Skillset Magazine Tactical Knives Excellence in Simplicity: The 5.11 Tactical Flyte Elite SP Focuses on Function By Michael D'Angona • February 2, 2026 The 5.11 Tactical Flyte Elite SP Knife, at first sight, doesn’t impress with noticeable bells and whistles. It offers a... Read more »
Skillset Magazine Tactical Knives Knives 101: Knife Grinds and Their Purpose By Joshua Swanagon • January 29, 2026 A stumbling block for many knife users when trying to learn how to sharpen is a lack of knowledge about... Read more »
Skillset Magazine Tactical Knives No Safe Queens: Bill Siegle Makes Hard Use Knives for the Field By Tim Stetzer • January 27, 2026 I’ve known about Bill Siegle and his knives for at least a couple of decades now. We were both active... Read more »
Skillset Magazine Tactical Knives Tactical Companion: The Reiff Knives Vicon Proves Its Field Versatility By Reuben Bolieu • January 23, 2026 Reiff Knives is a knife-making venture launched by brothers Stu and Ben in the United States. Their mission? To create... Read more »
Skillset Magazine Tactical Knives Street Smarts: Cuts vs Thrusts—Which are More Effective? By Michael Janich • January 21, 2026 One of the longstanding debates regarding knife tactics has to do with the relative effectiveness of cuts vs thrusts. While... Read more »
Skillset Magazine Tactical Knives The Best Damn EDC Knife: Taylor Martin and Tactile Knife Redhawk Collab By Jim Cobb • January 15, 2026 I’m kind of upset with Taylor Martin. Don’t get me wrong, the host of the Best Damn EDC channel on... Read more »
Skillset Magazine Tactical Knives Knives 101: Knife Profiles and Their Purpose By Joshua Swanagon • January 13, 2026 Although you can do almost any job with almost any knife (within reason), there are specific profiles that are designed... Read more »
Skillset Magazine Tactical Knives Rediscovering the Lost History of Thumb Openers on Folding Knives By Michael Janich • January 9, 2026 One defining feature of most modern folding knives is that they can be manually opened with only one hand. Studs,... Read more »
Skillset Magazine Tactical Knives Robust Survival, Versatile EDC: The WC Knives WCFK and WCPK Sneak Peek By • December 8, 2025 If you’ve spent much time in the world of custom knives, you’ve likely heard of WC Knives and William Collins.... Read more »
Skillset Magazine Tactical Knives No Substitute for Horsepower: The Historical Kukri with Modern Examples By Todd Burgreen • November 18, 2025 The kukri knife is a distinctive edged weapon recognized worldwide. The exact timeline of the kukri’s origins is debated by... Read more »