What is a pocket knife?

A pocket knife is simply a knife with a blade that folds out or “opens” from the handle, where it is housed when not in use. The idea being that it will easily fit in the pocket for everyday carry. Generally, a pocket knife is either assisted opening or manual opening.

What is an assisted opening knife?

These knives are opened by the user employing either the “flipper”, which is a lever on the back spine of the knife or a “thumb stud”, which is a small stud on the blade. This action starts the deployment of the blade and a mechanism like a spring or ball-bearing finishes opening the blade and then it locks into place.

What is a trapper pocket knife?

This is a style of manual opening pocket knife that has two blades, which fold out from the handle. Traditionally, there is a spey blade and a clip blade, each having a nail nick so that they can be deployed with just an upward pull on the blade.

What is an OTF knife?

When you see a knife listed as an OTF, it stands for “out-the-front” and means that it is a knife with a blade that extends straight from the handle. An OTF pocket knife can be opened with a manual slide, with assisted opening, with an automatic mechanism or by using gravity.

How do I choose a pocket knife?

A good, quality folding pocket knife should be a tool that you can take for granted because it will be able to perform whenever and wherever you need it. Choose one that will perform the specific tasks that come up for you in your everyday life. For example, if you’re in emergency services, a rescue knife with an integrated seatbelt cutter and glass breaker would be perfect for you.

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Full image of Black And Red Dagger OTF Knife shown open and closed.

Close up of black stainless steel blade from OTF knife.

Details and features of Black and Red OTF Dagger.

Dagger OTF Knife

$89.99

Full image of the Rampage Milano Pocket Knife opened.

Full image of the Milano Pocket Knife closed.

Details and features of the Pocket Knife.

Full image of the Rampage Milano Pocket Knife opened and held in hand.

Close up image of the handle of the Milano Pocket Knife.

Rampage Milano Pocket Knife

$16.99

Ghost Series Grey Tanto OTF Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Metal Alloy Handle, Pocket Clip - Length 9”

Viper-Tec Ghost Series Grey Tanto OTF Knife

$89.99

Rampage® Rainbow Atomica Assisted Opening Pocket Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Aluminum Handle, Bottle Opener, Pocket Clip - Closed 4 3/4”

Rampage Rainbow Atomica Pocket Knife

$18.99

Pearl Stiletto Automatic OTF Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Faux Pearl Handle Scales, Slide Trigger Open And Lock - Closed 5”

$59.99

The Faux Pearl Lever Lock Automatic Stiletto Knife shown open

Showing the stiletto's faux pearl handle

Faux Pearl Lever Lock Automatic Stiletto Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Brass Pins, Stainless Steel Bolsters - Closed 4 1/4"

$39.99

Picture of auto knife with blade extended

Auto Italian Marble Acrylic Stiletto

$59.99

One open and one closed pocket knife with a blue and black tie-dye style handle on a tattered concrete background.

Closed Pocket knife with shining silver accents and a blue and black tie-dye style handle.

Upclose view of a open pocket knife's handle with a tie-dye stle blue and black handle.

Open pocket knife with an inscription of "Honsu" on the blade and a tie-dye style blue and black handle.

Closed pocket knife with large pocket clip inscribed with "honshu" and a tiedye style blue and black handle.

Angled view of extended pocket knife with a shining silver double edged blade and blue and black handle.

Honshu Black and Blue Sekyuriti Pocket Knife

$69.99

The Benchmade McHenry Mini Infidel is an automatic OTF knife.

A tough, Cordura belt sheath makes carrying a knife at your side easy.

Benchmade Mini Infidel Automatic OTF Knife

$503.00

The Kissing Crane 2022 Fourth of July Trapper is an eye-catching, collectible tribute to the birth of our nation

The handle scales are faux pearl 3D-printed with a 1776 theme, accented with red, white and blue resin bands and brass spacers

It has two, razor-sharp stainless steel blades laser-etched with the Fourth of July-themed artwork including “2022”

Kissing Crane Fourth of July Trapper

~~Price reduced from $54.99 to~~ $24.98 Save 55%

The beauty of Masonic symbols captured perfectly on a pocket knife, this limited edition Kissing Crane stiletto is a must-have

The handle scales are crafted of blue bone with the Mason emblem, black jigged bone and panels of red and yellow acrylic

The knife has a razor-sharp, 4” stainless steel blade with laser-etched Masonic artwork and a mirror-polished finish

Kissing Crane Mason Stiletto Knife

~~Price reduced from $54.99 to~~ $26.98 Save 51%

The High-Polish Stainless Steel Butterfly Knife both open and closed

The knife shown open with its blade exposed

High-Polish Stainless Steel Butterfly Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Stainless Steel Handles, Latch Lock - Closed 5"

~~Price reduced from $22.99 to~~ $16.98 Save 26%

POCKET KNIVES FAQS

What is a pocket knife?
A pocket knife is simply a knife with a blade that folds out or “opens” from the handle, where it is housed when not in use. The idea being that it will easily fit in the pocket for everyday carry. Generally, a pocket knife is either assisted opening or manual opening.
What is an assisted opening knife?
These knives are opened by the user employing either the “flipper”, which is a lever on the back spine of the knife or a “thumb stud”, which is a small stud on the blade. This action starts the deployment of the blade and a mechanism like a spring or ball-bearing finishes opening the blade and then it locks into place.
What is a trapper pocket knife?
This is a style of manual opening pocket knife that has two blades, which fold out from the handle. Traditionally, there is a spey blade and a clip blade, each having a nail nick so that they can be deployed with just an upward pull on the blade.
What is an OTF knife?
When you see a knife listed as an OTF, it stands for “out-the-front” and means that it is a knife with a blade that extends straight from the handle. An OTF pocket knife can be opened with a manual slide, with assisted opening, with an automatic mechanism or by using gravity.
How do I choose a pocket knife?
A good, quality folding pocket knife should be a tool that you can take for granted because it will be able to perform whenever and wherever you need it. Choose one that will perform the specific tasks that come up for you in your everyday life. For example, if you’re in emergency services, a rescue knife with an integrated seatbelt cutter and glass breaker would be perfect for you.