Flagrant Beard Fixed Blades

The Lowdown on the Forerunner and Havoc

I believe we can agree that at the very base of a credible everyday carry loadout is one important tool.

Yes, you should have an illumination tool; you need your wallet. In addition, I always wear a watch. Then, there are the other various EDC essentials, whatever they might be for you.

However, at the core of your EDC, there is one thing that can make the difference between success or failure or even life and death. Since the first human foot was cut on a piece of volcanic glass, we have known the value of keeping a cutting tool close at hand.

When I was 7 years old, my grandfather gave me my first knife for my birthday. From that point on, I have always carried a knife. My grandfather did, my father did, and I took it that to be a man was to have a cutting tool of some kind on my person. I personally love a good folder and have collected, traded, bought and sold them since getting my first one.

Lately, I have been on a search for something different—an EDC fixed blade. Most people know a folder is convenient and practical, but they also know that a folder will eventually fail at some point. I have only seen one that would not (but that is a different story for another time). Locks will fail, pressure in the wrong direction will get you hurt and deployment is not always a guarantee, but a fixed blade will not have any of these problems. Simply draw it and use it.

I have had the good fortune to experience two fixed-blade knives from the same company that are worth looking at. Both knives are solid pieces of equipment, with many excellent qualities in their design, available options, concealability and value. Let me introduce you to them and to the company that offers them: Flagrant Beard.

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