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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Kriegar Extra Wide Double Sided Hanging Strop - Smooth Buffalo Leather, Coarse Suede - Swivel Hook - Yields Sharpest Blade Edges Possible - Great for Pocket Knives, Straight Razors & More - 3" x 21"

Kriegar Smooth Buffalo Leather Strop

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USA pocket knife with upswept stainless steel blade and patriotic handle, 8 inches long

USA Pocket Knife

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Black Ronin Maximus Assisted Opening Pocket Knife - Stonewashed Stainless Steel Blade, TPU Handle, Pocket Clip

Black Ronin Maximus Assisted Opening Pocket Knife

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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

The USA Tactical Black OTF Automatic Knife can be deployed with the slide trigger on the side.

The USA Tactical Black OTF Automatic Knife has a metal pocket clip.

The automatic kife has a glassbreaker pommel.

The handle is aluminum with carbon fiber insets.

The automatic OTF has a two-toned, 3Cr13 stainless steel blade.

USA Tactical Black OTF Automatic Knife And Belt Sheath - 3Cr13 Stainless Steel Blade, Carbon Fiber Handle, Pocket Clip

$59.99

The Honshu Sumorusodo Black and Blue Pocket Knife.

A closeup of the handle area of the knife.

Honshu Sumorusodo Black & Blue Pocket Knife

$57.99

Smith & Wesson Border Guard Pocket Knife

$22.99

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

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Decorative knife with engraved blades and wooden handle

Knife with engraved blades beside animal skull and rope

Frontier Ranch Trapper knife with dual blades and western design

Two engraved knife blades on wooden background

Hand holding a knife with engraved blade and wooden handle

Closed knife with wooden handle and engraved blade

Frontier Ranch Trapper Pocket Knife

$37.99

The full length of the Automatic Stiletto Knife on display

The automatic stiletto knife in its closed position to display the handle

The overall specs of the Blackwood Automatic Stiletto Knife shown in detail

The Blackwood Automatic Stiletto Knife shown in hand for size reference

A close-up look at the fileworking on the handle spine of the pocket knife

The automatic stiletto knife shown with the blade prominently displayed

Stiletto Autofire Knife

$39.99

If you’re a fan of those battles of American titans on the gridiron, then the Kissing Crane Football Trapper is the collectible for you

The colorful handle is crafted of wood, bone and acrylic panels with 3-D printed football-themed artwork and brass spacers

Kissing Crane Football Trapper - Stainless Steel Blades, Wooden Handle, 3D-Printed Artwork, Nickel Silver Bolsters

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

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

$42.99

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.