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he (page 38) by is highlighted by a 5-inch blade of feather-pattern damascus and a mammoth ivory handle. The (page 12) is a drop-point hunting/backpacking knife in a natural canvas Micarta handle and a 4-inch blade of one of the latest super steels: CPM Magnacut. The (page 24) is a folding hunter in a stonewash clippoint blade of 154CM stainless steel and a black G-10 handle.

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