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    EDGE OF SURVIVAL

    Jul 16, 2019 6 minutes
    BY DANIEL JACKSON
    (Spartan Blades images)

    They’re not just a bunch of knife geeks with an idea and a sketch pad or a CAD (Computer-Aided Design) program—they served their country and picked up valuable insights into knife performance along the way. While veterans who are knifemakers might have thriving custom shops or even run knife factories, the influence of duty to country flows through every one of their factory/ custom collaboration designs.

    Even though the DoubleStar Chico Diablo X is a fixed blade, Rob “Filo” Cabrera carries the prototype as an EDC. The director of the blade division for the Kentucky company known for its AR-15s prefers the reliability of fixed blades if he’s ever in a high-stress situation. Yet despite the reputation of a straight knife being a bulky choice for an EDC, Cabrera carries the Chico Diablo X in a pocket—and half the time he doesn’t realize it’s there. As he noted, “Its versatility speaks to the

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