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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Ridge Runner "Field Shadow" Assisted Opening Pocket Knife

Ridge Runner "Field Shadow" Assisted Opening Pocket Knife

$25.99

Benchmade Immunity Automatic Knife with CPM-M4 stainless steel Wharncliffe blade shown open with black lanyard.

The Benchmade Immunity Automatic Knife has a charcoal grey, anodized 6061-T6 billet aluminum handle with lock mechanism on the side.

Shown closed, the Benchmade Immunity Automatic Knife has a black pocket clip on the back of the grey handle and black lanyard.

Zoomed view of the locking mechanism on the side of the charcoal grey aluminum handle of the Benchmade Immunity Automatic Knife.

Benchmade Immunity Auto Knife

$232.99

Slim open pocket-knife with bloodwood handle, metallic blue accents, and grey upswept blade with a raised raindrop pattern on a background of bamboo.

Extended slim pocket-knife displayed upright at an angle with a bloodwood handle, metallic blue accents, and a grey upswept blade with a raised raindrop pattern on a white background.

Closed pocket-knife with a bloodwood handle with japanese inscriptions and metallic blue accents including a pocket clip with a dragon carving on a white background.

Open slim pocket knife with bloodwood handle engraved with japanese symbols, metallic blue accents, and a grey upswept blade with a raised raindrop pattern.

Shinwa Bloodwood Taito Pocket Knife

~~Price reduced from $35.99 to~~ $24.98 Save 31%

Bear Silver Vein Armor Piercing Butterfly Knife

Silverstrike Butterfly Knife

$59.99

The Shark Bomber OTF Knife fully deployed

A view of the knife handle's pocket clip

A detailed view of the knife's handle and glassbreaker

Shark Bomber OTF Knife & Sheath

$69.99

Benchmade infidel OTF pocket knife with an all-black finish, sliding trigger button, and pocket clip.

Closed black OTF pocket knife showing the satin grey pocket clip with an inscription of "The Infidel" upon it.

Upclose view of the benchmade infidel OTF pocket knife double edged blade with a "Benchmade" inscription in the upper corner.

Closed black benchmade infidel OTF pocket knife with satin grey sliding trigger and decorative handle grooves.

Benchmade Infidel All-Black OTF Pocket Knife

$553.00

Red Satin Skeleton Butterfly Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Die Cast Metal Handles, Locking Mechanism, USA Made

$42.99

Black And Silver Speckled Skeleton Butterfly Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Die Cast Metal Handles, USA Made

$42.99

Full image of the EnigmaEdge Butterfly Knife open and closed.

Angled image of the Butterfly Knife closed.

EnigmaEdge 9" Butterfly Knife, 440C Steel Blade

$29.99

The Kissing Crane Groovy Trapper pays tribute to the Sixties.

The pocket knife has colorful acrylic and black bone handle scales.

The razor-sharp, stainless steel blades have intricately detailed laser-etching.

The Kissing Crane Groovy Trapper has Sixties-themed artwork on its blades.

Kissing Crane Groovy Trapper Pocket Knife

~~Price reduced from $53.99 to~~ $31.98 Save 41%

The USMC Tanto Maximum Pocket Knife with TPR handle and black 3Cr13 stainless steel blade shown both opened and closed.

The USMC Tanto Maximum Pocket Knife is shown closed with TPR handle that has the iconic stacked USMC handle style.

A view of the glassbreaker pommel on the TPR handle and a full view of the non-reflective black 3Cr13 stainless steel blade.

An angled view of the USMC Tanto Maximum Pocket Knife with black, non-reflective blade and stacked TPR handle.

USMC Tanto Maximum Pocket Knife

$29.99

Our easy-to-maneuver Bear & Son Silver Vein Handle Butterfly Knife makes expanding and perfecting your flipping skills a cinch

Bear & Son Silver Vein Handle Butterfly Knife has great action, good looks, a fantastic price and it is made in the USA

Bear & Son Silver Vein Handle Butterfly Knife has silver vein, extra thick die cast metal handles that feature slot and hole cut-outs and a secure locking mechanism

Bear & Son Silver Vein Handle Butterfly Knife has a 4” stainless steel, hollow ground, clip point blade with a satin finish and a double tang pin design

Silver Vein Butterfly Knife

$41.99

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.