Review: Civivi Knife – Tamashii A German version of this review can be found in the german Tacticalforum here. Introduction The Civivi Tamashii is the product of a collaboration between Bob Terzuola (the father of the tactical folding knife) and Civivi Knife. Known for their budget friendly, but high quality knives, Civivi has become a […]

Review: ANV Knives – M25 Introduction The M25 is one of Acta Non Verba’s new knives of the military line. As always they did not just come up with their own approach, but worked together with a unit to address their specific needs. Looking at the result, it is easy to say that this is […]

Aus aktuellem Anlass: Waffen- und Messerverbot in Österreich? In aller Kürze Einleitung Am 12. März 2024 verkündete Innenminister Gerhard Karner, dass er Expertinnen und Experten aus dem Innenministerium und den Landespolizeidirektionen den Auftrag erteilt hat, einen Gesetzesvorschlag auszuarbeiten, um ein generelles Waffenverbot im öffentlichen Raum durchsetzen zu können. Der Fokus hierbei soll primär auf Messern […]

Review: Civivi – Propugnator fixed blade Introduction Civivi is known for its many collaborations with knife makers from all around the world. With the Propugnator, the knife brand of WE Knife adds yet another one to its portfolio: PG Knives from Poland.  The very distinct design of the Propugnator, especially the Reverse Tanto blade shape, […]

Review: ANV Knives – M311 Comp Introduction The introduction of the M311 Comp was surely one of this year’s highlights for the knife community during Shot Show 2023. The interesting thing is that Ondřej, the chief designer of Acta Non Verba Knives, decided to go back to the roots of the original M311 design, which […]

Review: Helikon-Tex – Claymore Bag Introduction When Helikon-Tex introduced the Claymore Bag during IWA 2022 I was pleasantly surprised that the company would revisit such an old school design. While 1-2 other US based companies had their own runs at this classic military bag, it is much welcomed that Helikon-Tex made a version that is […]

Video: Spartan Blades – Spartan Harsey Fighter I had the chace to get my hands on the Spartan Harsey Fighter quite early, thanks to the help of Lorenzi – Feinste Stahlwaren und Schleiferei here in Vienna. Since I also got the Harsey Difensa and a Ka-Bar USMC 7″ fighting knife, I decided to do a […]

Review: Vosteed – Nightshade LT A german version of this review can be found in the german Tacticalforum. Introduction The Vosteed Nightshade was a knife I was not familiar with. When looking into the company I was surprised about their product line-up as well as their designs. In the last few months I had the […]

Ltd. Edition Protech Malibu – discount code Lorenzi Stahlwaren is a Viennese knife shop that exists since 1835. The have along lasting friendship with Protech knives and released a special cooperation only recently. Limited to 50pcs worldwide, you can get a Protech Malibu in a signature red, called the “LORENZI Exclusive Edition”. If you are […]