Blade Show 2012 Awards

**Socom Elite** · 06-10-2012, 11:25 AM

Does anyone know who won what at the blade show this year?

**PropThePolecat** · 06-10-2012, 11:30 AM

This is what ive heard so far:

Best import - DPX HEST T3
Overall Best knife - Zero Tolerance 0888
Best collaboration - Zero Tolerance RJ 0600
Best Buy - Kershaw Cryo
Best Kitchen Knife - Kershaw Shun

**Socom Elite** · 06-10-2012, 11:43 AM

Best overall knife was the 0888? Yuck

The 0600 is awesome looking, but i'm not a fan of the 0888 look.

Did CRK win anything?
What about the custom awards?

**RevDevil** · 06-10-2012, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by PropThePolecat

This is what ive heard so far:

Best import - DPX HEST T3
Overall Best knife - Zero Tolerance 0888
Best collaboration - Zero Tolerance RJ 0600
Best Buy - Kershaw Cryo
Best Kitchen Knife - Kershaw Shun

**Allen R.** · 06-10-2012, 11:47 AM

Zt is the company to beat this year, glad they won what they did...

**Socom Elite** · 06-10-2012, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Allen R.

Zt is the company to beat this year, glad they won what they did...

Yea, they (KAI) are quickly becoming my favorite production knife company.

Really disappointed that Benchmade (my old favorite production company) didn't debut a single knife for the blade show this year.

**5.56** · 06-10-2012, 11:51 AM

Looks like Spyderco won atleast one for an American made auto.

**drwbck3** · 06-10-2012, 11:56 AM

Benchmade sucks lol i need a cryo anyone pick one up when will they be available. For public?

**Socom Elite** · 06-10-2012, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by 5.56

Looks like Spyderco won atleast one for an American made auto.

Wow, it's surprising that spyderco put out another auto. They had people jump through hoops to be able to buy them in the past.

**Socom Elite** · 06-10-2012, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by drwbck3

Benchmade sucks lol i need a cryo anyone pick one up when will they be available. For public?

Far from saying they suck. They make an awesome knife and some of my favorite production knives of all time. Still very disapointed in their showing

**5.56** · 06-10-2012, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Socom Elite

Wow, it's surprising that spyderco put out another auto. They had people jump through hoops to be able to buy them in the past.

It's a Coast Guard model from what I've seen.

**PropThePolecat** · 06-10-2012, 12:07 PM

Benchmade launched all their new knives at the 2012 SHOT show. Amongst those was the limited edition Gold Class 940, 810 Contego, Bone Collector 15050, 916 Triage and the 275/375 Adamas.

**Socom Elite** · 06-10-2012, 12:10 PM

the 940 is nothing special, just a different version. The 810 looks ok. I like the blade steel, but wish they had a satin finish one. The BC 15050 and the triage don't appeal to me at all. The Adamas does though.

**TheGame** · 06-10-2012, 12:11 PM

Here is what I have seen/heard: (off a facebook page)

2012 Industry Achievement: Knife Rights & AKTI

2012 Accessory of the Year: Wicked Edge Precision Sharpener Road Edge 2 (?)

2012 Kitchen Knife of the Year: Shun Tayo Kitchen Knife

2012 Investor Collector Knife of the Year: William Henry B12 Freedom

2012 Collaboration of the Year: Zero Tolerance & RJ Martin 0600

2012 Best Buy of the Year: Kershaw Cryo

2012 Manufacturing Quality Award : Chris Reeve Knives

2012 Hall of Fame Inductee: Harold Kit Carson

2012 Most Innovative Imported Design: Lionsteel DPX Gear Hest 2.0

2012 Most Innovative American Design: Spyderco Autonomy

2012 Imported Knife of the Year: CRKT Ken Onion Foresight

2012 American Made Knife of the Year: Microtech Socom Delta

2012 Overall Knife of the Year: Zero Tolerance 0888

**Socom Elite** · 06-10-2012, 12:17 PM

thanks for the info

The MT Socom Delta is a Bad MoFo
I'm Glad they are making a tip up framelock again

I couldn't find any pics of the Spyderco auto though

**2k3gti18t** · 06-10-2012, 02:52 PM

Wow looks like ZT/Kershaw really cleaned up. Good for them. Now get back to work and put out some more 0561's!

**cburris72** · 06-10-2012, 03:00 PM

Dude, benchmades don't suck. I have a lot of benchmades as well as spydercos, kershaws, zt's, busse, etc. Many fans on here for benchmades, so please refrain from using generalities. If you want to say you dont like a certain knife benchmade produces, that's legit but It's just not cool to say a knife company sucks and not back it up with squat. It really makes you look ignorant bro.