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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Extended OTF pocket knife with a dual toned matte black and silver dagger blade and black handle featuring a large distressed white skull print on a background of wood with bullets.

Closed OTF pocket knife with a matte black handle and black pocket clip with “Raptor” printed onto it in white, a glass breaking pommel, and a sliding trigger button.

Upclose view of an open OTF pocket knife with a matte black and silver dual toned dagger style blade and a blade handle with a large white distressed skull print.

Open OTF pocket knife with dual-toned dagger style blade and a black handle with a large white distressed skull print, glass breaking pommel, and sliding trigger.

Executioner OTF Knife

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Timber Wolf Gentleman’s Pocket Knife - Lock Back, Stainless Steel Blade, Nickel Silver Bolsters

Timber Wolf Gentleman’s Pearl Pocket Knife - Lock Back, Stainless Steel Blade, Genuine Pearl Inlays, Nickel Silver Bolsters

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Nightfall Dagger OTF

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Kissing Crane General Lee Trapper Pocket Knife - Stainless Steel Blades, Bone And Pearl Handle, Nickel Silver Bolsters, Brass Liners

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Benchmade Mini Claymore

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Knife with chain design on wooden surface

Closed knife with chain pattern on handle

Diagram of Havoc chain link pocket knife

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Havoc Chain Link Assisted Pocket Knife

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Butterfly Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Skeletonized Handle, Latch Lock, Steel Handle, Double Flippers - Length 9”

Black Beast Butterfly Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Skeletonized Handle, Latch Lock, Steel Handle, Double Flippers - Length 9”

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Rampage Stonewashed Speedster Assisted Opening Pocket Knife

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Black Legion Black RaptorClip attached to backpack

Black Legion RaptorClip EDC

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Big Boy Black Stiletto Automatic Knife

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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.