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ROGER ECKSTINE: INTERVIEW
In life there are just items that are meant to be together, like peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper,
in this case, guns and knives. In most cases you usually have gun experts with little real experience
with knives or blade experts that may not necessarily be shooters, but this time Trampas talks to Roger
Eckstine who’s an acknowledged expert in both!
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ew years back during a NRA Annual Meeting in
Atlanta, I had the pleasure of meeting a man
who is both an accomplished shooter, writer
and guru of all things relating to combat knives,
Roger Eckstine. Typically, when someone
wishes to accentuate other person’s knowledge
on the topic, they will use the figurative term,
“He wrote the book on…”. In Roger’s case, he
literally DID among other publications as well
including the top of home defense and home defense firearms.
Roger Eckstine is easily one of the most prolific writers of in-
depth tests and evaluations of firearms and knives to emerge
over the past 25 years. A multiple award-winning author with
4 titles to his credit his Shooter’s Bible Guide to Home Defense
has been lauded as the first great book of its kind written for
the 21st century. Currently on staff with both Gun Tests and
KNIFE Magazine, Roger has facilitated numerous innovations
in training and equipment for both the police and civilian
markets. Roger Eckstine’s mission is the advancement of anti-
crime preparedness at home and in the work place.