Fixed-blade knives for backcountry and combative use.
Get $50 off blades during our Amtac Blades Anniversary Sale Event –
Only on Thanksgiving Day, starting at 0900 PST Nov 27th
The Tyrant: 2.5″ blade, The NorthmanF Folder: 3 3/4″ blade, The Magnacut Minuteman II: 4″ blade, The Magnacut Northman Stonewashed: 3 1/2″ blade , and The Battle Axe
About
Amtac Blades started as a conversation between myself and my friend the “Northman”. I wanted a fixed blade knife that would fit in my front pocket to replace the folding knife that was currently filling the role of my cutting tool.
We talked for a while and then a few weeks later a knife showed up in the mail. Over the next year and a half, we continued to test, modify, and refine until we had something that met my initial vision. The Amtac Blades Northman.
I want to make clear that I was not alone in designing this knife. I provided an overall vision as to what I wanted to see and then guys that are much better than me provided input and technical know-how to make this happen.
Special thanks to “Northman” actual, Tuhon Tom Kier, and Jake Hoback for providing guidance and technical know-how. Also thanks to all of my students that provided feedback and to all of the warriors and soldiers that came before us and collectively passed on their combative knowledge to make us better.
Bill Rapier
Bill Rapier is the owner and lead instructor of Amtac Shooting. After almost 20 years in the SEAL Teams, Bill retired from the US Navy and grew a training company out of his passion for teaching men to be more capable at protecting themselves and their families. In the last decade of instruction, Amtac Shooting has trained thousands of civilians and select law enforcement agencies across the nation.
Bill’s military and combatives experience includes: a duty assignment of several years at SEAL Team 3 and over 14 years at Naval Special Warfare Development Group. Positions held include assaulter, breacher, sniper, team leader, troop chief, and military working dog department senior enlisted adviser. Bill is a BJJ Black Belt under Gustavo Machado, he has trained with Sayoc Kali and Atienza Kali since 2005 and has always been an avid shooter and combatives student.
Our systematic approach at everything from fighting with your pistol, to carbine and small unit tactics, to night vision and precision rifle use, is grounded in decades of experience and a focus on the most important thing: winning.
Come and train with us and become more capable as you incorporate Amtac Shooting concepts of, mindset, technic, and training strategies into your current system of readiness.
On June 1, 2025 – Bill launched his online training, called Amtac Training. This is an online community where Bill and members of Amtac Training talk about all things firearms, fighting, and fitness. This has been a project Bill has been working on for approximately 4 years now – it will be a way to stay sharp year-round and be encouraged in your training with a community of like-minded men.