Intro to Knife Anatomy

This week we're getting ready to dive into knife anatomy - after all knowing all the parts to your knife definitely helps with aftermarket customizations! We're using infographics and information from Blade HQ to cover our main points. Let's get started! 

Anatomy of a Manual / Spring Assisted Folding Knife

Manual knives are legal in most areas, which means they are extremely common. Often, this type of knife is also recognized as a “pocket knife.” Spring assisted knives are roughly the same as manual knives, but they have a spring inside the handle that helps deploy the blade much faster. Spring assisted knives typically have a thumb stud and/or flipper. A good example of this would be the Arcade® knife - it has a thumb stud and a lock with an internal spring - it can't be opened with the push of a button. Some other popular manual knives we support are the Bugout, Mini Bugout, Paramilitary 2, Para 3, and the AD20.5.

Anatomy of a Fixed Blade Knife

Fixed blade knives don’t fold or contract, like other types of knives. Fixed blades are perfect for nearly any use—they are carried by sportsmen, hunters, campers, and more. Almost everyone has a fixed blade knife - just look at your kitchen supplies.

We support the CRKT Minimalist fixed blade knife with scales that are compatible with: CRKT - 2379 Persian - 2383 Cleaver - 2384 Drop Point - 2386 Tanto - 2387 Bowie - 2389 Keramin - 2394 Katana - 2396 Spear Point

Anatomy of an Automatic Knife

Automatic knives are designed primarily for Military, Police and EMT duty, these knives are simple to open in an emergency. This is done by pushing a firing button or pulling a lever, which activates a spring to deploy the blade. These knives are subject to many restrictions due to their perceived dangerous nature.

We personally don't make any aftermarket parts for automatic knives - turns out a highly volatile deploying mechanism isn't the easiest or safest thing for the average consumer to take apart.

Anatomy of a Butterfly Knife

Some people spend years trying to master the skill of flipping balisong knives, also known as butterfly knives. These knives are easy to use with one hand, but also have restrictions on where they can be used due to their perceived dangerous nature (read more about that in our blog).

We have some in-house balisong models, such as the FLY One and The Talisong Z, along with the Zenith Trainer and U.F.O. We have aftermarket modifications available for the Kershaw Lucha and Benchmade Morpho 51.