Knives 2026

The World's Greatest Knife Book is Back! Now with more than 1,000 stunning knives in full color, this 46th edition of "The World's Greatest Knife Book" is the annual showcase of the most remarkable custom and factory-manufactured knives available. Fixed-blade designs, folders, swords, kitchen cutlery, cleavers, tactical knives, and every other knife style and design imaginable can be found in this worldwide collection. KNIVES 2026 also offers features on topics that inform and entertain anyone who has even a passing interest in the ever-growing and changing knife industry, including deep coverage of the latest trends in various blade designs and styles. Whether you're a seasoned knife buyer looking to add the next piece to your collection or a knifemaker looking for inspiration, you'll find it here. A knife isn't "just a knife." A whole world of knives is out there waiting for you, and KNIVES 2026 is you guide!On this year's cover: What a lineup of knives! Fromleft to right on the front cover are a Carlos Queiros "Thorn-TRS" modelfeaturing a flat-ground "Odin's Eye" Damasteel blade, titanium hardware, andvintage canvas Micarta handle scales; a Gavin Hawk out-the-front autowith beautiful color engraving by Wilfred Valtakis II; Peter Johnsson's"Phosphoros Sword" in an organic chatoyance pattern damascus blade, sterlingsilver guard, and a reindeer leather-wrapped wood hilt; a sleek GabeFletcher and Don Nguyen tuna sword-inspired slicer parading a longdouble-beveled damascus blade, an ivory G10 handle and carbon fiber frame; JavierVogt's "DRACO" guard-release auto in Bertie Rietveld fracture-patterndamascus, a hot blued guard, blackened zirconium bolsters, and mammoth barkhandle scales; and a CobraTec "Molon Labe" out-the-front partiallyserrated auto showcasing an aluminum alloy handle. At top-right is a folderresulting from a collaboration between Jared Oeser and MichaelQuesenberry with gorgeous damascus blades and bolsters and pristine pearlhandle scales, the latter including black-lip inserts. (SharpByCoop andJocelyn Frasier photos of the handmade knives)