Jimmy Lile, an Arkansas Knifesmith, crafted the legendary First Blood Knife used in Rambo. In honor of his iconic creation, we have continued to produce Jimmy Lile's knives to the hightest standards of custom knife making today. We call these tributes to the Lile legacy, "Next Generation" Lile knives.

The Next Generation First Blood, Lile Mission, Mission Stiletto, Vietnam Commemorative, Dual Front Commemorative and Gents Folder are currently made by custom knife maker Vaughn Neeley. Vaughn has been making some of the world's finest knives for 30 years. All Vaughn's knives are made entirely in Colorado, U.S.A. Vaughn makes the sheaths for the Lile Next Generation Knives as well.

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Jimmy Lile's life has also been comemorated in our book James B Lile, The Arkansas Knifesmith - Knife Maker to the World. Discussing not only his unique approaches to perfecting his knife designs, the book also gives insight to the upcoming of this amazingly talented knifesmith.