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What made Blackie Collins famous?
- Thread starter DaveH
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I'm thinking the Gerber "LST" series of knives, but I think Will Fennell could probably answer best, since he is a lifelong friend of Blackie's.
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Guys,
Walter "Blackie" Collins is avery interesting, old family friend.
His genius as a knife designer/innovator is undisputed. He has been in the knife business full time since the late 60's and has almost 100 patents to his credit.
Since Blackie and his brother Michael are old family friends, I would like to shed some insight on the contributions Blackie has made to the knife industry in general.
(approx timeline)
1970-Started Smith&Wesson line of knives.
1970-Started Collins Brothers semi-production knives (later Bowen knives)
1973-Started "American Blade" magazine-later known as BLADE-the first knife magazine.
1978-Started BENCHMARK knives. Created favorites like the NINJA, ROLOX, and Carolina Hunter and the TACII.
1983-Designed the LST for Gerber. The FIRST factory folder to utilize a one piece molded plastic handle frame. This revolutionized the knife industry.
1983-designed the Gerber bolt-action. The FIRST tactical folder.
Since then Blackie has become the most prolific "diving knife" designer and manufacturer in the world.
Blackie has collaborated with many companies including CASE, Gerber, Paragon, SOG, Meyerco
to create new and unusual knives for the buying public.
Blackie's knives may not be everyone's cup of tea, but they are always unique with a fresh approach to knife design.
He is a cutlery industry legend
and a member of BLADE's Hall of Fame.
Hope this helps.
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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery
Walter "Blackie" Collins is avery interesting, old family friend.
His genius as a knife designer/innovator is undisputed. He has been in the knife business full time since the late 60's and has almost 100 patents to his credit.
Since Blackie and his brother Michael are old family friends, I would like to shed some insight on the contributions Blackie has made to the knife industry in general.
(approx timeline)
1970-Started Smith&Wesson line of knives.
1970-Started Collins Brothers semi-production knives (later Bowen knives)
1973-Started "American Blade" magazine-later known as BLADE-the first knife magazine.
1978-Started BENCHMARK knives. Created favorites like the NINJA, ROLOX, and Carolina Hunter and the TACII.
1983-Designed the LST for Gerber. The FIRST factory folder to utilize a one piece molded plastic handle frame. This revolutionized the knife industry.
1983-designed the Gerber bolt-action. The FIRST tactical folder.
Since then Blackie has become the most prolific "diving knife" designer and manufacturer in the world.
Blackie has collaborated with many companies including CASE, Gerber, Paragon, SOG, Meyerco
to create new and unusual knives for the buying public.
Blackie's knives may not be everyone's cup of tea, but they are always unique with a fresh approach to knife design.
He is a cutlery industry legend
and a member of BLADE's Hall of Fame.
Hope this helps.
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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery
Sal Glesser
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He also set the format for Collaborations. I learned a great deal from Blackie before beginning collaborations.
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