Knives and swords chosen specifically as wedding and groomsmen gifts. Damascus steel takes engraving cleanly, so a name, a date or a short line reads sharp instead of muddy, and a leather sheath or wooden presentation box turns the piece into something that gets displayed rather than stored. Popular picks include folding pocket knives for groomsmen, ceremonial cake swords for the couple, and matching sets when you are buying for a full wedding party. Most items ship free within the US and can be personalised before dispatch.
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Midnight Horn Handmade D2 Steel Gut Hook Hunting Knife with Buffalo Horn Handle, Stainless Bolster & Leather Sheath | Classic Hunting Gift | BMK-1176
Original price was: $138.00.$117.00Current price is: $117.00. -
Damascus Balisong Butterfly Knife Original Traditional Filipino Butterfly Batanga Knife with Handmade Steel and Raindrop Handle Black Mamba Knives USA | DB-12
Original price was: $255.00.$217.00Current price is: $217.00. -
Dugite 7.2″ Long 3.2″ Blade” 5oz Damascus Pocket Knife Handmade Damascus Pocket Folding Knife Black Mamba Hand Made World Class Knives | BMK-416
Original price was: $135.00.$115.00Current price is: $115.00. -
D2 Tool Steel Filipino Balisongs Butterfly Stainless Steel Stag Inserts Black Mamba Knives World Class Knives | BMK-481
Original price was: $190.00.$162.00Current price is: $162.00. -
D2 Tool Steel Filipino Balisongs Butterfly Stainless Steel Rose Wood Inserts Black Mamba Knives World Class Knives | BMK-469
Original price was: $168.00.$143.00Current price is: $143.00. -
Brown Trout Chef Knife 13.5″ Long 8.2 “Blade 9.1 Oz Razor Sharp Hand Made Damascus Steel Chef Knives Black Mamba Hand Made World Class Knives Made in USA | BMK-113-W
Original price was: $158.00.$134.00Current price is: $134.00. -
BLACK MAMBA KNIVES Altus Titanium Pocket Knife 7 in Long 3 in Blade 7.5 Ounce Damascus Pocket Knife Tanto Folding Knife with Titanium Handle Hand Made World Class Knives | BMK-423
Original price was: $136.00.$116.00Current price is: $116.00. -
Wakizashi Knife 8.2 Inches Long 4 Inches Blade 7 Ounces Damascus Steel Fixed Blade Hunting Knife Damascus Skinner Knife Handmade Black Mamba Knives USA Made | BMK-154
Original price was: $122.00.$104.00Current price is: $104.00. -
Pandinus 6″ Long 2.5″ Blade” 5oz Damascus Pocket Clip Knives Handmade Damascus Pocket Folding Knife Black Mamba Hand Made World Class Knives USA Made | BMK-401
Original price was: $119.00.$101.00Current price is: $101.00. -
Yuma Style Knife 12″ LONG 7″ BLADE” 11.2 OZ Hunting Bowie Handmade Knife Outdoor Bowie Damascus Knife Black Mamba Hand Made World Class Knives USA Made | BMK-635
Original price was: $435.00.$370.00Current price is: $370.00. -
High Carbon Steel Filipino Balisongs Butterfly Brass with Rose Wood Inserts Black Mamba Knives World Class Knives | BMK-610
Original price was: $320.00.$272.00Current price is: $272.00. -
BLACK MAMBA KNIVES Eastern Racer Pocket Knife 7 in Long 3 in Blade 5 Ounce Damascus Pocket Knife Folding Knife with Wenge Wood Handle Hand Made World Class Knives USA Made | BMK-418
Original price was: $119.00.$101.00Current price is: $101.00. -
Ribbon Snake 6.5 Long 2.8 Blade 4.5 Ounce Damascus Pocket Clip Knives Handmade Damascus Pocket Folding Knife with Leather Cover Hand Made World Class Knives USA Made | BMK-428
Original price was: $129.00.$110.00Current price is: $110.00. -
Pseudonaja Textilis Snake 9.2 Inches Long 4.7 Inches Blade 6.7 Ounce Damascus Fixed Blade Hunting Knife Damascus Steel Hand Made World Class Black Mamba Knives USA Made | BMK-168
Original price was: $135.00.$115.00Current price is: $115.00. -
High Carbon Steel Filipino Balisongs Butterfly Brass with Ram Horn Inserts Black Mamba Knives World Class Knives | BMK-437
Original price was: $273.00.$232.00Current price is: $232.00. -
Silver Boa Snake 9 Inches Long 4.7 Inches Blade 9.8 Ounce Damascus Steel Fixed Blade Hunting Knife Damascus Hand Made World Class Black Mamba Knives USA Made | BMK-169
Original price was: $135.00.$115.00Current price is: $115.00. -
Octopus Damascus Karambit Knife 8.7 Inches Long 3.6 Inches Blade 4.2 Ounce Damascus Fixed Blade Hunting Knife Karambit Knife Damascus Steel Hand Made World Class Knives USA Made | BMK-159
Original price was: $129.00.$110.00Current price is: $110.00. -
Komodo Dragon 7″ Long 3″ Blade” 5oz Damascus Pocket Knife Handmade Damascus Pocket Folding Knife Black Mamba Hand Made World Class Knives | BMK-410
Original price was: $128.00.$109.00Current price is: $109.00. -
Dart Fog 6″ Long 2.5″ Blade” 4.5oz Damascus Pocket Knife Handmade Damascus Pocket Folding Knife Black Mamba Hand Made World Class Knives USA Made | BMK-409
Original price was: $119.00.$101.00Current price is: $101.00. -
High Carbon Steel Filipino Balisongs Butterfly Stainless Steel with RAM Horn Inserts Black Mamba Knives World Class Knives | BMK-440
Original price was: $168.00.$143.00Current price is: $143.00. -
Black Kite 18 Inches Long 7 Inches Head Damascus Tomahawk Axe Multi Purpose Axe Black Mamba Knives | BMK-800
Original price was: $534.00.$454.00Current price is: $454.00. -
BLACK MAMBA KNIVES Beetle Damascus Steel Pocket Knife 7 Inches Long 3 Inches Blade 10 Ounce Damascus Hunting Pocket Knife Hand Made World Class Knives USA Made | BMK-427
Original price was: $125.00.$106.00Current price is: $106.00. -
Damascus Balisong Butterfly Knife Original Traditional Filipino Butterfly Batanga Knife with Handmade Brass and Stag Antler Handle Black Mamba Knives USA | DB-10
Original price was: $273.00.$232.00Current price is: $232.00. -
Black Mamba Knives Ananke 3.5 Inches Damascus Pocket Knives Titanium Handle with Wenge Wood and a Grade Red Ruby, Diamond on It | BMK-1016
Original price was: $599.00.$509.00Current price is: $509.00. -
Blue Racer Lizard 8 Inches Long 3.5 Inches Blade 5.6 Ounce Damascus Skinner Fixed Blade Hunting Knife Black Mamba Handmade Knives USA Made | BMK-170
Original price was: $129.00.$110.00Current price is: $110.00. -
Mavado Damascus Cleaver Blade Knife 5.5 Inches Long 2.5 Inches Blade 8 Ounce Damascus Knife Hand Made World Class Black Mamba Knives | BMK-164
Original price was: $207.00.$176.00Current price is: $176.00. -
Corn Snake 3″ Long 3.5″ Blade” 4oz Damascus Pocket Clip Knives Handmade Damascus Pocket Folding Knife Hand Made World Class Knives | BMK-633
Original price was: $125.00.$106.00Current price is: $106.00. -
Python Snake KNIFE 9.5″ Long 4.5 “Blade 8.8oz Damascus Steel Fixed Blade Bowie Skinner Hunting Skinner Knife Handmade Damascus Knife Black Mamba Hand Made World Class Knives USA Made | BMK-117
Original price was: $141.00.$120.00Current price is: $120.00. -
Leopard Knife 9.8″ Long 5 “Blade 10 Oz Damascus Steel Fixed Blade Hunting Knife Black Mamba Hand Made World Class Knives USA Made | BMK-108
Original price was: $173.00.$147.00Current price is: $147.00. -
Damascus Balisong Butterfly Knife with Beautiful Brass and Stag Handle Rain Drop Pattern Handmade Original Traditional Filipino Butterfly Batanga Knife Black Mamba Knives USA | DB-22
Original price was: $273.00.$232.00Current price is: $232.00. -
Night Herder Handmade D2 Steel Mirror Polished Cowboy Bull Cutter Knife with Ebony Wood Handle, Stainless Bolster & Leather Sheath | Cowboy Gift | BMK-1144
Original price was: $125.00.$106.00Current price is: $106.00. -
High Carbon Steel Filipino Balisongs Butterfly Brass with Stainless Brass with Walnut Burl Wood Inserts Black Mamba Knives World Class Knives | BMK-574
Original price was: $451.00.$383.00Current price is: $383.00. -
Jaguar Knife 7.5″ Long 3 “Blade 6oz Hunting Fixed Blade Damascus Knife Black Mamba Hand Made World Class Knives … | BMK-107
Original price was: $129.00.$110.00Current price is: $110.00. -
PERSIAN YUMA BLACK Knife 9″ Long 4.5″ Blade” 10.5 Oz Damascus Fixed Blade Hunting Knife Real Stag Handle Knife Black Mamba Hand Made World Class Knives USA Made | BMK-111-B
Original price was: $325.00.$276.00Current price is: $276.00. -
Damascus Balisong Butterfly Knife Original Traditional Filipino Butterfly Batanga Knife with Handmade Steel and Wooden Handle Raindrop Pattern Black Mamba Knives | DB-07
Original price was: $239.00.$203.00Current price is: $203.00.
Are knives bad luck as a wedding gift?
This is the question everybody quietly Googles before ordering, so here is the honest answer. There is an old European superstition that giving a blade severs the friendship, and it turns up in Scottish, Scandinavian, Italian and Chinese folklore. The tradition also comes with its own built-in fix, which is the part people forget: the recipient gives a small coin back, a penny will do, so the blade counts as bought rather than given and nothing is cut.
Tape a penny to the box. That is the whole ritual. It takes ten seconds, it makes a good line in the card, and in practice most couples find it charming rather than ominous. A knife is also one of the few wedding gifts that still gets used in thirty years, which is more than can be said for the fourth salad bowl.
His and hers, and matching sets
Matching knives for couples work because they are made from the same billet, so the Damascus pattern runs as a pair rather than as two unrelated knives that happen to look similar. Ask for a matched pair and we will cut both from one bar. Engrave one with each name, or both with the date, and they read as a set on a shelf.
Which wedding gift suits which occasion
| Gift | Who it is for | Why it lands | Engraving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matching folding pair | The couple | Cut from one billet, pattern runs as a pair | Two names, or one date on each |
| Ceremonial cake sword | The couple | Used on the day, kept on the wall after | Names and wedding date on the blade |
| Damascus kitchen set | Wedding registry | The gift that gets used every single week | Surname on the chef knife |
| Folding pocket knife | Each groomsman | Presentation box, bulk pricing from four | Initials or a short line |
| Engagement dagger or fixed blade | A proposal or engagement | Keepsake rather than everyday carry | Date, or a few words |
| Steak knife set | The new household | Comes out at every dinner they host | Surname across the set |
Order in time for the engraving
Engraving is done by hand before dispatch, so a personalised piece needs longer than a stock one. Order with a fortnight to spare if the date is fixed, more if you are buying for a full wedding party. Tell us the date at checkout and we will tell you honestly whether it can be made, rather than taking the order and hoping.
Wedding gift questions
What are matching knives for couples? A pair cut from the same Damascus billet, so the pattern runs across both knives instead of two separate blades that merely look alike. Ask for a matched pair when you order and we forge them together.
Can I get his and hers knives engraved differently? Yes. Two names, two dates, or one line split across the pair. Up to 20 characters per blade, added as a paid option before checkout.
Is a knife set a good wedding registry gift? It is one of the few registry gifts still in weekly use a decade later. A Damascus kitchen set or a set of steak knives outlasts almost everything else on the list.
How far in advance should I order a personalised wedding gift? Two weeks for a single engraved piece, longer for a full wedding party. Give us the date and we will tell you straight whether it can be done.
Do you offer bulk pricing for groomsmen? Yes, from four pieces upward. Ask before ordering and we will quote the set rather than the individual knives.
What is a ceremonial cake sword? A blade made for cutting the wedding cake and then keeping. It is longer and more decorative than a kitchen knife, engraved with names and the date, and it ends up on a wall rather than in a drawer.
More reading
See the groomsmen gifts, the personalized gifts, the kitchen knives or the steak knives.
Every piece here is forged by Black Mamba Knives in our own American shop, so if you are buying a wedding gift you can tell the couple exactly who made it.
