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NEW KNIVES FOR 2021

When was the last time you upgraded your knife? If you said not since last year or even sometime before that, we’re here to tell you that there are plenty of new blades out now that are worthy of your attention. With so many tasks you depend your knife on, carrying the latest and greatest in your pocket, in your pack, or on your hip only makes sense. After all, don’t you deserve a new knife to start off the New Year with? Let’s take a look at the latest 2021 releases from some of our favorite knife manufacturers.

01. CRKT/ THERO

CLOSED LENGTH: 4.22”

OPEN LENGTH: 7.31”

BLADE LENGTH: 3.08”

BLADE MATERIAL: 8Cr14MoV

HANDLE MATERIAL: Glass reinforced nylon/carbon-fiber underlay

WEIGHT: 3.1 oz.

MSRP: $70 crkt.com

02. BENCHMADE/ 535-3 BUGOUT CLOSED LENGTH: 4.22” OPEN LENGTH: 7.46” BLADE LENGTH: 3.24” BLADE MATERIAL: S90V HANDLE MATERIAL: Carbon fiber WEIGHT: 1.85 oz.

MSRP: $300 benchmade.com

03. BRADFORD USA/ 661 PURSUIT

PRO SMALL FOLDING KNIFE OVERALL LENGTH: 7.5” BLADE LENGTH: 3.8” BLADE MATERIAL: AEB-L steel HANDLE MATERIAL: G10 WEIGHT: 1.9 oz.

MSRP: $99 bradfordknives.com

04. KERSHAW/ /LAUNCH LAUNCH 13 (7650) CLOSED LENGTH: 4.5” OPEN LENGTH: 8.0” BLADE LENGTH: 3.5” BLADE MATERIAL: CPM 154 HANDLE MATERIAL: 6061-T6 aluminum WEIGHT: 2.4 oz.

MSRP: $190 kershaw.kaiusaltd.com

05. ZERO TOLERANCE KNIVES/ /ZT0762 ZT0762 CLOSED LENGTH: 4.8” OPEN LENGTH: 8.3” BLADE LENGTH: 3.5” BLADE MATERIAL: CPM 20CV HANDLE MATERIAL: Carbon fiber WEIGHT: 5.5 oz.

MSRP: $400 zt.kaiusaltd.com

06. GERBER/ /TERRACRAFT-GREY TERRACRAFT-GREY OVERALL LENGTH: 9.1” BLADE MATERIAL: S30V HANDLE MATERIAL: G10 WEIGHT: 6.4 oz.

MSRP: $150 gerbergear.com