofiled to get to sharpened edges. Are spears, like bayonets, designed that...

A number of years ago when Valkman was getting out of the knifemaking business I had the opportunity to purchase one of his unfinished blades. My intent was to learn how to put a handle on a kick-ass knife that I waited too long to purchase. As many times is the case, life got in the way and...

Posted over in Bladeforums but am posting here as well. Does anyone have any experience with products from Sato Sword Forge? I am looking for something with a clay hamon that is functional but primarily for display. Link here: https://www.satosword.com/

I've only seen the .22 models and didn't know until recently they also manufacture .45, .357, and .38spl+p. Does anyone own one or handled one?

I recently found out about a talented knifemaker named Justin Miller whose business is called Running Man Forge. I have no business affiliation with him other than ordering a custom knife build and thought you knife nuts might be interested in this post. The guy is humble, helpful and super-easy...

After mounting a Raptor grip on a Mossberg 500 I changed my long-held belief that pistol-grip shotguns are useless. I decided to treat myself to a Mossberg Shockwave and took it to the range for the first time today with a couple of different loads I have on-hand. The loads used were some...

Okay, so I was intrigued about a Polymer 80 frame kit and DIY handgun project. However, the frame and jig kit is $150 and a Glock 19 upper is more or less $450. So what's the point? Just to have an off-paper/no serial number autoloader? It doesn't make sense to me. Please educate me on what I'm...

I always thought the discontinued Mateba and the current Chiappa Rhino were novel ideas in mitigating recoil by firing from the bottom cylinder chamber. Thanks to YouTube, today I learned that the idea goes back at least 160 years. Here is the Jacob Shaw 1857 (the tube above the barrel extended...

For all of my life I have turned my nose up at the concept of the pistol-grip 12GA shotgun. I saw a use for it as a door breaching tool but never as a legit SD weapon....especially after a neighbor lost some teeth using same (albeit as a non-trained rube). When the Mossberg Shockwave came out I...

The last thing I need is another folding knife but a Buck 110 for $17... How could I resist?

I just learned a lesson (that I already knew but didn't always practice) to start rotating my carry ammo much more frequently. I have been carrying 9BPLE in a Glock 19 for about 10 years that has been 100% reliable. After initially firing a few hundred rounds I got lazy (and cheap). As the years...

I have owned this FN BP-DAC for about 15 years. It is a terrific CCW piece...easy to carry IWB and even pocket carry in cargo pants. Ergonomics are great and is a natural pointer. Trigger is not so good but at close SD ranges good enough. I think when I bought it it was already discontinued...

When I reached age 21 my first handgun I purchased was a $40 Raven .25 as that was all I could afford on $5/hour. Years later my first serious handgun was a Ruger SP101 in .357. I carried it for a while and put a Hogue monogrip on it to make it more controllable. However, it was no longer...

An early Christmas gift to myself. Two Bear & Son Farmhands.

I know a lot of people here like the Coast folders at Home Depot. Last night I was at HD and saw this sale going on...$9.88 for a package of two knives.

Was in the local Wal-Mart and picked this up. Not that I needed it or that it was on my 'want' list but it was on sale for an even $21.00.

This came across the internet transom this morning. It doesn't look like it would be much good for anything. Head is 2.5" and AUS8. I would think a decent chopper and a folding saw would be way more useful. Thoughts?