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| A recent article in BLADE magazine asserts that some celebrities, such as ], ], ], ], ], ],] and ] own Ken Onion knives. The article leads readers to believe that Ken Onion's goal in selling his knives for profit to these people is to help raise "public awareness" of the custom knife collecting hobby. This machination, the article concludes, is more than a self-promotion ploy, but an altruistic effort to portray knives in a positive fashion that may help change the public’s opinion of the weapons known as ] as "weapons," as well as to help generate interest in making or collecting knives to a broader marketplace.<ref>Ewing,Dexter. (2007). "Rock-Star Knifemakers Conclusion", ''Blade Magazine'', February 2007</ref><ref> Cascio,Pat. (2003). "Steven Seagal's Knife", ''Tactical Knives Magazine'', November 2003</ref> | A recent article in BLADE magazine asserts that some celebrities, such as ], ], ], ], ], ],] and ] own Ken Onion knives. The article leads readers to believe that Ken Onion's goal in selling his knives for profit to these people is to help raise "public awareness" of the custom knife collecting hobby. This machination, the article concludes, is more than a self-promotion ploy, but an altruistic effort to portray knives in a positive fashion that may help change the public’s opinion of the weapons known as ] as "weapons," as well as to help generate interest in making or collecting knives to a broader marketplace. The article does not attempt to explain how selling weapons like knives to internationally reknowned drug-addicts and promoters of the drug culture portrays knives in a positive fashion. <ref>Ewing,Dexter. (2007). "Rock-Star Knifemakers Conclusion", ''Blade Magazine'', February 2007</ref><ref> Cascio,Pat. (2003). "Steven Seagal's Knife", ''Tactical Knives Magazine'', November 2003</ref> | ||
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Ken Onion is an award-winning custom knifemaker based in Hawaii, USA who was granted a U.S. patent for a device now called the "SpeedSafe" assisted opening mechanism which he licensed to Kershaw Knives, Ken Onion he is one of several outside designers.
Ken Onion holds numerous design patents on various items including locks, mechanisms, safeties, and knife designs.
Celebrity knives
A recent article in BLADE magazine asserts that some celebrities, such as Steven Seagal, Steven Tyler, Nicholas Cage, Kid Rock, Pamela Anderson, Wayne Newton,Wayne LaPierre and Ziggy Marley own Ken Onion knives. The article leads readers to believe that Ken Onion's goal in selling his knives for profit to these people is to help raise "public awareness" of the custom knife collecting hobby. This machination, the article concludes, is more than a self-promotion ploy, but an altruistic effort to portray knives in a positive fashion that may help change the public’s opinion of the weapons known as knives as "weapons," as well as to help generate interest in making or collecting knives to a broader marketplace. The article does not attempt to explain how selling weapons like knives to internationally reknowned drug-addicts and promoters of the drug culture portrays knives in a positive fashion.
References
- Cascio, Pat(2007). 'Kershaw's Latest Tactical Folders', Knives Illustrated, February 2007
- Cascio, Pat(2007). "Ken Onion Knives Stolen", Knives Illustrated, February 2007
- Gardner, Jim(2004)"Sweet Onions", Guns Magazine, June 2004
- Ewing,Dexter. (2007). "Rock-Star Knifemakers Conclusion", Blade Magazine, February 2007
- Cascio,Pat. (2003). "Steven Seagal's Knife", Tactical Knives Magazine, November 2003
References
US Patent and Trademark Office
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