Knives, Swords, & Multi Tools

Brands include Gerber, Buck, Cold Steel, Benchmade, Columbia River, Kershaw, Case, Bear, Ka-bar, SOG, Leatherman, and more!

 

 

The sword wall is a big hit. Hallie holds the 13+ pound Buster Sword.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canfield's knife department is a perennial favorite with hunters, law enforcement and military personnel, campers and backpackers, collectors, and anyone who needs a knife.  We carry knives from brands like Benchmade, Cold Steel, Gerber, Columbia River, Kershaw, Case, Bear, Buck, Ka-bar, SOG, and others, including American-made knives.  We're your source for knives, multi-tools, and rescue tools in Omaha, Nebraska!

Canfield's has the Leatherman Skeletool in stock now!

Multi-Tools

Leatherman's stainless Skeletool is a super hot seller!    Columbia River's Guppie and Zilla tools are compact and useful, as well as easy to carry. Note the LED light on the Guppie!

Rescue Tools

Gerber, Spyderco, and Benchmade make great rescue tools. Note the oxygen tank wrenches in the Gerber and the Benchmade. The Spyderco's blunt tip is great for cutting clothing without injury to the patient. Swiss Army's tool features various cutting blades as well as traditional tools like tweezers, toothpick, and screwdriver, among others. Gerber's tool features a razor sharp serrated blade, fold-out seatbelt cutter, glass breaker, and an oxygen tank wrench in the handle (see rectangular hole in handle in above picture)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWORD FACTS

Canfield's swords are a popular part of our store with a large number of our clients.  It's just not everyday that those of us in the middle of America in this century see a sword, let alone a whole wall full of them.  We hear many misconceptions and lots of false information about swords, so we decided to post a few sword facts here to clear the matter up a bit. 

FACT #1: The groove down the length of the blade in some swords is called a fuller, and is not a "blood groove."  Its purpose is to lighten and stiffen the blade, and has nothing to do with ease of penetration or withdrawal of the sword from its target.

FACT #2: Real sword fights were not as you see sword fights in movies today. Movie sword fights are carefully choreographed and are enacted with swords made for those scenes.

FACT #3: Japanese swords, while having many excellent qualities and being well-suited for their intended use, were not inherently better than medieval swords, as some believe.

FACT #4: Swords were not made to cut through armor. Armor was made with hardening processes and angles and curves  that made it difficult to hit at a right angle.  Medieval thrusting swords were made to thrust into gaps in the armor, not to penetrate the armor plating itself.

FACT #5: Medieval swords were not excessively heavy.  Most weighed around 2.5 pounds, and even two-handed swords weighed under 4 pounds.

FACT #6: Not all swords need to have sharp blades. Swords have various purposes.  A thrusting sword, for example, needs a sharp, reinforced point, but the blade need not have a sharp edge.

FACT #7: Medieval swords were tempered in clean water or in oil, not in blood or urine, as is rumored.

FACT #8: The tang of a properly made, well-maintained sword does not need to be cleaned or maintained in order for the sword to retain its quality.

FACT #9: A good sword cannot cut through concrete, as has been rumored. Swords were intended to cut through flesh, clothing, and perhaps leather.  They were not intended to cut wood, concrete, or metal.