Up next Off Road Tire Buyer’s Guide Published on May 27, 2022 Author Jerry Tsai Share article Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Mail 0 Pocket Blades that Made the Cut Useful Pocket Blades When’s the time to update your pocket blade? How about … right now? Your pocketknife is one of the most useful tools that you carry daily, so having the latest and greatest design at your disposal is a good idea in our book. In the latest roundup, we have an innovative collection, including one that has easily interchangeable blades and another that you can custom order to your own specs. 01. CRKT/Piet Blue With D2 Blade Subscribe to our weekly newsletter CLOSED LENGTH: 3.76” OPEN LENGTH: 6.44” BLADE LENGTH: 2.69″ BLADE MATERIAL: D2 HANDLE MATERIAL: Glass-reinforced nylon WEIGHT: 2.5 ounces MSRP: $55 crkt.com 02. Havalon/Redi CLOSED LENGTH: 4.25” OPEN LENGTH: 7” BLADE LENGTH: 3″ BLADE MATERIAL: AUS-8 HANDLE MATERIAL: ABS polymer NOTE: Includes two blades that are quickly changeable. MSRP: $50 havalon.com 03. Fällkniven/R2 Scout OVERALL LENGTH: 7.08” BLADE LENGTH: 3.16″ BLADE MATERIAL: Elmax HANDLE MATERIAL: Thermorun WEIGHT: 4.5 ounces MSRP: 1,734 SEK (estimated at $199 U.S.) fallkniven.com 04. Benchmade/Bugout (custom) CLOSED LENGTH: 4.22” OPEN LENGTH: 7.46” BLADE LENGTH: 3.24″ BLADE MATERIAL: Varies (Damasteel shown) HANDLE MATERIAL: Varies (carbon fiber shown) NOTE: Benchmade’s Custom Knife Builder program allows you 479,760 ways to customize your knife. MSRP: Starting at $175 benchmade.com 05. Kershaw/Analyst CLOSED LENGTH: 4.25” OPEN LENGTH: 7.5” BLADE LENGTH: 3.25″ BLADE MATERIAL: 8Cr13MoV HANDLE MATERIAL: Glass-filled nylon WEIGHT: 3.5 ounces MSRP: $50 kershaw.kaiusa.com 06. SOG/Aegis AT Black CLOSED LENGTH: 5.01” OPEN LENGTH: 8.14” BLADE LENGTH: 3.13″ BLADE MATERIAL: CRYO D2 HANDLE MATERIAL: GRN WEIGHT: 4.4 ounces MSRP: $85 sogknives.com
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