Blackie Collins

Blackie Collins
Born
Walter Wells Collins

1939
Florence, South Carolina, US
DiedJuly 20, 2011(2011-07-20) (aged 71)
North, South Carolina
Occupation(s)Knifemaker, magazine editor
AwardsBlade Cutlery Hall of Fame

Walter Wells "Blackie" Collins (1939 – July 20, 2011) was an American knife maker who designed and popularized the assisted opening mechanism and various automatic knife designs within the art of knifemaking. He is cited by other knifemakers and collectors as one of the most innovative knife designers in the world[1] and was an author and the founder of what became Blade Magazine. Collins died July 20, 2011, in a motorcycle accident near North, South Carolina.[2][3]

  1. ^ Latham, Sid (1973). "Craftsman's Cutlery". Field & Stream. 78 (3): 51, 141.
  2. ^ "Well-known knifemaker dies in motorcycle crash". The Times and Democrat. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Blackie Collins Killed In Motorcycle Accident". Blade. July 21, 2011. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2024.