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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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

Black steel pocket knife with serated edge with illuminated flash attached on top, with identical closed knife to its right showing black pocket clip and seatbelt cutter on wooden background.

Matte black pocket knife with serated blade, "U.S. Special Forces" medallion and Inscription, flashlight, pocket clip, glass breaker, and seatbelt cutter.

Closed matte black pocket knife with clip, seat belt cutter, glass breaker, and tactical style decorative molding.

Black Legion Special Force Pocket Knife with LED Flashlight

~~Price reduced from $22.99 to~~ NOW $14.98 You Save 35% -35%

Ghost Series Blue Double Edge OTF Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Metal Alloy Handle, Pocket Clip - Length 9”

Viper-Tec Ghost Series Blue Double Edge OTF Knife

$89.99

Full image of the Umiikot Butterfly Trainer.

Close up image of the Butterfly Trainer false-edged blade.

Full image of the Umiikot Butterfly Trainer closed.

Full image of the Butterfly Trainer halfway open.

Umiikot Butterfly Trainer

$16.99

Full image of the M48 Steel Titan Folder Karambit open and closed.

Full image of the Steel Titan Folder Karambit closed.

M48 Steel Titan Folding Karambit

$69.99

Bear & Son Butterfly Knife Damascus Tanto

Damascus Tanto Butterfly Knife

$87.99

Hawk-bill style blade pocket knife with blue accents and "Mavrokniv" etching.

Closed hawk-bill pocket knife with blue ball bearing and blue pocket clip.

Mavrokniv Talon Pocket Knife - D2 Tool Steel Blade, CNC-Cut Aluminum Handle Scales, Ball-Bearing Opening - Closed 4 1/2”

~~Price reduced from $77.99 to~~ NOW $32.98 You Save 58% -58%

Metal Glo Polishing Paste

$9.99

Made in the USA, the Benchmade Composite Lite Auto is a G10 automatic pocket knife that’s a great all-purpose, mid-sized platform

The lightweight handle has G10 handle scales and features an enlarged actuation button and a lanyard hole

The knife has a 3 2/5”, razor-sharp 154CM steel, drop-point blade with a 58-61 HRC and a satin finish

Benchmade CLA G10 Automatic Knife

$300.00

Black Ronin Hive Shuriken Assisted Opening Pocket Knife - Stainless Steel Blade, Non-Reflective, Double-Injected Handle, Pocket Clip

$26.99

Diagram of USMC Battlehard Tactical Folder knife

Person holding a black tactical knife outdoors

Closed black tactical knife with textured handle

USMC Battlehard Tactical Pocket Knife

$19.99

Fulli mage of the Ridge Runner Assisted EMT Pocket Knife opened.

Close up image of the blade of the Assisted EMT Pocket Knife.

Details and features of the EMT Pocket Knife.

Full image of the Pocket Knife opened and held in hand.

Close up image of the handle and glass breaker of the Ridge Runner Assisted EMT Pocket Knife.

Angled image of the Assisted EMT Pocket Knife opened.

Ridge Runner First responder Assisted Pocket Knife

$17.99

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.