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Gun Digest the Magazine, formerly Gun List, is the country’s No. 1 firearms information source. It combines up-to-the-minute firearms news with vivid color features and the most comprehensive pricing section in the industry. Further, it continues to be the nation’s No. 1 indexed and alphabetized gun marketplace.
Frequency: Bi-Weekly
Established: 1984

In the pages of Blade, knife makers, collectors and knife enthusiasts will find the latest information concerning new techniques and processes, field tests, and news and features on knives and their makers, also includes Q&As, an extensive listing of upcoming trade shows and features about individual custom knifemakers.
Frequency: Monthly
Established: 1973

Directed exclusively to cutlery retailers, Blade Trade gives the professional important tips and product knowledge on how to operate successfully. The full range of cutlery is covered, from sporting knives to whetstones, from pocketknives to household cutlery, from scissors to related accessories. This annual publication is sent free to qualified cutlery retailers.
Frequency: Annually
Established: 1989
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Our firearms and knives imprint is known for its annual Gun Digest—the best source for articles on current industry trends. The line also features price guides providing current market pricing in easy-to-use formats so readers can value their collection quickly, gunsmithing books and more. We also offer knife enthusiasts a broad selection of blade-related titles including guides to machetes, bowies and hunting knives, including the Knives Annual. Visit the Krause Bookstore.
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Blade Show & International Cutlery Fair is the world's most important knife show, featuring 72,000 square feet of manufacturer's booth and individual knifemaker table displays of factory, handmade, military and antique knives and swords, knifemaking equipment, knife sharpeners and every knife accessory extant, as well as the most comprehensive slate of knife and cutlery seminars of any knife show. Also home to the factory knife industry's ultimate honors—the annual Blade Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year Awards®—inductions into the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame©, and much more.

Blade Show West is a traditional knife show heavy on handmade knives and with a small but representative sample of factory knife booths, all self-contained in 12,000 square feet of exhibitor space. In addition, collector displays and a laid-back slate of knife seminars are presented. Generally considered one of the best West Coast knife shows.
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GunDigestMagazine.com features an interactive search of Gun Digest Magazine classifieds as well articles and news from the current issue.
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