Daniel Winkler (knifemaker) explained

Daniel Winkler is an American custom knifemaker based in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, US.

Knifemaking

Winkler has been making knives since 1977 and is a certified Mastersmith with the American Bladesmith Society and designed and built the knives and tomahawks for the 1992 motion picture The Last of the Mohicans.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Winkler was primarily known for his Native-American or pioneer-style influenced designs until 2012. In that year Winkler became involved with military and tactical knives and tomahawks.^[4]

Winkler is also credited in the New York Times for having his hatchets used by the Navy Seals, particularly Seal Team 6.^[5]

Winkler designed the Sayoc-Winkler "R&D Hawk" in conjunction with Sayoc Tactical Group Tomahawk Instructor Rafael Kayanan as a tomahawk for modern military applications.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Haskew . Mike . Pipe Hawks. Blade Magazine. 2003-09-01. 26–34. 30. 9.
2. News: Haskew . Mike . Star-Spangled Hawks Take Wing. Blade Magazine. 2006-09-01. 30–37. 33. 9.
3. Book: Nickens, Edward. Legend of the Bowie. 2004. Field & Stream. 73–75. 8755-8599.
4. Book: Kertzman, Joe. Knives 2014: The World's Greatest Knife Book. 15 August 2013. F+W Media. Iola, Wisconsin. 978-1-4402-3700-3. 53.
5. Web site: SEAL Team 6: A Secret History of Quiet Killings and Blurred Lines . New York Times . 2019-06-16.
6. Haskew, M.: "Sayoc Tomahawk",Blade Magazine, June 2009