Summary

Not even a war in Iraq can prevent knifemakers from doing what they love: making knives. U.S. soldiers in Iraq continue making knives even during deployment. BLADE salutes their service and their enthusiasm with the September 2009 issue. And no matter where you are, BLADE can always come to you with a subscription.

Geography can't stand in the way of collecting knives, and neither can time. Editor Steve Shackleford looks at a knives that span centuries in his "Unsheathed" column. Click here to read it.

Here's what else is inside the September 2009 issue:

• CWO Faulkner shows the troops how it’s done at the Baghdad School of Knifemaking. Jeffrey A. Ledesma has the story.

• Durwood Hollis looks at a new factory knife entry: Ginsu Outdoors.

• No matter the emergency, there’s a rescue knife for everyone, writes Dave Rhea.

• Les Robertson opens and enjoys a Rusty Preston value-priced slip joint.

• Upscale tactical folders are stylin’ and cut like mad, reports Mike Haskew.

• Neck knives perform as the sharp, cool tools they are. Dexter Ewing takes a closer look.

• Some give the clip almost as much attention as the knife. Why? Stephen Garger explains.

• Mike Haskew goes in-depth with “gambler’s knives” and how they capture the spirit of the Gold Rush.

• Bending without cracking is good, writes Joe Szilaski, but bending too easily is not.

• Tim Zowada shows why the bench strop is better than the hanging variety.

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