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Chance to Win a Free Case® Pocket Knife

July 23, 2021

Case Star Spangled Stockman

Case®, a longtime supporter of the American Knife & Tool Institute, is collaborating with AKTI to help grow our membership and support during our “Imagine Your Life Without a Knife” membership campaign. Will you help spread the word?

The Useful Sword Cane

July 15, 2021

Attorney and knife expert Dan Lawson discusses the value of sword canes and their history in law and court cases in the July issue of Knife Magazine titled “The Useful Sword Cane.” Cane sword laws in the U.S. developed in the early 19th Century…Sword cane legislation remains an issue in this urbane 21st Century. AKTI […]

The Unwelcome Butterfly

June 25, 2021

“Many in the U.S. have been conditioned by the overused theatrical device to believe that any knife which opens – or may be opened – dramatically is evil.”

My Dad and I and Everyday Carry Knives

June 18, 2021

So while my father and I still carry a knife every day and similarly use them, what we carry is very different.

Understand Design Features Before You Invest

June 14, 2021

Slice knife in hands

You not only need to be confident to carry your knife, but you also want to be confident about the knife you purchase.

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