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Everyday Carry Knife

By Walt Brenneman · Camp boss, Hemlock Run · Updated Oct 2026

An everyday carry knife is a folding knife built to ride in your pocket every single day, so it lives or dies on four things: a pocket clip, a modest blade, one-hand opening and a lock. This page lists folders with a clip and a blade of 3.5 inches or less, as the maker or the Amazon listing states them. Here's the thing about an EDC knife. The best one is the one you actually have on you, not the nice one in the truck.

A closed folding knife with a pocket clip on a cabin table beside keys, a glove and twine

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204 models

Folding & pocket knives
Model	Weight	Blade length	Blade steel	Steel type	Blade shape	Edge	Amazon
Benchmade Mini Bugout 533Folding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	1.5 ozmaker	2.8 inlisting	CPM-S30Vlisting	Powder steellisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Gerber Paraframe Mini Fine EdgeFolding knife More specs Open length 5.25 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Opening Nail nicklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	1.6 ozmaker	2.2 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Benchmade Bugout Outdoor EDCFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	1.85 ozmaker	3.2 inlisting	CPM-S30Vlisting	Powder steellisting	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Gerber Paraframe Mini SerratedFolding knife More specs Closed length 3 inlisting Open length 5.25 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	2 ozmaker	2.22 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	Serratedlisting	Check price
CRKT MinimalX 5915Folding knife More specs Handle steellisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	2.6 ozmaker	2.19 inlisting	12C27listing	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
CRKT M16-10KSFFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	2.7 ozmaker	2.94 inlisting	8Cr14MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	—	Check price
CIVIVI Elementum C907UFolding knife More specs Handle woodlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	2.74 ozmaker	2.96 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Elementum C907EFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	2.89 ozmaker	2.96 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
Benchmade Osborne 940Folding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	2.9 ozmaker	3.4 inlisting	CPM-S30Vlisting	Powder steellisting	Reverse tantolisting	—	Check price
CRKT Drifter 6450SFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Lock Frame locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	3.2 ozmaker	2.88 inlisting	8Cr14MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Cold Steel Crawford Model 1Folding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	4.1 ozmaker	3.5 inlisting	4034SSlisting	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
Artisancutlery AhabFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.31 inlisting	AR-RPM9listing	Powder steellisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Artisancutlery Simoon Recoil Lock V2Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Otherlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.47 inlisting	AR-RPM9listing	—	—	—	Check price
Artisancutlery MousebirdFolding knife More specs Handle Micartalisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	N690listing	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Buck Knives 112 Slim SelectFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	420HClisting	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
Buck Knives 112 Slim Select Blaze OrangeFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	420HClisting	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
Buck Knives 251 Langford EDCFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.375 inlisting	7Cr17MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Camillus Carbide Edge 7.75"Folding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Open length 7.75 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	420listing	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Camillus Classic 7.25" Pocket KnifeFolding knife More specs Handle Micartalisting Open length 7.25 inlisting Lock Lockbacklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	440listing	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Camillus Dominator II 7"Folding knife More specs Handle carbon fiberlisting Open length 7 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	VG10listing	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Baklash C801HFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	9Cr18MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Cogent C20038D-DFolding knife More specs Handle Micartalisting Lock Button locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.47 inlisting	—	Damascuslisting	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
CIVIVI Mini Praxis OD GreenFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.98 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Mini Praxis BlackFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.98 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Baby BanterFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.34 inlisting	Nitro-Vlisting	—	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Elementum IIFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Button locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.96 inlisting	Nitro-Vlisting	—	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI QubitFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Lock Button locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.98 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Elementum II Damascus Carbon FiberFolding knife More specs Handle carbon fiberlisting Lock Button locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.96 inlisting	—	Damascuslisting	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Brazen C19059C-2Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.46 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	—	Check price
CIVIVI Incindie 3.48" DamascusFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.48 inlisting	—	Damascuslisting	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Natterjack 3.19"Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Button locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.19 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Kitefin 3.22" DamascusFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.22 inlisting	—	Damascuslisting	—	—	Check price
CIVIVI Zygon C25035C-1Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.24 inlisting	Nitro-Vlisting	—	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
CJRB Cutlery Crag 3.43" Carbon FiberFolding knife More specs Handle carbon fiberlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.43 inlisting	AR-RPM9listing	—	Sheepsfootlisting	—	Check price
CJRB Cutlery Caldera 3.5"Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	AR-RPM9listing	Powder steellisting	Otherlisting	—	Check price
CJRB Cutlery Bowie Pyrite 3.15"Folding knife More specs Handle woodlisting Lock Button locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.15 inlisting	AR-RPM9listing	—	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
CJRB Cutlery Pyrite-Light 3.34"Folding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Button locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.34 inlisting	AR-RPM9listing	—	Wharncliffelisting	—	Check price
CJRB Cutlery Maximal 2.95"Folding knife More specs Handle Micartalisting Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.95 inlisting	AR-RPM9listing	—	—	—	Check price
CJRB Cutlery Bolt 3.25"Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Otherlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	AR-RPM9listing	—	—	—	Check price
CJRB Cutlery Boxer Folding Utility KnifeFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Button locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.3 inlisting	—	—	—	—	Check price

CJRB Cutlery Gobi 3.5"Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	AR-RPM9listing	—	—	—	Check price
CJRB Cutlery Latitude 3.47"Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.47 inlisting	AR-RPM9listing	—	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Cold Steel Micro Recon 1 2"Folding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Otherlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2 inlisting	4034SSlisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	—	Check price
Cold Steel Mini Recon 1 3"Folding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Otherlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	AUS10Alisting	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
CRKT M16-10KZFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	1.4116listing	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	—	Check price
CRKT Pazoda 6480Folding knife More specs Handle steellisting Lock Frame locklisting Opening Thumb holelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.74 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
CRKT M16-01KZFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.12 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Spear pointlisting	—	Check price
CRKT Drifter 6450KFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.88 inlisting	8Cr14MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
CRKT M16-10KSFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.06 inlisting	8Cr14MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	—	Check price
CRKT Fossil Compact 5460Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Frame locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.41 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
CRKT Squid 2490KSFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.16 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
CRKT Snap Lock 5102NFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Lock Otherlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.55 inlisting	420J2listing	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
CRKT Provoke 4040Folding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.41 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	Otherlisting	—	Check price
CRKT LCK+ 3802KFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.24 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	—	Check price
CRKT Dually 7086Folding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	1.72 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
CRKT Razel GT 4031Folding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.02 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Otherlisting	—	Check price
CRKT M16-01DZFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.12 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	Spear pointlisting	—	Check price
CRKT Box Key 7118Folding knife More specs Handle steellisting Lock Slip joint (non-locking)listing Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	1.24 inlisting	12C27listing	Stainlesslisting	Otherlisting	—	Check price
Fallkniven PXL Folder (PXLbm)Folding knife More specs Handle Micartalisting Open length 7.84 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.46 inlisting	3Glisting	—	—	—	Check price
Flissa Copper and Wood Folding Pocket KnifeFolding knife More specs Handle woodlisting Open length 7.25 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
Flissa G10 Liner Lock Folding KnifeFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
Flissa BronFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.3 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
Flissa GAZEL 4.5"Folding knife More specs Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.2 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Flissa ARKANFolding knife More specs Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Flissa 2.4" 14C28N Folding Pocket KnifeFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Closed length 3.4 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.4 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Fox Knives FX-597 The DartFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Open length 7.28 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.56 inlisting	N690Colisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	—	Check price
Fox Knives 479 W Emerson Wave KarambitFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.95 inlisting	N690Colisting	Stainlesslisting	Otherlisting	—	Check price
Fox Knives Tribal K FX-802Folding knife More specs Handle titaniumlisting Open length 5.83 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.03 inlisting	M390listing	Stainlesslisting	Otherlisting	—	Check price
Fox Knives Vox KitaFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Lockbacklisting Opening Thumb holelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	Nioloxlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Ganzo G729-GRFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	440Clisting	Stainlesslisting	—	Plainlisting	Check price
Ganzo Firebird F759MFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Lockbacklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	440Clisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Ganzo Firebird F759MFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Open length 6.89 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb holelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.6 inlisting	440Clisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Ganzo Firebird F7601Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	440Clisting	Stainlesslisting	—	Plainlisting	Check price
Ganzo Firebird FH13-SSFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	Plainlisting	Check price
Ganzo Firebird FB727S-BKFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.1 inlisting	440Clisting	Stainlesslisting	—	Plainlisting	Check price
Ganzo Firebird FH91-BKFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
Ganzo Firebird G704B-BKFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.34 inlisting	440Clisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Gerber Fast Draw Fine EdgeFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Closed length 4.17 inlisting Open length 7.13 inlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.99 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	Plainlisting	Check price
Gerber Fast Draw SerratedFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Closed length 4.17 inlisting Open length 7.13 inlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.99 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	Serratedlisting	Check price
Gerber Paraframe I SerratedFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Open length 7.01 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Gerber Paraframe I Fine EdgeFolding knife More specs Open length 7.01 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
Gerber STL 2.0Folding knife More specs Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.6 inlisting	—	—	—	—	Check price
Gerber Paraframe I SerratedFolding knife More specs Open length 7.01 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	—	—	Drop pointlisting	Partially serratedlisting	Check price
Gerber Fastball WharncliffeFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	S30Vlisting	Stainlesslisting	Wharncliffelisting	—	Check price
Gerber QuadrantFolding knife More specs Handle bamboolisting Lock Frame locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.7 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	Plainlisting	Check price
Gerber ZilchFolding knife More specs Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.1 inlisting	—	—	—	Plainlisting	Check price
Gerber Scout MicartaFolding knife More specs Handle Micartalisting Lock Otherlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.2 inlisting	440Alisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Gil Hibben Folding Recurve KarambitFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.375 inlisting	7Cr17listing	Stainlesslisting	Otherlisting	—	Check price
Grand Way 3.4-Inch Safety Lock Pocket KnifeFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Open length 7.75 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.42 inlisting	440Clisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Grand Way Pocket Knife with Glass BreakerFolding knife More specs Open length 8.07 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.15 inlisting	440Clisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Grand Way 5-in-1 Pocket Knife with Serrated TantoFolding knife More specs Open length 6.7 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.8 inlisting	440Clisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Havalon Piranta-ZFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.75 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Helle NipaFolding knife More specs Handle woodlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.72 inlisting	12C27listing	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Huaao D2 Carbon Fiber Folding KnifeFolding knife More specs Handle carbon fiberlisting Closed length 4.21 inlisting Open length 7.4 inlisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.95 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
Kershaw ChiveFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	1.9 inlisting	420HClisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw ScallionFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.4 inlisting	420HClisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw LeekFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	Sandvik 14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw BlurFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	Sandvik 14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	Otherlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw Blur Partially SerratedFolding knife More specs Lock Liner locklisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	—	—	Otherlisting	Partially serratedlisting	Check price
Kershaw Oso SweetFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	—	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw Select FireFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	—	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw BrawlerFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw CryoFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.75 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	—	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw FilterFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	4Cr14listing	—	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw CathodeFolding knife More specs Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.25 inlisting	4Cr14listing	—	Tantolisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw OutrightFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	—	Trailing pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw CamshaftFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	4Cr14listing	—	Clip pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw KapsuleFolding knife More specs Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	1.9 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	—	Spear pointlisting	—	Check price
Kershaw AnalystFolding knife More specs Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	Partially serratedlisting	Check price
Kershaw AppaFolding knife More specs Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.75 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Reverse tantolisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw OutlierFolding knife More specs Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.6 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Otherlisting	—	Check price
Kershaw IridiumFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Closed length 4.5 inlisting Open length 7.9 inlisting Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	Spear pointlisting	—	Check price
Kershaw ConduitFolding knife More specs Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.9 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Spear pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw GravelFolding knife More specs Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.5 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Reverse tantolisting	Partially serratedlisting	Check price
Kershaw Analyst TantoFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw DawnstarFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Otherlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw Misdirect RainbowFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	4Cr14listing	—	Reverse tantolisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kershaw IridiumFolding knife More specs Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	D2listing	—	Spear pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Kizer Militaw V3634A3Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.36 inlisting	Nitro Vlisting	—	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Kizer Amicus L3002A4Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.95 inlisting	Nitro Vlisting	—	—	—	Check price
Kizer Madrac V3693M1Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Open length 7.47 inlisting Lock Otherlisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.06 inlisting	D2listing	—	—	—	Check price
Kizer Drop Bear Zero Ki3619BDA3Folding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.1 inlisting	Elmaxlisting	—	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Mossy Oak 4.75in Tactical FolderFolding knife More specs Closed length 4.75 inlisting Open length 8.25 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	—	Check price
Mossy Oak D2 G10 Multi-feature FolderFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	D2listing	—	—	—	Check price
Mossy Oak D2 Crossbar Lock Folder OrangeFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	D2listing	—	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Mossy Oak D2 Crossbar Lock Folder GreenFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	D2listing	—	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Mossy Oak D2 Crossbar Lock Folder Light BlueFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	D2listing	—	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Mtech USA Tactical Rescue KnifeFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	440listing	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Mtech USA MT-472RBFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Closed length 3.5 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.75 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Mtech USA MT-A840PFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Closed length 4.75 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Mtech USA MT-A882BLFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Closed length 3 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.75 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	Plainlisting	Check price
Mtech USA 8in Rescue Style FolderFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Open length 8 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	Partially serratedlisting	Check price
NedFoss FA46Folding knife More specs Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	8Cr14Movlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
NedFoss FA49Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	8Cr14Movlisting	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
NedFoss ELFFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.3 inlisting	D2listing	—	—	—	Check price
NedFoss DA52Folding knife More specs Handle woodlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	8Cr14Movlisting	—	—	—	Check price
NedFoss M17Folding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	D2listing	—	Spear pointlisting	—	Check price
NedFoss Tanto FlipperFolding knife More specs Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	—	—	Tantolisting	—	Check price
NedFoss Tactical Serrated FolderFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.2 inlisting	8Cr14Movlisting	—	Drop pointlisting	Partially serratedlisting	Check price
Old Timer 31OTCP Medium LockbackFolding knife More specs Handle woodlisting Open length 6.5 inlisting Lock Lockbacklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.9 inlisting	High carbon stainless steellisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Old Timer 900OT Assisted OpeningFolding knife More specs Handle woodlisting Open length 6.85 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.9 inlisting	High carbon stainless steellisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Ontario Knife Company RAT-1 ON8847Folding knife More specs Handle Nylon-6listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	—	Partially serratedlisting	Check price
Ontario Knife Company Rat 1 ON8846Folding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Ontario Knife Company Rat 1 ON8846ODFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Ontario Knife Company RAT II ON8860Folding knife More specs Handle nylonlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Plainlisting	Check price
Ontario Knife Company Ti22 Equinox ON9805Folding knife More specs Handle titaniumlisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.15 inlisting	CPM S35VNlisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	—	Check price
Ontario Knife Company RAT II BoneFolding knife More specs Handle nylonlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Ontario Knife Company RAT II ON8861ORFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Closed length 4 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Ontario Knife Company Rat 1 ON8846ORFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Ontario Knife Company RAT I ON8867OR D2Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Closed length 5 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
Ontario Knife Company Rat 1 ON8991Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	S35VNlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Ontario Knife Company Rat 1 ON8992Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	S35VNlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Outdoor Edge RazorLite EDCFolding knife More specs Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Outdoor Edge Onyx EDCFolding knife More specs Lock Lockbacklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	—	—	—	—	Check price
QSP RavenFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.37 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
QSP HawkFolding knife More specs Handle Micartalisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.22 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
QSP PenguinFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.25 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
QSP Canary Folder NeonFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.84 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
QSP Canary Folder BlackFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.84 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
QSP PenguinFolding knife More specs Handle Micartalisting Lock Button locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.06 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
QSP Parrot V2Folding knife More specs Handle Micartalisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
QSP Penguin V2 Green MicartaFolding knife More specs Handle Micartalisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.06 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
QSP Penguin V2 Blue CF OverlayFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.06 inlisting	D2listing	Tool steellisting	—	—	Check price
QSP Penguin GlydeFolding knife More specs Handle glow-in-the-dark resinlisting Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.06 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
QSP Canary GlydeFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.84 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Ruike All-Metal Frame LockFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Lock Frame locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.39 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Ruike P662Folding knife More specs Handle G10listing Lock Liner locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.91 inlisting	Sandvik 14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Ruike 3.46in Frame LockFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Open length 8.27 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.46 inlisting	Sandvik 14C28Nlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Ruike P801-JFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Open length 7.9 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.39 inlisting	Sandvik 14C28Nlisting	—	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Ruike P873-GFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Open length 8.11 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.46 inlisting	Sandvik 14C28Nlisting	—	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Ruike P882-BFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Open length 7.6 inlisting Lock Lockbacklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.35 inlisting	12C27listing	—	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Ruike P856-BFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Open length 7.4 inlisting Lock Crossbar/axis-typelisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.11 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	—	—	—	Check price
Ruike P881-WFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Open length 7.95 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.97 inlisting	14C28Nlisting	—	—	—	Check price
Smith & Wesson CK5TBSFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Open length 7.4 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.2 inlisting	7Cr17MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Smith & Wesson SWFRSFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Open length 8 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.3 inlisting	7Cr17MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Smith & Wesson Executive CK110GLFolding knife More specs Open length 6.8 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.8 inlisting	7Cr17MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Smith & Wesson SWFR2SFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Open length 8 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.3 inlisting	7Cr17MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Smith & Wesson SWFRSFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Open length 8 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.3 inlisting	7Cr17MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Smith & Wesson Black Ops SWBLOP3SFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Open length 7.7 inlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	4034 high carbon stainlesslisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Smith & Wesson Extreme Ops SWA24SFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Open length 7.1 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.1 inlisting	7Cr17MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Smith & Wesson Extreme Ops SWA25Folding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Open length 7.8 inlisting Lock Liner locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.3 inlisting	7Cr17MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
Smith & Wesson Skeletonized Drop PointFolding knife More specs Handle steellisting Open length 5.4 inlisting Lock Frame locklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.2 inlisting	7Cr17MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Smith & Wesson SW608BLSFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Open length 8.5 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Smith & Wesson M&P SWMP13BSFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Open length 8.2 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Smith & Wesson M&P BodyguardFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Open length 6.5 inlisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.75 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
Smith & Wesson M&P Spring AssistedFolding knife More specs Handle FRN/polymerlisting Open length 8.5 inlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	Serratedlisting	Check price
Smith & Wesson Unwavered FolderFolding knife More specs Handle woodlisting Open length 7.75 inlisting Opening Flipperlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical Assisted EDC PakkawoodFolding knife More specs Handle woodlisting Open length 7 inlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical Rescue Style AssistedFolding knife More specs Open length 8.75 inlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	3Cr13listing	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical Fantasy Spider Web 707Folding knife More specs Open length 8 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	440listing	Stainlesslisting	—	Partially serratedlisting	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical Fantasy Folding KnifeFolding knife More specs Open length 7.75 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.25 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical Spring Assist SkullFolding knife More specs Open length 8 inlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical Karambit Folding KnifeFolding knife More specs Open length 7.75 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	3Cr13listing	Stainlesslisting	Otherlisting	—	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical Mini-Cleaver Style FolderFolding knife More specs Open length 8 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.75 inlisting	440listing	Stainlesslisting	Otherlisting	—	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical Cupid HeartFolding knife More specs Open length 7 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	3Cr13listing	Stainlesslisting	Drop pointlisting	—	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical Fantasy Rescue FolderFolding knife More specs Open length 8.5 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	3Cr13listing	—	Straight backlisting	—	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical Rescue Style Tanto CamoFolding knife More specs Open length 8.25 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.5 inlisting	—	Stainlesslisting	Tantolisting	—	Check price
Snake Eye Tactical God Bless America 250thFolding knife More specs Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3 inlisting	3Cr13listing	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
SOG Twitch II TWI8-CPFolding knife More specs Handle aluminumlisting Closed length 3.55 inlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.65 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	—	Plainlisting	Check price
SOG Kilowatt EL01-CPFolding knife More specs Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.4 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	Clip pointlisting	—	Check price
SOG SlimJim SJ31-CPFolding knife More specs Closed length 4.22 inlisting Lock Lockbacklisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.18 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
SOG Twitch II TWI17-CPFolding knife More specs Handle woodlisting Closed length 3.55 inlisting Opening Assistedlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	2.65 inlisting	AUS-8listing	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
SOG Fielder G10 FF38-CPFolding knife More specs Handle G10listing Open length 7.8 inlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.3 inlisting	7Cr17MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price
SOG Salute Mini FF1001-CPFolding knife More specs Closed length 4 inlisting Lock Lockbacklisting Opening Thumb studlisting Pocket clip Yeslisting	—	3.1 inlisting	8Cr13MoVlisting	Stainlesslisting	—	—	Check price

What’s in this listFolding knives with a pocket clip and a blade of 3.5 inches or less, as stated by the maker or the Amazon listing. Check your state's rules on carry. Weights are the maker's own figures. “—” means neither the maker nor the Amazon listing states it.

What makes an everyday carry knife different

Most pocket knives are built for a job. An everyday carry knife is built for a habit. It goes in your pocket every morning, rides there through the feed store, the truck and the tree stand, and comes out a dozen times a day for small cuts.

Benchmade's category guide puts it in plain words: EDC knives are made to disappear in your pocket and be ready when you need them. It lists the usual jobs as opening boxes and handling quick fixes.

That changes what matters. A traditional three-blade knife in the bottom of a pocket is still a fine knife. An EDC knife has to clip in place, open with one hand and lock, because the other hand is usually holding the thing you're cutting.

The shared basics of folding knives (lock types, steels, blade shapes and traditional patterns) are on the main pocket knife page. This page sticks to what changes when you carry one every day.

The table on this page lists folding knives with a pocket clip and a blade of 3.5 inches or less, as the maker or the listing states them. It shows blade length, closed length, weight, lock, opening method, steel and handle, the maker's numbers first and the listing's where the maker is silent (marked as listing values; weight is the maker's alone). A dash means neither states it.

What to look at in an EDC knife

Here's what I'd check, in order, before a knife earns a permanent spot in the pocket.

Pocket clip: it decides how the knife rides

A clip holds the knife upright at the top of the pocket instead of loose at the bottom with the keys and the change. Kershaw's clip guide lists the common setups:

Single position: the clip mounts in one spot only
Reversible: tip-up or tip-down for right-handers, or tip-up in either pocket
3-position: tip-up or tip-down on the right, tip-up on the left
4-position: tip-up or tip-down in either pocket
Deep carry: mounted at the butt end so more of the knife sits below the pocket edge

If you're left-handed, the clip positions matter more than almost anything else in the table. A right-pocket-only clip on a left-handed carrier is a knife that spends its life in a drawer.

Tip-up or tip-down is mostly habit. Pick one, set the clip, and leave it. Your hand learns where the knife is in about a week.

Blade length of 3.5 inches or less covers the daily jobs

This page draws the line at 3.5 inches of blade, as the maker or the listing states it. That's enough for cardboard, twine, zip ties, an apple and most camp chores. It also keeps the handle short enough to sit in a front pocket without poking you every time you climb into the truck.

Longer is not better here. A shorter blade is easier to control on small cuts, and small cuts are most of what an EDC knife does.

Closed length and weight decide whether you'll keep carrying it

Two numbers decide if a knife is still in your pocket in March:

Closed length: how long the knife is folded, which is what your pocket actually feels
Weight: in ounces, which you feel by evening

Benchmade's EDC advice points to compact to mid-size profiles and lightweight handle materials to cut fatigue over a full day. When closed length is blank in the table, open length minus blade length is a fair stand-in.

If ounces are the main thing you care about, the lightweight pocket knife page sorts folders by weight. Rule of thumb: if you notice the knife sitting down, it's too heavy to carry daily.

One-hand opening is the point of an EDC knife

On an everyday carry knife, the other hand is usually busy holding a box, a rope or a ladder. That's why the opening column matters. Boker's opening guide covers the usual options:

Thumb stud: a small stud on the blade; some knives put one on each side for lefties
Thumb hole: an opening in the blade; works the same left or right
Flipper: a small tab that sticks out the back of the handle when closed
Nail nick: a notch for your thumbnail, the traditional two-hand method

Smaller EDC blades suit flippers, because Boker says light blades flip more easily than heavy ones. Spring-assisted openers finish the swing for you once you start it, and they have their own spring assisted knife page.

Practice opening it a few dozen times at the kitchen table before you rely on it. Slowly. A knife you fumble with is a knife you'll drop.

A lock you can close one-handed

For daily carry, the lock should hold the blade open and let you close it without a second hand. From Benchmade's mechanism guide:

Liner lock: easy to release for one-handed closing; the most common modern choice
Frame lock: stronger than a liner lock, but closing puts your hand in the blade path
Crossbar locks: smooth one-handed use and ambidextrous
Lockback: simple and reliable, traditional feel

Every one of these is fine for boxes and cord. The difference is how your hand moves when you close it. Pick the one you can close with your fingers clear of the edge, every time, without looking.

Blade shape: drop point for most pockets

Benchmade's blade guide calls the drop point one of the most popular all-purpose shapes and lists it for everyday carry. The belly slices; the tip still pierces tape.

A sheepsfoot, with its straight edge and blunt nose, makes sense if most of your cutting is near something you don't want to poke, like a hand, a sack of seed or a truck seat. Tanto and spear points lean toward tactical use and are covered on the tactical knife page.

Plain or serrated edge for the jobs you actually do

The table's edge column tells you plain, serrated or partly serrated. Spyderco describes its plain edge as easy to sharpen and suited to precise cuts, and its serrated edge as cutting fibrous material faster.

So match it to your day. Lots of rope, strapping and feed-bag twine: some serrations help. Food, whittling and fine work: plain. Partly serrated gives you some of each, with less of either. If you sharpen your own knives, a plain edge is far less fuss.

Steel: pick for the upkeep you'll actually do

A daily knife gets handled with sweaty hands, wet gloves and lunch. The table shows a steel type for each knife: stainless, carbon, tool steel, powder steel or Damascus.

W.R. Case's steel notes frame it as edge versus upkeep: carbon takes a keen edge back quickly on a stone, while stainless shrugs off sweat and rain with little attention. For a knife that rides in a pocket all year, stainless is the low-fuss choice. Carbon is fine if wiping the blade is already part of your evening.

Handle material decides grip and how cold it feels

Benchmade's materials guide is worth reading before you choose:

G10: doesn't absorb water, textures well for grip
Aluminum: light and metal-solid, though Benchmade says it can feel cold
Titanium: low weight for its strength, needs no coating against corrosion
Glass-filled nylon: keeps weight remarkably low and resists moisture

For Pennsylvania in November, I'd take a textured synthetic. Aluminum on a 20-degree morning feels like grabbing the truck door handle.

Setting up an everyday carry knife

A good EDC knife needs about five minutes of setup.

Move the clip to the pocket and tip position you'll actually use, if the knife allows it.
Check the clip screws are snug. Benchmade says not to overtighten them.
Clip the knife in with the clip facing out and the blade side against the pocket seam, the way Kershaw describes.
Practice opening, locking and closing until you can do it without looking at the edge.

Kershaw says a clipped knife is less likely to open by accident, even if something else in your pocket hits the flipper. It also says not to clip the knife to your belt or the outside of the pocket, and not to carry it loose.

Then leave it in that pocket for good. I've carried my knife in the same front-right pocket since back in '94, and my hand goes there without asking. It goes there in church, too. Nothing's in it on Sundays, and my hand checks anyway. That's the habit you want: the knife is always where your hand already is, so you never stand there patting yourself down like a man who lost his truck keys.

Diagram of a folding knife clipped inside a front pants pocket against the seam

Care: lint is the everyday carry problem

A knife that lives in a pocket collects pocket. Benchmade lists lint, dirt, food residue and moisture building up on the blade and in the pivot, and says that buildup can affect how the knife works and lead to corrosion.

Weekly: wipe the blade, check that the lock engages fully
Deeper clean: Benchmade suggests one every few weeks, more often with heavy use
Lube: a small amount on pivot and lock once it's dry, then wipe the excess so it doesn't grab more lint
Lint in the handle: dig it out with a toothpick, AKTI's choice of tool

Touch up the edge before it's dull. A daily knife gets dull daily, and a dull one makes you push harder, which is how slips happen. Five minutes with a stone on Sunday night covers it.

Who should skip an EDC knife

Field dressing deer: use a fixed blade from the hunting knife page; no pivot to pack with gunk
Pliers and screwdrivers wanted too: an EDC multi-tool carries a blade plus tools
No pocket clip habit: if you'll never use the clip, a traditional pocket knife rides fine loose in a pocket

Carry it safely

Close the blade with your fingers on the handle, clear of the edge. Per AKTI, a quality folder is built to want to close, and the spring can take over partway through the swing.

Aim the edge away from you and keep people out of your cutting space.
Fold it and clip it before you walk anywhere.
Use it only to cut, not to pry or hammer; AKTI warns a twisted blade can slip or snap.

Knife carry rules, including blade length limits, vary by state and by place. Check your state's rules before you carry.

Plain and simple: clip it where your hand expects it, open it with one hand, close it with your fingers clear. Then carry it so much you forget it's there.

Brands in this list

Benchmade3 Kershaw24 Buck Knives3 Gerber12 CRKT17 Cold Steel3 Outdoor Edge2 Old Timer2 CIVIVI15 Smith & Wesson14 Camillus3 SOG6 Havalon1 Fallkniven1 Ontario Knife Company11 Mtech USA5

Pocket Knife817 Tactical Knife91 Lightweight Pocket Knife9 Best EDC Knife Picks9

Questions people ask

What is an EDC knife?

EDC stands for everyday carry. An EDC knife is a folding knife you carry daily for routine jobs like opening boxes, cutting cord and small fixes. Benchmade describes its EDC category as compact to mid-size knives with lightweight handles, a smooth opening action and a dependable lock. On this page it also means a pocket clip and a blade of 3.5 inches or less.

What blade length is best for an everyday carry knife?

For this page the line is 3.5 inches or less, as the maker or the listing states it. That's long enough for boxes, rope and food, and short enough to ride in a front pocket. Shorter blades are easier to control on small cuts. Knife carry rules, including blade length limits, vary by state and city, so check your state's rules.

Should I carry my knife tip-up or tip-down?

It depends on the knife's clip and your habit. Kershaw's clip guide lists reversible, 3-position and 4-position clips that allow tip-up or tip-down carry in one or both pockets. Whichever you pick, Kershaw says to keep the clip facing out and the blade side against the pocket seam, and to use the clip rather than carrying the knife loose.

Is a pocket knife EDC the same as a tactical knife?

They overlap, but the emphasis differs. Benchmade frames EDC knives around comfortable all-day carry and routine tasks, and tactical knives around speed and reliability with gloves or reduced dexterity, with reinforced tips and steel liners. Many folders fit both. If glove use and fast opening are your priority, read the tactical knife page.

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