The Special Operations Combatives Program (SOCP) is a realistic combatives system created for special operations forces in the military. It concentrates on close-quarters fighting skills that are useful, particularly when wearing all of your gear. Greg Thompson, who founded and developed the SOCP...
Dead Air and Medford have carved out their own lanes in their respective markets: one built on precision sound suppression, the other on knives engineered like they're designed to outlast their owners. This collaboration feels inevitable in retrospect. The Dead Air x Medford Knuckle Knife is...
The AMTAC Blades Tyrant is small enough to disappear during a run but purpose-built for close-contact defense. The post AMTAC Blades Tyrant Review: The Fixed Blade You’ll Actually Carry appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Back in December 2024, I posted on Facebook about pocket-carry fixed blades. I predicted their popularity was going to explode in 2025. It was based on nothing more than gut instinct. It was interesting that the comments on that thread were very polarizing. People either loved small fixed blade k...
Karambit knives offer an aggressive, intimidating appearance and back it up with talon-like puncturing power. These tactical blades allow the user to deliver both traditional and backhanded strikes, all the while cutting and stabbing at whatever blocks their path. Karambit knives are compact, eas...
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) are reviewing a fatal shooting on Riverfront Circle in Dandridge, Tennessee, where a man used a firearm to stop an aggressor who was actively armed with a sword. Following an extensive on-scene forensic sweep ...
Columbia River Knife and Tool has brought out a couple of new folding EDC knives to NRAAM 2026, with the new CRKT Sero and CRKT Counterpart. These are compact and subtle knife options designed to be ideal EDC blades for anyone looking for a practical but stylish knife option in their kit. NRAAM...
I’ve carried plenty of everyday folders over the years, including some pretty weird ones. While I’m often more for simple and practical tools that disappear in the pocket and get the job done without fanfare, now and then a knife shows up that catches my fancy because it’s just plain di...
I found Bushlore’s Pocket Field Guides while roaming the aisles of a packed outdoor event. I drifted past blades, packs, ferro rods, and the usual “seen it before” gear. Then a splash of color caught my eye. Sharp, illustrious photos. Clean layout. Zero fluff. I grabbed a guide and flipped ...
TRUE Tools & Blades has brought out a new, quick, & easy to deploy folding knife with the new REPOSE Wharncliffe knife. Named for the angle of repose, the steepest angle possible for a landform without causing a landslide, the REPOSE is a new ambidextrous one-handed opening pocket knife....