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20th Anniversary Edition Tom Brown Tracker #3

20th Anniversary Edition Tom Brown Tracker #3

TOPS 20th anniversary is in October of 2018. To celebrate 20 years in the business, TOPS is releasing several limited edition 20th anniversary models to commemorate the success. This is the first of them The Tom Brown Tracker is one of the most iconic survival knife designs on the planet. It has also been one […]

TOPS Partners with Al Mar Knives

TOPS Partners with Al Mar Knives

TOPS has partnered with Al Mar Knives for their latest release, a USA-made version of the Mini SERE Operator. The surprise announcement gives a classic Mar design new life and could lead to more TOPS models based on the legend’s designs. The SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape) Operator family endures as some of the finest tactical knife options in the world. The […]

TOPS Unveils Heavy Duty I Stick Push Dagger

TOPS Unveils Heavy Duty I Stick Push Dagger

*Photo courtesy of Knife News TOPS is debuting the I Stick, an overbuilt push knife for those in need of a high-impact self-defense tool. The new tactical knife emphasizes weight and bulk for maximum power. TOPS embraced heavy duty destruction tools this year. Releases like El Chete and the Missile Strike emphasize heft and power. The I Stick embodies this […]

MNKF: Tanimboca Puukko – A New Take on a Classic Design

MNKF: Tanimboca Puukko – A New Take on a Classic Design

TOPS Tanimboca Puukko: A New Take on a Classic Design  Mike the Mook TOPS Knives, more known for their tactical fixed blade designs, has produced a knife of the puukko style in collaboration with Goran Mihajlovic. The puukko is a traditional Finnish knife design which spread throughout Scandinavia in the 19th century. It sports a thick, round wooden […]

TOPS Launches Missile Strike After Vet’s 7-Year Tour

TOPS Launches Missile Strike After Vet’s 7-Year Tour

The TOPS Missile Strike is the latest combat knife released by the Idaho-based company. The new knife exhibits an aggressive, tactical profile drawn up specifically for those serving in the military. Designer Kelly McCulley spent seven years in the service, and seven years being disappointed in the combat knife offerings available to soldiers. “[He] never liked the […]

Eyes On El Chete – No Wood Is Safe!

Eyes On El Chete – No Wood Is Safe!

Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear Eyes On El Chete – No Wood Is Safe!  An Initial Look at the TOPS Knives El Chete Ryan Houtekamer The line between choppers, meat cleavers and machetes has been blurred before; now it’s happened again, and we like it. A TOPS Knives El Chete recently arrive at Breach-Bang-Clear’s sincerely polite and waffle-loving […]

TOPS Taps GM for Barong-style machete

TOPS Taps GM for Barong-style machete

After recently releasing Grandpa’s Ax, designed by TOPS Knives CEO Leo Espinoza’s father, the company continues to tap into the minds of those closest to them. This time it’s a barong-inspired machete called the Yacare 10.0, designed by none other than Craig Powell, General Manager at TOPS. The Yacare leverages its unusual dimensions to make it a high-intensity, mid-size […]

These 31 New Tactical Knives Are Built for Hard Use

These 31 New Tactical Knives Are Built for Hard Use

Courtesy of Tactical Life Every year, the cutlery industry debuts a ton of new models, and as in every past year for the last several decades, I have once more discovered that the death of the tactical knife “fad” is just more wishful thinking by certain traditionalists. If anything, it is picking up speed rather […]

TOPS Grandpa’s Ax Takes Down the Competition

TOPS Grandpa’s Ax Takes Down the Competition

TOPS’ latest release brings Grandpa’s Ax to life. The full-tang belt ax is named after its designer, TOPS President Leo Espinoza’s father. Tool making is often passed down from father to son, not usually the other way around. But, in this case, TOPS President Leo Espinoza’s father caught the design bug from his son. The 11-inch Grandpa’s […]

Top 25 Best Selling Blades of 2017: #12 TOPS El Chete

Top 25 Best Selling Blades of 2017: #12 TOPS El Chete

When TOPS Knives President Leo Espinoza was tasked with designing the ultimate chopping knife, El Chete sprung from his mind practically fully formed. “Leo knew as soon as he drew this thing up that people were going to love it,” TOPS Knives’ Craig Powell tells us. “As soon as they look at it, people just know that it’s going […]

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