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Titanium Blades Titanium is an elemental metal like iron or copper, but in knives it's used in ally form-combined with other elements to give the metal different properties. There are many different steel alloys designed for different tasks, the same is true for titanium. Titanium with the best heat treating such as "air-hardening" is only capable of achieving a hardness of Rockwell 47 C and that's not as hard as a typical steel blade, at Colonial we push the envelop in reaching a Rockwell hardness between 58-60 C. However, if your the person that likes the odd and like to collect knives rather than use them, then the Titanium blade is for you and will make a nice discussion piece,...

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal yesterday signed HB 292 that includes the language from Knife Rights' Georgia Law Reform bill, SB 49. This new law increases the legal carry length of a knife blade in the state from 5-inches to 12-inches. The new 12-inch length limit is effect immediately upon signing. Georgia CCW holders do not have any restrictions on carry length.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal yesterday signed HB 292 that includes the language from Knife Rights' Georgia Law Reform bill, SB 49. This new law increases the legal carry length of a knife blade in the state from 5-inches to 12-inches. The new 12-inch length limit is effect immediately upon signing. Georgia CCW holders do not have any restrictions on carry length.

Switchblade laws have been repealed in Alaska, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Maine;Missouri; New Hampshire; Nevada; Oklahoma; Tennessee; Texas and Wisconsin

The Texas State Senate now has the bill, HB1935 before them. Passed by the Texas House, although somewhat anticlimactic Director of Legislative Affairs, Todd Rahtner, has been in Austin for a week working with the Texas State Senate to ensure that any bill that emerged would still be an advance forward for Texas knife owners. HB 1935, as amended now eliminates daggers. dirks, stilettos, poniards, spears, swords and Bowie knives from the Texas statue, effectively allowing them to be carried anywhere in the state.  In order to get the bill moved, the amendment stipulates that knives with blades over 5.5-inches are now defined as "location restricted" knives. Meaning that except for schools, federal buildings, correctional facilities, colleges, houses of worship,...