Category: TGR Blade and Knife Reviews

  • Review: Benchmade 203 Dacian Blue Class Knife

    Review: Benchmade 203 Dacian Blue Class Knife

    In the world of everyday carry knives, Benchmade has established a reputation for crafting high-quality tools that blend precision engineering with durable materials. The Benchmade 203 Dacian Blue Class knife exemplifies this ethos, offering a balance of functionality, craftsmanship, and aesthetic appeal. I own several Benchmade folders but the Dacian is my first fixed-blade. I…

  • Benchmade Mini Barrage and Mini Adamas

    Benchmade is renowned for their outstanding collection of quality knives including the Barrage and Adamas. The company has now released two smaller versions of both knives, the Mini-Barrage and the Mini-Adamas. Either of these two will make an awesome Every Day Carry solution. The Mini-Barrage reviewed here is model 585-03, part of their Blue Class.…

  • trigalight announces new knife illumination system

    trigalight announces new knife illumination system

    Tritium light sources built into the handle and locking mechanism of your favorite knife! What a cool concept! trigalight has patented the use of their self-illuminating, self-powered tritium capillaries into folding knives. This is the same illumination technology found in the fantastic Traser and Luminox watches. Imagine being able to instantly locate your knife in…

  • Pro-Tech Tactical Response 3 knife review

    Pro-Tech Tactical Response 3 knife review

    Great knife for Every Day Carry The Pro Tech Tactical Response 3 (TR-3) is a folding knife that is designed for heavy-duty use. This knife is built to withstand intense pressure and abuse, and is intended for tactical and survival purposes. In this review, we will take a closer look at the TR-3 and evaluate…

  • Knife Rights

    Knife Rights

    Knife Rights is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to defending the rights of knife owners and collectors. The organization was founded in 2006 by Doug Ritter and Todd Rathner, and has since become one of the most prominent advocacy groups for knife owners in the United States. Todd Rathner is a prominent member of…

  • Ontario Knife Company Air Force Survival Knife

    Ontario Knife Company Air Force Survival Knife

    There are times when you just can’t carry a 20-ounce, 15-inch long khukuri. In these times, I turn to my Air Force Survival Knife. This was a gift from a buddy of mine in AFSOC, given to me after he went through SERE (Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape) school. The knife is barely over 10…

  • 12 questions to ask before picking a hunting knife

    12 questions to ask before picking a hunting knife

    In the hunting community, people commonly talk about the ‘One Tool Option’. And hunters often spend dollars finding the best tool to bring down their game of choice; rightfully so because the weapon is an essential tool. Just as essential, though, are the ancillary tools used during the hunting expedition. Gears such as stands, packs,…

  • Knife Rights

    Knife Rights

    Many of you know of Todd Rathner and his NFA Freedom Alliance. In addition to his work on NFA rights, Todd has also been successfully lobbying in support of Knife Rights. Being based in Texas, TGR is especially pleased with the changes coming September 1, 2017. As of September, Texans will be free to carry…

  • Cold Steel Voyager Tanto Rawles Limited Edition

    Cold Steel Voyager Tanto Rawles Limited Edition

    The good guys over at Tactical Intent  sent me the new Cold Steel Tanto 5.5″ Rawles Limited Edition Voyager XL Folding Knife to review.  Like most of us, I love a good knife and eagerly opened up the box when it arrived.  Drop-dead gorgeous in a rugged sort of way – if you like this sort…

  • White River Jerry Fisk Sendero Knife

    White River Jerry Fisk Sendero Knife

    White River Knife & Tool have teamed up with Master Bladesmith Jerry Fisk to produce the Sendero Bush Knife.  Mr. Fisk states, “this is the best overall using knife I have made in an outdoors knife.”  This is a beautiful semi-custom knife featuring an Olive Drab G10 handle and a CPM S30V blade.  It is…

  • Wilson Combat Rapid Response XL, ELMAX knife review

    Wilson Combat Rapid Response XL, ELMAX knife review

    I am a lot like my father. I appreciate fine craftsmanship and am a sucker for a good knife. When I became a man there was one thing I knew I could get my dad for a special occasion that would surely put a smile on his face, and that was a knife. Not just…

  • Puma Skinner Knife Review

    Puma Skinner Knife Review

    Puma is one of the world’s oldest knife makers having been registered with the Knifemaker’s Guild in Solingen, Germany in 1769.  Solingen is known as the “City of Blades” and is world renown for cutlery much like Toledo, Spain.  Puma is most famous for their White Hunter.  The Puma Skinner is a stag handle knife…

  • Real Avid Revelation – Lighted Knife

    Real Avid Revelation – Lighted Knife

    Have you ever field dressed big game after dark by the light from a headlamp or truck headlights?  It is not the easiest thing to do especially if conditions are cold and nasty.  Real Avid has come to the rescue with their Revelation series of lighted knifes.  A lighted knife?  Yes sir, a stack of…

  • Ontario Knife Company Kukri Knife

    Ontario Knife Company Kukri Knife

    I’m a huge fan of the Nepali khukuri (more commonly spelled kukri). I’m also a fan of my Ontario Knife Company Air Force Survival Knife. Knowing OKC to be a good company, I contacted them about their version of the kukri. Soon, an OKC Kukri Knife arrived on my doorstep sharp and ready for use. The…

  • Tops Grim Ripper Push Knife/Dagger

    Tops Grim Ripper Push Knife/Dagger

    Today this will be short and sweet. I picked up something I always wanted, a Tops Grim Ripper. I have a good sized knife collection and always wanted to add one of these to it. Let’s take a look at this thing.