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.

Pocket Knives - Automatic Knives, Assisted Opening, Butterfly Knives, Pocket Razors, Tactical Knives

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Stiletto dagger with a black blade finish and stacked leather handle on a background of wood and tactical gear.

Stiletto dagger enclosed in dark leather sheath with an exposed stacked leather handle held by a snap button closure.

Upclose view of the V42 stiletto dagger knife handle with stacked leatherthst has a slight patina and a sharp black end pommel.

V42 stiletto military dagger with a black satin double-edged blade and leather stacked handle.

12 5/8" stiletto dagger knife with double-edged black blade and natural stacked leather handle.

V42 Elite Stiletto Dagger

$39.99

Kriegar German Stiletto Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Assisted Opening, Stainless Bolsters And Pins

Kriegar German Peach Wood Stiletto Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Assisted Opening, Wooden Handle, Stainless Bolsters And Pins

Kriegar Stiletto Knife

$25.99

Kissing Crane’s Doc Holliday Trapper pays tribute the an Old West hero.

The handle scales are black and brown jigged bone with artwork.

There is laser-etched, Doc Holliday themed artwork on the stainless steel blades.

Kissing Crane Doc Holliday Trapper Pocket Knife - Stainless Steel Blades, Burnt Bone Handle Scales, Nickel Silver Bolsters

$54.99

Rampage Tailwind Ball Bearing Pocket Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Aluminum And Steel Handle, Pocket Clip - 4 3/4” Closed

Rampage Ball Bearing Pocket Knife

$17.99

Full image of the Goldwing Butterfly Knife open and closed.

Angled image of the Butterfly Knife closed.

9" Butterfly Knife

$29.99 - $44.99

Perfect for those of you who want to carry a full-size knife without the extra bulk but that is still built for hard use

The black handle is made of high-quality carbon fiber with the deployment button placed along the spine for fast opening

The tough handle also features a stainless steel reversible pocket clip and has a “battle-tested” glass breaker pommel

Viper-Tec Carbon Fiber Double-Edge OTF Knife

$89.99

OTF pocket knife with a satin black handle and matte steel blade and sliding trigger button on a metal background.

3 1/2" extended blade with a matte finish attached to a satin black hanlde with a glass breaking pommel at the end along with a sliding trigger button.

Black aluminium handle with various engravings and grey pocket clip.

Upclose angled view of a black otf pocket knife handle with a safety lock and glass breaking pommel.

Smith & Wesson OTF Pocket Knife

$52.99 - $59.99

Kissing Crane Burnt Bone Damascus Trapper Pocket Knife

~~Price reduced from $74.99 to~~ NOW $47.98 You Save 36%

Mini Stealth Auto Knife

$17.98 - $24.99

The features of the Max Edge Diamond Sharpener 5-in-1

The two different sides of the knife sharpener

The Max Edge Diamond Sharpener sharpening scissors

Sharpening a knife with the Max Edge Sharpener

Max Edge Diamond Sharpener 5-in-1 Tool

$18.99

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

Kissing Crane Pocket Farmer Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Synthetic Handle, Brass Liners

Kissing Crane Black Pocket Farmer Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Synthetic Handle, Brass Liners

Kissing Crane Pocket Farmer Knife

$21.99

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.