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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The Claymore Pocket Knife is a slender push-button powerhouse, inspired by one of the most notorious directional mines

The 5” grippy, textured handle is constructed of black Grivory and it has a deep-carry, reversible pocket clip

The sharp 3 3/5”, cobalt black CPM-D2 steel, drop point blade is partially serrated and has a 60-62 HRC

Benchmade Claymore Knife

$263.00

Classic Grey Butterfly Knife Specifications

Classic Grey Butterfly Knife halfway open

Armed Force Tactical Classic Butterfly Knife

$24.99

BudBlade Auto Pocket Knife Specifications

BudBlade Auto Knife

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Two views of the Rib Bones Automatic OTF Knife

Rib Bones Automatic OTF Knife And Sheath - Stainless Steel Blade, Sculpted Metal Handle, Glassbreaker Pommel - Closed 5 1/4"

$62.99

Full image of the BlackWing Precision Butterfly Knife opened.

Full image of the Precision Butterfly Knife closed.

Details and features of the Butterfly Knife.

BlackWing Butterfly Knife

$24.99

Kriegar Hanging Strop

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Ridge Runner "Field Shadow" Assisted Opening Pocket Knife

Ridge Runner "Field Shadow" Assisted Opening Pocket Knife

$16.99

Smith & Wesson Black Ops Tanto Assisted Opening Pocket Knife

Smith & Wesson Black Ops Tanto Knife

$46.99

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Silver butterfly knife with open blade and closed view inset

Closed silver butterfly knife with perforated handle

Diagram of silver butterfly knife with measurements and features

Hand holding an open silver butterfly knife

Close-up of closed butterfly knife handle with screws

Close-up of silver butterfly knife blade with cutouts

Silver Mirage Butterfly Knife

$27.99

This OTF is perfect for those of you who don’t want to carry a full-size knife and are looking for something a little smaller

It can be carried in its nylon belt sheath with quick-release buckle

The 7” overall OTF pocket knife has a stainless steel reversible pocket clip and a “battle-tested” glass breaker pommel

The smooth, ergonomic handle is made of high-quality metal alloy and the button is placed along the spine of the handle

It has a 2 7/10” stainless steel blade that has been hand-sharpened to a sharp edge, making it ready to cut right out of the box

“Under the hood”, you will find all stainless steel precision parts and Viper-Tec’s proprietary, coated high-performance spring

Viper-Tec Mini Ghost Black Tanto OTF Knife

$89.99

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

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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

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.