Locking Folding Knives

Locking Folding Knives for Personal Use

Looking to add another knife to your everyday carry collection? You’re in the right place. Locking knives are very popular because they come in myriad styles, colors, features, blade types, and locking mechanisms. While one might think folding knives are a basic style of knife, you’ll be surprised to find that they serve many purposes. From cutting everyday items like boxes, cutting string or rope, or even using it as a utensil, locking folding knives are a reliable choice to serve any personal knife purpose. Locking folding knives also make a great gift for birthdays, holidays, or weddings.

Benefits of Locking Folding Knives

When you need a reliable knife for a variety of uses, pocket knives are a great choice. They’re easy to keep on your person, they’re easy to maintain, and they can be discreet. Besides superior pocketability, locking knives come in various styles, from classic hunting knives with bone handles to modern-day knives featuring titanium scales. Folding knives are great because they’re more compact than fixed blade knives. They’re also an excellent choice for cutting as the blade will not disengage during use, which is how the locking folding knife gets its name.

How to Choose the Best Locking Folding Knife

When considering purchasing a locking folding knife, it’s essential to first think about what locking mechanism you would prefer first. The main types of knife locking mechanisms include:

Assisted Opening: Spring assisted opening knives are a safe way to open a folding pocket knife on the fly. They’re faster to open than a standard manual knife but are not fully automatic.

Axis Lock: A popular type of knife locking mechanism found on Benchmade knives, Axis lock knives offer a smooth and easy opening with the flick of the wrist while holding down the axis button. They’re also ambidextrous.

Compression Lock: Pioneered by Spyderco, compression lock knives use a leaf-like spring in the liner to wedge the blade. They’re perfect for one-handed opening techniques like the “Spydie Flick.”

Linerlock: The Linerlock mechanism is one of the most commonly found knife locking types. When the blade is turned to the open position, a piece of metal in the liner slips into place, locking the blade. The lock is released by pressing back on the liner lock bar.

Framelock: Very similar to the Linerlock mechanism, Framelock knives differ because the frame is part of the locking mechanism instead of a piece of the liner.

Lock Back: Lock back knives have an internal lock bar on a pivot with the release being in the back of the knife.

Why Choose Country Knives for Locking Folding Knives?

Country Knives has a vast selection of locking folding knives to meet any need or purpose. From simple Linerlock or Framelock knives to spring assisted and automatic knives, Country Knives carries one of the biggest selections on the web and in-store. Our knife experts can help you find the perfect folding locking knife to meet any need.