Stay up-to-date with the latest news and updates from Everest Forge. In this category, we highlight our new products, innovative concepts, and exciting developments across a wide range of hand-forged blades, including kukris, swords, machetes, bowie knives, daggers, and more. Whether we're introducing a new blade design, exploring cutting-edge forging techniques, or releasing a limited-edition edge, this section keeps you in the loop with all things related to Everest Forge. We are dedicated to crafting blades that combine functionality with timeless craftsmanship, and we want you to be the first to know what's next.
22 Jul
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Are Knives Legal? A Country-by-Country Guide for Buyers
Important: This is general information, not legal advice, and Everest Forge is not a law firm. Knife laws are complex, differ by country, state, province and even city, and they change — several of the countries below tightened their laws in 2025 and 2026. Nothing here is a guarantee that a given blade is legal for you to buy, own, carry or import. You are responsible for checking the current law in your own jurisdiction before you order..
08 Jul
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From a Bladesong Sword Design to a Real Hand-Forged Sword
If you have built a sword in Bladesong and wondered whether it could exist in real steel, the answer is yes. Everest Forge can take your Bladesong design as a reference and hand-forge a real, functional version of it in Nepal. Send us your screenshots, your written specs, or the STL file you exported from the game, and our bladesmiths will review whether your concept can be forged and what it would take to bring it to life.
This guide..
29 May
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10 Best Spears for Cosplay & Renaissance Faires
A spear is one of the most striking props you can carry to a Renaissance Faire or a cosplay convention — and one of the few that looks completely wrong when it is made of foam or stamped stainless. The reach, the balance, the way real steel catches the light: none of it can be faked. If you want a spear that reads as authentic in photos and holds up in your hands, you want a real hand-forged blade.
At Everest Forge, every spear is individually ..
20 May
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Custom Sword vs Ready Made — Which Should You Buy?
If you are looking to buy a hand-forged sword, kukri, machete, dagger, knife, axe, or spear — one of the first decisions you face is whether to choose a blade from an existing range or commission something built entirely to your specification. Both are valid choices. Both have genuine advantages. But the right answer depends entirely on what you actually need — and most buyers do not realise how accessible the custom route has become, or how ..
09 May
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Real Steel Cosplay Weapons Guide — Hand-Forged Swords, Daggers & Blades for Cosplay, Anime & Gaming
Most cosplay weapons are props. Foam, plastic, resin, or lightweight stainless steel — designed to look like a blade in photographs and fall apart at a convention. If you have carried a foam sword for a day at a convention, you already know the problem: it looks wrong, it feels wrong, and anyone who knows blades can see it is wrong the moment they look at it. There is a better option — and it h..
08 May
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The Truth About Battle Ready Swords — A Forge's Honest Guide
Most websites selling swords have a "battle ready" section. A small subset of the catalogue marked as functional, with the rest sold as decoration. We do not work that way. I want to explain why.
I have spent my working life in front of a forge. The Kami blacksmiths who hammer alongside me in our Kathmandu workshop were trained the way our fathers and grandfathers were trained — by hand, from first heat to final edge. Every blade t..
06 May
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How to Commission Custom Forged Weapons for Renaissance Faires, Cosplay, LARP & Historical Reenactment
Most mass-produced replica weapons fail the moment they are put to real use. They fail faire safety inspections because the edge geometry does not match the period. They fail cosplay builds because the proportions are wrong for the specific character. They fail LARP combat because the construction cannot handle repeated impact. And they fail collectors because the steel, the weight, and the ..
25 Apr
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Best Battle Ready Swords You Can Actually Buy in 2026 — From a Real Forge
If you are searching for a genuine battle ready sword in 2026, the biggest problem you will face is not finding one — it is cutting through the hundreds of products that use the term without deserving it. "Battle ready" has become one of the most abused phrases in the sword industry. It now appears on stainless steel wall pieces, rat-tail tang replicas, and mass-produced blades that would fail at the first serious cut. No..
21 Apr
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You Have an Idea for a Blade. Here Is What Happens Next.
Most people who reach the custom forge page already know what they want. A kukri with a longer blade and a horn handle. A Viking sword built to a specific weight and balance. A survival machete with a thicker spine than anything available off the shelf. A fantasy blade drawn from a sketch they have been sitting on for years. The idea is clear. What is less clear is what actually happens after you submit that request.
This is not a factor..
19 Mar
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A Real Forging Experience at Everest Forge, Kathmandu
Yesterday I spent a whole day at Everest Forge's workshop in Kathmandu, learning how to make a kukri (the traditional Gorkha dagger) from scratch.
We started from a piece of steel taken from an old truck leaf spring. It was cut, heated in the forge, and then hammered on the anvil to shape the blade.
Doing it yourself makes you realize how physical the process is: timing, technique and strength matter much more than you’d expect.Step by step..