Blade

GOING GOLDEN PART I

BLADE® turns 50 this year. Beginning with the May-June 1973 issue through to the one you hold in your hands, time has indeed flown.

To celebrate some of the highlights of the magazine’s coverage over that span, we will be presenting a select few of our more memorable stories in capsule form on a semi-regular basis over the coming months. First up: the years 1973-83. The months listed denote those of the issue in question.

1973 MAY-JUNE

debuts. Michael Collins, brother of the member Blackie Collins, made the cover knives.

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