M1Limited Edition 100 Pieces Only The M1 Story In late 2006, the vision for what would become the M1 first took shape. As a lifelong knife collector, martial artist, and enthusiast, I set out to design something of my own not for business, but for passion. With the guidance of expert knife maker Steve Woods, that vision became reality. What began as a small, private project revealed something greater and from that, Combative Edge was born. Named After