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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Solar Flare Gold M48 Cyclone - Cast Stainless Steel Blade, Reinforced Nylon Handle, Stainless Steel Guard And Pommel

M48 Solar Flare Gold Cyclone Knife

$89.99

Full image of the Iridescent Damascus Automatic OTF Knife open and closed.

Close up image of the Damascus Automatic OTF Knife blade.

Details and features of the Automatic OTF Knife.

Full image of the OTF Knife being held in hand.

Iridescent Damascus Automatic Dagger

$59.99

Full image of the flat earth Benchmade Mini Auto Adamas open and closed.

Full image of the Mini Auto Adamas open.

Benchmade Mini Auto Adamas

$299.99

Black Legion Dark Mini Multi-functional Assisted Opening Pocket Knife

Black Legion Dark Mini Multi-Tool Knife

$12.99

KA-BAR Classic Tanto Knife Black & Sheath

$99.99

Timber Wolf Expedition Pocket Knife

$20.99

Unbelievably light-weight at just 1.7 ozs but still packs all of the power that a larger multi-tool has into its compact form

The multi-tool is 5 1/4” when open and 2 1/2” when closed

Tools included are a knife, file, bottle opener, micro, small and large flat head screwdriver tips, Phillips head screwdriver

Trailblazer Mini Pocket Multi-Tool

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Shinigami bloodwood pocket knife with "raindrop patterned" blade and metallic blue accents on a background of orange toned bamboo.

Closed bloodwood pocket knife with a raindrop patterned blade and metallic blue accents along with a japanese inscription in the wooden handle.

Closed bloodwood pocket knife with "raindrop" pattern steel blade and metallic blue accents and pocket clip with the inscription "shinwa."

Upclose view of the pocket knife's "raindrop" pattern blade with metallic blue thumbstuds and the inscription "shinwa."

Open shinwa shinigami bloodwood pocket knife with raindrop pattern blade, metallic blue accents, and engraved bloodwood handle scales.

Shinwa Bloodwood Pocket Knife

$36.99

Shinwa Kamisori Folding Razor Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Grey Titanium Finish, G10 Handle Scales - 6” Closed

Shinwa Kamisori Folding Razor Knife

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Viper-Tec Phantom OTF Partial Serrated Knife

$89.99

The Timber Wolf Tombstone Pocket Knife shown open and in a case

Timber Wolf Tombstone Pocket Knife

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Timber Wolf Calcutta Folding Razor Knife And Sheath - Damascus Steel Blade, Bone Handle Scales, Brass Liners And Pins - Length 9 3/4”

Timber Wolf Calcutta Folding Razor 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.