History hasn’t been kind to automatic pocket knives—also known as switchblades—and in some places they’re still outlawed or restricted. Yet that bad rep mostly isn’t deserved, as automatic pocket ...

Editor’s Note: May 22, 2026: We have added the Benchmade Triage as Best Rescue Knife, and in our last update, the Benchmade Bugout was included for its exceptional quality. The CRKT Twist Tighe has ...

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The timeless 110 Folding Hunter has been transformed into an exciting automatic knife. The 110 AUTO is powerfully deployed with the push of a button, instantly readying the 420HC blade. First ...

In 2019, CRKT collaborated with former Green Beret Michael Rodriguez on a knife design for the brand’s Forged by War program, an ongoing partnership between CRKT and veterans that benefits service ...

Gerber’s latest pocket knife, the Empower, is an automatic folder designed for the everyday carry audience. A button-activated automatic opening mechanism deploys a plain edge S30V stainless steel ...

A switchblade knife, slighly unfolded, on rough red metal surface. So the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held today in State v. Herrmann. The court concluded that the Second Amendment protects knives as ...