Summary

• Factory Awards
• Custom Awards
• Blade Show Display Awards

Blade Magazine 2009 Knife Of The Year Awards®

Blade Magazine 2009 Overall Knife Of The Year®: Lone Wolf Knives “Defender”




Blade Magazine 2009 American Made Knife Of The Year®: Kershaw “Speedform”

Blade Magazine 2009 Imported Knife Of The Year®: Benchmade Knife Co. “Nagara”

Blade Magazine 2009 Manufacturing Quality Award: Chris Reeve Knives, for its entire line of knives

Blade Magazine 2009 Most Innovative American Design: Fox Knives USA “Rez-Q2”

Blade Magazine 2009 Most Innovative Imported Design: Columbia River Knife & Tool “Flux”

Blade Magazine 2009 Collaboration Of The Year: Spyderco “Bob T Slipit”

Blade Magazine 2009 Best Buy Of The Year: Lone Wolf Knives “Blackfoot”

Blade Magazine 2009 Investor/Collector Knife Of The Year: William Henry Knives “Anthem”

Blade Magazine 2009 Kitchen Knife Of The Year®: Chris Reeve Knives “Sakayo Slicer”

Blade Magazine 2009 Accessory Of The Year: Wicked Edge “Precision Knife Sharpeners”

Blade Magazine 2009 Industry Achievement Award: Phil Lobred

Blade Magazine 2009 Industry Achievement Award: Kevin Pipes


BLADE Show Custom Knife Awards

Hugh Bartrug Best Of Show: Matsusaki Takeshi

Best Handle Design: Zaza Revishvili

Best Tactical Folder: R.J. Martin

Best Sword: Vince Evans

Best Of The Rest: Reese Weiland

Most Innovative Design: Daniel Winkler

Best Utility Hunter: J.R. Cook

Yvon Vachon Best Miniature Knife: Yoshio Sakachi

Best Art Knife: Tim Hancock

Best Fixed Blade: Jerry Fisk

Best Bowie: Mike Ruth

Best Folder: Matsusaki Takeshi

Best Fighter: Harvey Dean

Best New Maker: J.A. Bardsley

Best Knife Collaboration: Richard Rogers and Simon Lytton

Best Damascus Knife: Jimmy Chin


BLADE Show Collection Display Awards

Best In Show: Brent & Dee Schindewolf

Judges Award: Larry Oden

Judges Award: Jim Holbrook

Judges Award: Craig Heflebower