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Traditional slip-joint pocket knives

A slip joint has no lock: a backspring holds the blade open under normal cutting and folds it if you push hard the wrong way. That makes it legal in places a locking folder is not, and it is why this pattern has outlived every trend.

9 knives · Sorted by blade length, shortest first.

KnifeBladeWeightSteelPrice band
Victorinox Classic SD1.25″0.74 oz1.4110 StainlessBudget
Case Peanut2.1″1.2 ozTru-Sharp Surgical SteelBudget
Victorinox Huntsman2.45″3.42 ozX55CrMo14Mid
Victorinox Pioneer2.76″1.59 oz1.4110 StainlessBudget
Victorinox Farmer X2.76″3.84 oz1.4110 StainlessMid
Case Sod Buster Jr2.875″2.1 ozTru-Sharp Surgical SteelBudget
Opinel No. 83.23″1.69 ozSandvik 12C27Budget
Case Trapper3.25″4 ozTru-Sharp Surgical SteelMid
Opinel No. 103.94″2.54 ozSandvik 12C27Budget
Victorinox

Victorinox Classic SD

Blade
1.25″
Weight
0.74 oz
Spear Point1.4110 Stainless
Traditional PocketBudget
Case

Case Peanut

Blade
2.1″
Weight
1.2 oz
Clip PointTru-Sharp Surgical Steel
Traditional PocketBudget
Victorinox

Victorinox Huntsman

Blade
2.45″
Weight
3.42 oz
Drop PointX55CrMo14
Traditional PocketMid
Victorinox

Victorinox Pioneer

Blade
2.76″
Weight
1.59 oz
Drop Point1.4110 Stainless
Traditional PocketBudget
Victorinox

Victorinox Farmer X

Blade
2.76″
Weight
3.84 oz
Drop Point1.4110 Stainless
Traditional PocketMid
Case

Case Sod Buster Jr

Blade
2.875″
Weight
2.1 oz
SheepsfootTru-Sharp Surgical Steel
Traditional PocketBudget
Opinel

Opinel No. 8

Blade
3.23″
Weight
1.69 oz
Drop PointSandvik 12C27
Traditional PocketBudget
Case

Case Trapper

Blade
3.25″
Weight
4 oz
Clip PointTru-Sharp Surgical Steel
Traditional PocketMid
Opinel

Opinel No. 10

Blade
3.94″
Weight
2.54 oz
Drop PointSandvik 12C27
Traditional PocketBudget