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Tactical knives were called fighting knives and combat knives before they were called tactical knives. The trench warfare of World War I introduced a new style of knives to the world. The knives were existing models that were modified. Other knives were designed specifically for combat, including entrenching tools.

World War II gave us the kinder, gentler term of combat knives. It was the term used until 1994, when the custom knife world adopted another word for its extensive lexicon: . The word started life in the blade world as a marketing term to define a particular look of a

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