Shooter's Bible Guide to Knives: A Complete Guide to Fixed and Folding Blade Knives for Hunting, Survival, Personal Defense, and Everyday Carry - Paperback

by Roger Eckstine (Author)

• Ideal for fans of buck knives, razor blade knives, elephant knives, and other knives
• One of many reputable Shooter's Bible books
• Thorough resource for all of the listings and current trends in the knife market, including new manufacturers and metals

The Shooter's Bible Guide to Knives contains everything you need to know about owning, maintaining, and buying all kinds of knives. It sets the basic standard for thorough publications by continuing the Shooter's Bible tradition of compiling more information and products than any other source. It belongs on bookshelves with other knife collecting books, knives books, firearms survival guides, and top knife books. It is also a classic shooter book.

This book contains photographs and descriptions of more than 400 knives that treat readers to product highlights from custom knife makers and major manufacturers. It takes you from the blacksmith shop to high-tech influential designers with new information about locking mechanisms, blade steel, and handle materials. It has an encyclopedic level of information, including:

• Tips for buyers and collectors
• Detailed specifications and prices
• Knives for self-defense
• Knife anatomy
• Accessories and sharpeners
• Legal knowledge for every knife owner

Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author Biography

Roger Eckstine is one of the most prolific writers of in-depth tests and evaluations of firearms to emerge over the past twenty years. Eckstine brings his eye for function and detail to his writing after a lifetime connection with weapons. He is currently a contributing editor with Gun Tests magazine and lives with his wife and family in Houston, Texas.