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Colonial Knife to Sponsor Valdez Ice Festival February 12-15, 2016

Colonial Knife is proud to be a product sponsor of this year's Valdez Ice Festival, one of the oldest ice climbing festivals. This four-day experience will be held in the iconic Keystone Canyon of Valdez, Alaska featuring climbing, clinics, films, the perennially popular bonfire spaghetti feed and much more. Register Now! • SCHEDULE • FRIDAY Welcome reception & Mountainfilm SATURDAY Climbing Clinics Dance Party SUNDAY Climbing Competition Spaghetti Feed & Bonfire MONDAY Climbing Dry Tooling  

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Colonial Knife to Sponsor VICE Fest in 2016

Colonial Knife is proud to be a product sponsor this year for the 7th annual VICE Fest. This climbing festival is held in the beautiful Franconia Notch region of New Hampshire and is an incredible experience for beginners and veteran climbers. If you are interested in climbing some ice, increasing your ice climbing skill and learning about ice conditions, belaying and safety techniques, this is your opportunity! Learn from the best professional climbing guides, attempt new routes through the notch, and best of all--demo the latest and greatest climbing gear!  

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Blackie Collins Knives Highlighted in Blade Barrel Bezel

*Highlighted in Blade Barrel Bezel Cutlery Hall-of Famer Walter “Blackie” Collins left his mark on the cutlery world long before he left us in July of 2011, but his ideas are still reaching fruition almost two years after his death. Colonial Knife Co. first introduced a new automatic knife for U.S. military issue in 2006, a solid, simple design that took full advantage of modern materials in its construction. The military loved it, but Colonial’s Steven Paolantonio always felt that the knife had more potential in the commercial marketplace. What it needed, he felt, was the keen eye of an expert designer. It became apparent during the mid-1990s that having a first-rate designer on your team is probably necessary to...

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