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The UK is at it again, rolling out Ronan’s Law—a new regulation aimed at curbing knife crime. This time, instead of banning specific designs or limiting ownership, the focus is on retailers. Shops will now have to report “suspicious” or bulk knife purchases and online sales will have stricter age verification. On paper, it sounds reasonable enough. But in practice? That’s where things get messy.

What exactly makes a knife purchase “suspicious”? If someone grabs a few kitchen knives for a restaurant or buys gifts for their groomsmen, does that raise a flag? While this might help pump the brakes on knife crime, it will ultimately also create more headaches and hurdles for benign collectors, enthusiasts, and the folks who use knives as tools every day.

While politicians argue over regulations, the knife world keeps moving forward. This week brings some killer new drops, fresh designs, and plenty of gear worth checking out.

Let’s do the damn thing!

Upcoming at BDEDC

At long last, the Civivi Clingman lands at dealers this Thursday, February 27. To celebrate, we’ll be going live at 7:00 PM EST that night on Whatnot with some awesome giveaways and gear for sale.

Also, after a long hiatus, the Best Damn EDC Nesting Tins are back in stock. This is a three-pack that includes three different sizes of Altoids-style tins for storing anything from, well, mints to a small grooming kit or whatever your heart desires. Grab a set before they’re gone again!

Carry Commission Drop

The MMTW Lander 4 dropped on Carry Commission last night. Unlike the original Lander 4, the MMTW features a dark, acid-washed Nitro-V blade, topo-lasered OD micarta handles, and a leather lanyard. The ever-popular Rustic Heirloom Hitchhiker in Cognac was also restocked last night. At the time of this writing, both are still in stock.

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Carry of the Week

• Olight Baton 3 Pro Max

• Big Idea Design Ti Lookout

• Leatherman Signal

• Ridge Wallet Alpine Navy Aluminum

• Luminox Master Carbon Seal

Featured This Week

This Week

• Vero Engineering restocked the elusive Axon Fixed Blade. Although some configurations have since sold out, several are still available.

• Warlander Enterprises dropped several fixed-blade models earlier this week. Several models are still available at the time of writing.

• The Divo Knives Chaser is available through Traditional Pocket Knives, Bladebinge, White Mountain Knives, and Urban Cutlery.

• Rexford Knives released RUT V5 utility knives. Flat Grooved and Hot Hammered Inlay are sold out but Stonewashed and Ballmill are still available.

• Preorders for the TKell Knives Agent 007 Tanto fixed blade, designed by Tactical Tavern’s Tomas Alas, open at noon EST today.

• Reiff Knives, known for no-nonsense designs and wildly comfortable fixed blades, is restocking the F5 today at noon EST.

• The Arcane Design VULT, designed by Brian Brown and featuring a hawkbill blade and laser-etched topo inlays, drops today.

• BP Custom Knives is dropping mid-sized FUKs in S60V today at 2:00 PM EST in four configurations and with a leather sheath by Taylored by Cortes.

Upcoming

• Null Knives announced the final Ghoul drop is tomorrow, Feb 22 at 1 PM EST, featuring Hakkapella Damasteel. This will be your last chance to grab one!

• August Originals will drop BandJaws, Franks, and Ghouls on Wednesday. The specific time is to be determined.

Preorders

• The Big Idea Design Base Line Capped Pen Kickstarter has three days left. It’s a Parker-style ballpoint that comes in five finishes and is fully funded.

• A rather unique and highly customizable knife, the KAMETA by Pichi Design is now live on Kickstarter. The campaign is fully funded with 11 days remaining.

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