Knives with attitude always have been popular among many makers and cutlery enthusiasts, and, if you’ve ever been to a BLADE Show*, chances are you’ve seen some eyepopping examples. Many have in-your-face themes, with daggers and fighters getting lots of love among them.
If Samuel Lurquin’s Wardog Fighter looks familiar, that’s because it is—it served as one of three cover knives for the June BLADE.. However, due to space requirements, we were unable to give the knife its just due in that issue, so we correct that oversight here.
Sam is an ABS master smith from Belgium who makes bullet-proof tactical fixed blades ticketed for extreme “rough ’n tumble” use beyond the call of duty. Sam’s English is somewhat limited, so we turned to Dave Ellis, proprietor of Exquisite Knives, who specializes in
