Blade (magazine)

Infobox Magazine
title = Blade


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editor = Steve Shackleford
editor_title = Editor
frequency = Monthly
circulation = 40,000
category = knives, knife collecting
company = Krause Publications
publisher = F+W Publications Inc.
firstdate = 1973
country = USA
language = English
website = [http://www.blademag.com/ www.blademag.com]
issn = 0744-6179

Blade is a long-running consumer magazine about knife collecting.

First published in 1973 under the title "American Blade" by Southern House Publishing Co., the magazine's title was changed to "Blade" in 1982 after its purchase by Jim Parker and Bruce Voyles. In the 1980s, the magazine served as the launching point for an annual convention for knife collectors, the Blade Show; established a Cutlery Hall of Fame; and spun off a trade magazine, Blade Trade. In 1994, Voyles, then the sole owner, sold the publication and its properties to Krause Publications, Harvard reference | Title=Krause cuts a trail to blade enthusiast | Journal=Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management | Year=1994 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15741509.html ] which increased its frequency to monthly. F+W Publications Inc. purchased Krause Publications and "Blade" in 2002.

Coverage in the magazine ranges across the knife hobby, including military knives, kitchen cutlery, and manufacturing and legislation issues. The magazine also publishes several identification columns and values for collectible knives.

References

* [http://www.blademag.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.blademag.com/default.aspx?tabid=145 Publication history]