Please join me in congratulating the recipients of these awards at the Atlanta Blade Show.

2019 Blade Show Atlanta Awards

BR Hughes award – no recipient because only one tested

Don Hastings award

Kevin Cashen

Mike Williams

Scalgel Award

Don McIntosh

Distinguished Service Awards

James R Cook

Karl Andersen

Deborah Dean

Carolyn Hughes

Joe Keelsar award

Jackson Rumble

William F Moran award

Butch Sheely

Margaret Moran Silver Slipper Award

Cindy Sheely

Antique Bowie

Tommy Gann MS

Mace Vitale JS

Chairman’s Award, given by Harvey Dean

Alex Whetsel

Bill Ruble

Jim Crowell

Special Service Award

Harvey Dean

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The 2019 BLADE Show Custom Knife Award Winners were also announced on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.

Out of the 17 awards, ABS members took 11, we are awesome!!

• Best in Show: Harvey Dean ABS Master

• Best Tactical: Sergei Shirogorov

• Best Art Knife: Veronique Laurent ABS Master

• Best Folder: Javier Vogt

• Best Bowie: Jerry Fisk ABS Master

• Best Kitchen Knife: Doberman Forge

• Best Fixed Blade: Harvey Dean ABS Master

• Best Damascus: Franco Custom Knives ABS Master

• Best New Maker: Esnyx Knives

• Best Collaboration: David Lisch & Andrew Meers both ABS Masters

• Best Handle Design: Ben Breda ABS Journeyman

• Best Fighter: Brian Sellers ABS Apprentice

• Best of the Rest: Ron Newton ABS Master

• Most Innovative Design: RJ Martin

• Best Utility Hunter: Ben Breda ABS Journeyman

• Best Sword: Vince Evans ABS Apprentice

• Best Mini: Ohbuchi Isao