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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Benchmade Mini Claymore

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Rampage Stonewashed Speedster Assisted Opening Pocket Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Stainless Steel Handle, Pocket Clip

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Black Legion Balisong Butterfly Trainer Rainbow

Black Legion Butterfly Trainer

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Armed Force Tactical Classic Butterfly Knife

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All black benchmade automatic pocket knife with milled chevron G10 handle and "benchmade" inscription on the blade.

Closed all-black pocket knife with automatic opening and milled chevron G10 handle scales and lanyard hole.

Upclose view displaying the milled chevron pattern G10 matte black andle scales with a lanyard hole and automatic open button.

Upclose view of the lanyard opening on the end of the matte black G10 handle with a milled chevron pattern.

Closed benchmade mediator automatic pocket knife with a matte black finish and deep pocket clip.

Benchmade Mediator Automatic Knife

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The Timber Wolf Copperhead Pocket Knife come with a leather belt sheath

The pocket knife has a Damascus steel blade with filework

There is filework on the back of the knife

Timber Wolf Copperhead Pocket Knife

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Viper-Tec Black Tanto OTF Knife

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Made in the USA, it incorporates a strong locking button, open back spacer design for easy maintenance and increased spring force

The automatic pocket knife is 8 3/10” in overall length and 4 7/10” when closed

With the push of a button to deploy the automatic opening mechanism, the blade can be deployed lightning fast

The knife has a 3 3/5”, razor-sharp 154CM steel, serrated tanto blade with a 58-61 HRC and a black-coated finish

The tough handle is made of 6061-T6 aluminum and features a pocket clip and a lanyard hole for easy carry options

Benchmade Auto Stryker 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.