Bison River Black 4 1/4" Anodized Aluminum Everyday Carry Knife
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$20.46 ea at volume, blank
plus $2.75 each to engrave
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Bison River Orange 4 1/4" Anodized Aluminum Everyday Carry Knife
Bison River Orange 4 1/4" Anodized Aluminum Everyday Carry Knife (item BR1016) is in our 4 1/4" Everyday Carry Knife range of Awards & Recognition, with a 2.55 in x 2.13 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $29.65 each all-in: $26.40 for the piece plus $3.25 to engrave, setup included. It can be ordered from a single piece. Production is 3 to 5 business days after you approve a free digital proof.
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Counted from today, allowing a day for your proof and 5 days of
ground transit. It holds if your artwork is with us today and you approve the proof within one
business day. Checkout will not accept a date we cannot keep, and it names this one.
Often sooner: the fast end of that window is Wed, Oct 21.
We promise the late end, because a date is worth nothing if we miss it.
$20.46
each at 500+ · $33.00 at 1
| Quantity | Price each | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 1-11 | $33.00 | - |
| 12-23 | $30.36 | save 8% |
| 24-47 | $28.38 | save 14% |
| 48-95 | $26.40 | save 20% |
| 96-249 | $24.42 | save 26% |
| 250-499 | $22.44 | save 32% |
| 500+ | $20.46 | save 38% |
✓ 1,000+ in stock
Estimated delivery Wed, Oct 21 - Mon, Nov 2 (order today, artwork approved within a day)
Price per piece drops at 10, 25, 50, 100. You do not have to take 10 of the same thing: the mill counts mixed colours and finishes in this material toward the same break, so ask us to mix your 10 and we will price the whole run at the better break.
See your logo on it
Drop your logo on, drag it where you want it and size it. You will see exactly what we engrave, and what it costs, before you pay. The personalization area on this item is 2.55in x 2.13in.
engraving area
Confirming saves this exact layout as your approved proof, so nothing is engraved that you have not seen.
Included at no extra charge
- No setup fee, at any quantity (most promo sites charge $40 to $63 per design)
- Free digital proof before anything is produced
- Free artwork check at the real imprint size
- Free ground freight on orders over $250
- Artwork kept on file for fast, matching re-orders
No proof fees, no art fees, no small-order fees. Engraving is priced on its own line and
shown in full before you pay, never added afterwards.
What is the Bison River Orange 4 1/4" Anodized Aluminum Everyday Carry Knife?
Item BR1016 is a knife in aluminum, chosen for how well it takes a mark and how long that mark lasts. It measures 4 1/4". This is the orange colorway.
Aluminum gives you a metal look and metal durability at a fraction of the weight, and it matters when you are shipping several hundred units. That is the difference between something kept and something replaced.
A well-made knife is kept and used for decades, and it is the rare recognition gift that a recipient will hand to someone else to look at. Laser engraving cuts through the anodised layer to bright metal. Sublimation-coated aluminum also accepts full-color photographic printing.
This reads as a considered gift, which means it rewards a named list and wastes its advantage on a table by the door. Concretely: $33.00 each at 1-11, $20.46 at 500+.
Specifications
| Item number | BR1016 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Knife |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Dimensions | 4 1/4" |
| Shipping weight | 4 oz |
| Color | Orange |
| Decoration methods | Laser Engraving, Dye Sublimation, UV Printing |
| Standard imprint area | 2.55 in x 2.13 in |
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
| Durability | Very high. |
| Care | Wipe clean with a damp cloth. |
| Category | Awards & Recognition |
| Collection | 4 1/4" Everyday Carry Knife |
Decoration options
The decoration method is chosen to match the substrate, which is why the mark is permanent rather than printed on top of it. Standard imprint area on this item is 2.55 in x 2.13 in.
Laser Engraving
A focused laser removes the surface layer to expose the substrate beneath. A permanent, high-contrast, single-color mark with no ink involved.
Best for
Logos, names, dates and fine text. The default choice when the mark has to outlive the campaign.
Color
Single color: the natural color of the material under the surface.
Dye Sublimation
Heat converts solid dye to gas, which bonds into a polyester coating or ceramic glaze. Full-color artwork embedded in the surface rather than sitting on top of it.
Best for
Full-wrap photographic decoration on mugs, coated drinkware and coated metal.
Color
Full color. Cannot print white. The substrate supplies white.
UV Printing
UV-cured ink is jetted directly onto the product and cured instantly under ultraviolet light. Full-color, photographic-quality artwork with hard edges and no dot gain.
Best for
Multi-color logos, gradients, photographs and exact brand-color matching.
Color
Full color, including white ink on dark substrates.
Artwork requirements
- Supply Pantone (PMS) references for any color that has to match exactly.
- A 300 dpi raster at the actual imprint dimensions will run cleanly. Anything pulled from a web page usually will not.
- Vector artwork (.ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg) reproduces best at every size and is what we ask for first.
- We send a digital proof for written approval before production starts. Nothing goes on a machine until you sign it off.
- Vector files are the safe option. They hold their edges whether the mark runs at an inch or a foot.
- A digital proof comes back to you first, every time. Production starts on your written approval and not before.
Production schedule
| Artwork proof | 1 business day from receipt of usable art |
|---|---|
| Standard production | 3 to 5 business days after proof approval |
| Rush production | quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay |
| Ground transit | 1 to 5 business days depending on destination |
Common uses
Service anniversariesWorks well for service anniversaries, where the knife format does what a printed handout cannot.
Field and trade crew recognitionSpecified regularly for field and trade crew recognition. The imprint area at 2.55 in x 2.13 in is sized for exactly that job.
Executive and client giftingBuilt for executive and client gifting. That is the use case the format was designed around, not one retrofitted to it.
Client thank-you programsSent after a renewal, a referral or a project close, when the relationship is warm and the gesture will land.
Team and department awardsRecognizing a group without the cost or ceremony of individual crystal for every person.
Community and civic eventsLocal sponsorships and volunteer thanks, where visible presence matters more than volume.
Recruiting and onboardingIncluded in offer packs and first-day kits, where the object is doing culture work from the very first hour.
Service anniversariesFive, ten and twenty years. The object marks the span in a way a announcement never manages.
Where this works best
The same item lands differently depending on who gets it and why. Here is how this one performs across the programs it sells into most.
1
Corporate Gifting & Client Appreciation
Client gifting has one job: to be kept. Timing beats budget in this segment. The same gift sent a week after a renewal lands completely differently from one sent in December with four hundred others, because in January it is the only thing on the desk. Buy for the calendar you control rather than the one everybody shares. Decoration holds up in this setting, which is where cheaper substrates fail. At $33.00 before breaks, name the recipients rather than filling a table.
2
Automotive & Dealerships
Delivery day is the highest-emotion moment in the customer relationship. Anything that goes in or on a vehicle gets judged against the vehicle. A cheap keychain handed over with a car undercuts the purchase in a way that giving nothing would not, which makes this one of the few segments where under-spending is the bigger risk. An imprint area of 2.55 in x 2.13 in is enough for a logo and a line of text without crowding. This reads as a gift. Give it to people you chose, not people who walked past.
3
Government, Military & First Responders
This segment is precise about protocol and unforgiving about quality. Challenge coins, unit recognition, retirement and commendation pieces all carry established conventions. Sourcing compliance and documented lead times usually matter as much as the item itself. Worth personalising individually at this price; the response rate justifies it.
4
Sports Leagues, Tournaments & Clubs
Sport needs volume, deadlines and a clear hierarchy of awards. Awards are read as a hierarchy whether or not you intended one. If the participation piece and the champion piece look similar, the champion feels short-changed, and that is remembered longer than the result. $33.00 before breaks puts this above hand-out territory. Use it that way.
5
Employee Recognition & Service Awards
Recognition fails when the object does not match the words. Consistency is what makes a recognition program credible. If a ten year award looks better this year than it did last year, everyone who got last year's version notices. Lock the specification and the supplier, and treat the item list as something you change deliberately rather than annually. Minimum order is a single piece, which suits how this segment tends to buy. Reserve this for the shortlist and the response changes noticeably.
6
Construction, Trades & Field Services
On a job site, an item survives or it disappears. Durability is the whole specification: insulated drinkware that shrugs off a truck bed, headwear that lives outdoors, and decoration that cannot scrape off. Crew gifting in this sector is a retention tool in a labour market where retention is expensive. A well-made knife is kept and used for decades, and it is the rare recognition gift that a recipient will hand to someone else to look at. Personalise it. At this tier a name is what makes it land.
How does ordering and turnaround work?
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
|---|---|
| Setup | None: setup is built into the price |
| Freight | Free ground freight on every order over $250; split shipping to individual addresses available |
| Rush service | Working to a date? Ask and we will confirm what is genuinely possible, priced up front |
| Proofing | Proof back to you next business day, and nothing runs until you approve it |
| Re-orders | Artwork kept on file so re-orders run fast and match |
| Shipping | Free ground freight on every order over $250; split shipping to individual addresses available |
What do buyers ask about BR1016?
Can I get a sample before committing?
Yes: order one piece. BR1016 sells from a single unit at $33.00, the first rung of its published ladder, so a sample is simply a normal order. A decorated single piece goes through the same proof as a full run.
Can I see a proof before you produce the order?
Yes, and nothing runs until you have signed it off. Read it properly rather than skimming, because the approved proof is the specification we produce against. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.
How long does production take?
Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit. The clock starts when you approve the proof, not when you place the order. A free digital proof comes back within one business day of usable artwork, and nothing is produced until you approve it in writing. A rush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay.
Do you keep this item in stock?
Yes. The warehouse shows more than 1,000 of BR1016 in stock as of the last hourly sync. If a color is short we say so the day you order rather than the week before the deadline. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.
What artwork do you need from me?
Send vector if it exists, raster at 300 dpi if it does not, and whatever you have if neither. The personalization area on BR1016 is 2.55 in x 2.13 in, and we redraw or re-proportion anything that will not survive it. A free digital proof comes back within one business day of usable artwork, and nothing is produced until you approve it in writing.
Can you work to a fixed in-hand date?
Yes. Give us the in-hand date and checkout tells you immediately whether standard production makes it. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit. A rush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay.
Do you ship to multiple addresses?
Yes, through a quote. Card checkout ships one order to one address, so for a split run send the address list with a quote request and we confirm the freight for every destination in writing before you pay. The artwork is proofed once and applied across the whole run. Ground freight is free on orders over $250.
What is the minimum order for BR1016?
BR1016 can be ordered from a single piece. The published ladder on BR1016 runs from $33.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $20.46 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on BR1016 is 2.55 in x 2.13 in.
See it with your logo first
Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of BR1016 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.
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What BR1016 costs at each quantity
The piece, the engraving and the freight, worked out at every break on this item's own ladder. Most suppliers publish the piece price and leave you to find out the rest at checkout.
| Quantity | Piece | Engraving | All-in each | Order total | Ground freight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | $30.36 | $5.50 | $35.86 | $430.32 | Free |
| 24 | $28.38 | $4.00 | $32.38 | $777.12 | Free |
| 48 | $26.40 | $3.25 | $29.65 | $1,423.20 | Free |
| 96 | $24.42 | $3.00 | $27.42 | $2,632.32 | Free |
| 250 | $22.44 | $2.75 | $25.19 | $6,297.50 | Free |
| 500 | $20.46 | $2.75 | $23.21 | $11,605.00 | Free |
- Ground freight is free from 12 pieces, which is where this order passes $250.00 of merchandise.
- The personalization area is 2.55 in by 2.13 in. Engraving is charged on the share your artwork actually covers, so a smaller logo costs less. Place yours on the product above and the price updates as you size it.
- At 50 pieces this costs less than 50% of the 3,730 other priced items in Awards & Recognition.
- The table starts at 12 because below that the engraving setup costs more than the goods, and we will not guess at a price there. Ask us and we will quote a smaller run from your artwork.
- Setup is free at every quantity, including 12.