Spartan Blades - Meet Your Maker: Les George
Les George has been making high quality custom knives since 1992 and has collaborated with some of the world’s most talented knifemakers. He credits much of his progress and skill development to the late, great craftsman Stan Fujisaka. Based in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Stan Fujisaka helped Les take his knife making skills to the next level.
Les has a military background, having served in the United States Marine Corps for more than 10 years. As a member of the Marine Corps, Les worked in a variety of roles, including as a heavy equipment mechanic, a U.S. Embassy Guard, and a Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician. Les’s training encompasses a range of disciplines such as close quarters combat, weapons of mass destruction, improvised explosives and devices, advanced access and disablement, and explosive dynamic entry.
During his years of military service, Les was deployed in a number of locales throughout the world including South Africa, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, Laos, and Iraq. While in Iraq, Les worked as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader, overseeing more than 300 Explosive Ordnance Disposal responses. Since leaving the marines, Les has served as an Unexploded Ordnance Technician and worked to clear unexploded munitions from various sites.
Les is a self-confessed lover of daggers and has a personal knife collection which includes most of the military daggers made by the U.S. and its allies over the course of the past 100 years.
In 2014, Les George and Spartan Blades won the Blade Magazine Knife of the Year Award - Collaboration Knife of the Year® for The Spartan-George V-14 Dagger.
The Spartan-George V-14 was Spartan Blades’ first collaboration with Les George. Our goal with this particular knife was to create a custom tactical combat knife that could pay homage to a classic profile while taking advantage of more modern materials and design.
The Spartan-George Raider Dagger was created as a modern homage to the legendary United States Marine Corps Raider Stiletto of WWII. This sleek and formidable dagger preserves the spirit of the original while incorporating today’s advanced materials and design techniques for improved strength and reliability.
The Astor was engineered to be a robust “Work Horse,” the ASTOR is meticulously crafted for demanding tasks. With its G-10 scales, thick liner-lock, and high-ground premium CTS-XHP blade steel, it stands ready for any challenge. Winner of the prestigious 2021 Blade Show “Imported Knife of the Year,” the ASTOR blends rugged durability with exceptional design and performance, making it an ideal tool for everyday carry and heavy-duty applications.
Spartan-George V-14
Spartan-George Raider Dagger
Spartan-George Astor