The oldest known folding knife dates back to about 600 BC. It’s believed to be of Celtic origin, and it features an iron blade and a bone handle. (But no, for the record, it did not have a liner lock.

The Cover The April 1942 cover. Outdoor Life. The Outdoor Life July 1942 Trapper Collectors Set knife handle features a polished bolster, the Outdoor Life logo, the issue date, and the magazine cover.

Running across the blade of this knife is the inscription, “Grand Prize St. Louis 1904.” My guess is it is from the world’s fair from that year. I’m interested in finding ou… ...

A. Called a “single blade pocket knife” by collectors, the marks on this bone-handled knife date it to the years 1920-40. It certainly dates before World War II.

Upon entering the Custom Knife Show, guests get their hands stamped with a peace sign. Then they step into a banquet hall filled with enough switchblades, swords and machetes to gut a herd of antel… ...