Medford Praetorian Style Knife - Awesome hard use knife for the fraction of the cost of the original.

Just received my knife - the brown G10 model.

First impressions are great - the knife is very solid, no bladeplay in any direction, has decent action right out of the box and is significantly lighter than the all-metal model (thus has good balance).
But what surprised me the most, is the fact that it is very sharp right out of the box.
If you search for a tough knife that can withstand hard use for under 20$ - this one is for you.

Link to the knife: http://goo.gl/yeZbTW

Coin Claw Style Knife - One of the best designs for concealed EDC knife now at affordable price!

Finally, somebody made this awesome little coin knife.
It was my dear friend Ben from Ben's shop - one of the best sellers on AliExpress.
The store has 6 different options, including G10, steel and Carbon Fiber scales.
Link to the knife: http://goo.gl/NDA3Em

Specifications:

Overall Length: 65mm

Blade length: 22mm

Closed length: 41mm

Blade thickness: 3 mm

Blade finish: stone wash + Satin Polished

Hardness: 57-58HRC

Net weight: 30 g

Blade material: 9cr18MoV 

YouTube Knife Channels - The best video knife content (in my opinion) to subscribe to and watch!

I would like to share with you a list of my favorite knife channels on YouTube.
This list contains channels, that I am personally subscribed to, and is based on my honest, uninfluenced opinion.
This will exclude popular channels (like nutnfancy, CutleryLover etc), that although I'm a subscriber - I'm sure most knife and gear lovers are subscribed to those channels anyway.
I choose to focus on the guys, who are doing a great job and give interesting and entertaining content, do great GAW but are underappreciated.

Also, because of the theme of the blog - I would like to include and mention channels, that are focused on Chinese knives and replicas.
I will divide the channels by the language and post in alphabetical order - this is not in any way a rating.
This is my tribute and a big THANK YOU for hours of knife videos - keep doing great work!



English Knife Channels (in alphabetical order):
1. Advanced Knife Bro - love his style and humor.
2. BirdShot IV - awesome, relatively new channel, have some great content.
3. LuvThemKnives - One of the leaders in the Chinese knife segment.
4. KnifeKrazy - has great reviews and customization ideas.
5. KnifeCollector031 The Netherlands - has great variety and quality of content.
6. MarLam knives - relatively new channel, but I love what I've seen so far.
7. Stefan Schmalhaus - awesome quality videos.
8. troman5000 - does great reviews.
9. Wavester64 - great channel, gives out consistent content.

Russian Knife Channels(in alphabetical order):
1. asznam
2. Col. Zorin
3. KPACABA
4. Tactical+

5. Yeti521454
6. Александр Святов
7. Сергей JUK

French Knife Channel:
1. China Knives

If you are also subscribed to those channels - like and share this with your friends and help these guys get more subscribers and receive more appreciation for their awesome work.
If you watch and like some knife channels, that are not on the list - please write them in the comments - I would like to check them out!
Stay sharp!

Titanium Knife Lanyard Beads - Customize your EDC gear in a simple way with this beautiful addition!

Titanium beads are a simple and affordable way to customize your knives and other gear, to make it look even more beautiful and unique.
There are a lot of beads on the market today, I want to present to you affordable and good quality options from the best stores of AliExpress.

                         

Titanium stores:
1. Titanium Pro: Has great selection of titanium beads, most are anodized and in a tube shape.
Link to the store: http://goo.gl/vELyJ7

2. RockBros: One of the leading stores in titanium gear. Have consistent quality and great customer service and communication. 
Link to the store: http://bit.ly/29LPHOb

3. EDC Gear Tool: One of my favorite stores on AliExpress. Great customer service, and awesome selection of EDC products, from low cost knives to survival gear. Has a good selection of titanium beads.

Link to the store: http://bit.ly/29EgwCE

4. Outdoor titanium: Has good selection of titanium beads in unique shapes and sizes. Also has lots of other titanium EDC gear.

Link to the store: http://bit.ly/29FkoSo

Sy Tools: http://goo.gl/tkOnLa

Titaner Beads: http://goo.gl/qS19j3

Strider Titanium Bead: http://goo.gl/pR2kzc

Hope this post will help someone to buy the bead they wanted.

Cheers!

Swords on AliExpress - Best place to buy affordable Katana and more!

If you seek for a real, good quality, but affordable sword - you have to check out AliExpress.com.

They have a lot of swords on the site, therefore I picked a few stores, that have good reviews and feedback.

I would like to present them to you:

One recommended place to buy all kinds of swords is the Kult of Athena store.
Have great selection and very competitive prices.
Link to the store: http://goo.gl/6U7Psb

1. Brandon Swords - The best place to buy a katana sword on Ali in my opinion, has great reviews, good communication and detailed description.
Link to the store: http://bit.ly/29qBjWo

2. Mysterious Knight - Has great selection of products, prices are high, but so seems to be the quality.

Has great detailed descriptions and pictures.

Link to the store: http://bit.ly/29wIErK

3. True swords - another great store, prices are lower and has not only katanas, but also more budget swords.

Link to the store: http://bit.ly/29qBmRS

4. Chinese famous sword - has great selection and great pricing.

Link to the store: http://bit.ly/29yvZ6R

5. Japanese Samurai Sword - this one is all about the Katana and has good selection of them.

Link to the store: http://bit.ly/29E2Jh9

6. Swordlab - this one is the most interesting store, has sword canes and other cool devices. If you are looking for an original gift - this is the place to go.

Link to the store: http://bit.ly/29FIFIq

Hope this post will help someone find the right sword.
Cheers!

Ganzo G747 - New Automatic Button Lock Knife from Ganzo Powerhouse!

Ganzo have done it again!
They added a new knife automatic side-opening series, with a similar handle and a clip point blade.
The shape of the blade reminds (at least to me) the Cold Steel clip point.

They can be found on Fasttech:
Black handle, Satin Blade: http://bit.ly/29qEYWj
Green handle, Satin Blade: http://bit.ly/29keaFS
Black handle, Stonewash Blade: http://bit.ly/29lzNuC
Green handle, Stonewash Blade: http://bit.ly/29iIvF4

Specifications: 

Knives
BLADE EDGE TYPE	Fine
BLADE HARDNESS	58 HRC
BLADE MATERIAL	Stainless Steel 440C
BLADE TYPE	Drop Point
HANDLE MATERIAL	G10
KNIFE CLIP	Yes
LOCK TYPE	Auto
Dimensions
DEPTH	15 mm
HEIGHT	120 mm
WIDTH	42 mm
BLADE LENGTH	89 mm
BLADE WIDTH	2.6 cm
OPEN LENGTH	210 mm
PRODUCT WEIGHT	162 g
THICKNESS	3.3 mm

Fox Style Karambit Knives - Try these awesome affordable models before you buy them!

Karambits are fixed and folding knives with curved blades used for close quarter combat. Origined in South East Asia, karambits have evolved into one of the ultimate self-defense weapons. 
Fox Knives is one of the leaders of making fixed and folding karambit knives.
There are several Fox Knives Style models, that are currently sold on AliExpress.com.
I would like to show you my picks.

Folding karambits:

479 style model: http://bit.ly/29e6h4Z

Fixed Blade Karambits:

479 Fixed Version: http://bit.ly/29qEZNe

If you seek for CS:GO Karambit - They can be found here: http://bit.ly/29jhuSJ
Or here: http://bit.ly/29HxygR

Fox Style Fixed Blade Knives - Micarta Handle, Kydex Sheath, Tek Lock - Try these great quality knives at affordable price!

New on AliExpress - Fox style fixed blade knives with micarta handles, kydex sheath and tek lock!
These knives seem to have excellent quality and pretty affordable price, making them one of the best choice to buy a fixed blade on AliExpress these days.
There are 2 different models available:

1) Fox Knives Pro Hunter style:

Can be found here: http://bit.ly/29aDbm9

Specifications:

Brand: Fox

Blade length: 115mm

Thickness: 5mm

Hardness: 58-59HRC

Surface: Stone Wash & Black Coating

Blade material: D2

Handle material: Micata

Packing: K-Sheath

Weight: 322g(Sheath Included)

2) Fox Knives ADG Design style:

Can be found here: http://bit.ly/29mW5M7

Specifications:

Brand: Fox

Blade length: 115mm

Thickness: 5mm

Hardness: 58-59HRC

Surface: Satin & Stone Wash

Blade material: D2

Handle material: Flax

Packing: K-Sheath

Weight: 322g(Sheath Included)

Vespa Made Shirogorov Neon Style Knife - Titanium Frame, S35VN Blade - One of the most favorite clones is back on AliExpress!

From the respected Vespa brand comes one of the best clones of recent months - the Shirogorov designed Neon. This is the second and improved version of this knife - Vespa fixed all the problems with the first model and upgraded the steel to S35VN instead of D2.

This knife sold out, but a budget version could be found here: Budget D2 Neon

Specifications:

Blade adopts S35VN, Satin,pure manual processing, Handle with titanium alloy, hollow out processing, convenient to carry.

Adopt ceramic bead surface bearing, ,opening and closing is very smooth.Product quality is very good, please rest assured purchase!

Brand: VESPA

Length: 192 mm

Blade length: 83 mm

Blade thickness: 3.5 MM

Shank length: 109 mm

Blade material: S35VN

Handle material: Titanium 

Surface:Satin

Hardness:58-60 HRC

Weight: 100 g

Packing:  cloth cover