Any everyday carry (EDC) knife enthusiast would know of the importance of spring assisted knives in their daily lives. The EDC knives became so widespread only because of the spring assisted technology that allowed for folding knives to come within reach of every person.
Spring assisted knives, also referred to as assisted opening knives, assist in the opening of the blade out of the handle by allowing you to just apply a little pressure to start the opening process. The torque in the spring then eases and quickens the process by ejecting the blade open without you having to do anything.
No wonder that the spring assisted knives have captured the imagination of many knife brands who are looking to produce spring assisted versions of many of their signature knives.
Let’s take a look at 5 out of a whole variety of spring assisted knives available in the market that must be part of any decent knife collection.
Stiletto Style Knife
The Godfather fandom was reeling with joy when the famed Italian stiletto knife became available as a spring assisted stiletto style knife.
The assisted opening does take away some of the strength common to all fixed blade knives but it makes carrying the stiletto blade in your pocket possible and convenient.
A stiletto style knife comes in various designs with rainbow stiletto pocket knife being most popular.
In this type of pocket knife, there is a flipper tab to push to activate the spring assisting mechanism, which causes the spear point stiletto blade to get released from the rainbow coated handle.
The stiletto blade has titanium coating that not only helps avoid rusting of this spring assisted knife but also gives the srillet folding knife a charming aesthetic.
Spring Assisted Camo Knives
No knife collection is perfect without a camo knife in it. Camo knives are synonymous with quick deployment, practicality and strength without much thought for the aesthetics. These types of knives are ideal fit to be spring assisted knives.
Spring assisted camo knives feature ergonomic G10 handles for firm gripping as well as solid sharp blades that pop out via a thumb stud or flipper on the blade.
Camo knives are built to give army or law enforcement officer’s knife vine to the owner. The camo symbolizes strength and endurance and spring assisted camo knives bring that toughness to your pocket.
The handles and sometimes the blade of these spring assisted knives features a camo finish with hues of earthly colors like grey, brown, black, green dominating the army uniform-like patterns.
Spring assisted camo knives come with a fire starter kit with LED light built into the strong handles. This adds to the survival features of these spring assisted knives and makes them a must have in your toolkit.
Spring Assisted Tactical Knives
If you want to own just one knife, make it a tactical one. The ability to be folded adds to the tacticality of these types of knives. Spring assisted knives of this variety are used in emergency situations as they are loaded with a host of tactical features.
Spring assisted tactical knives come with a glass breaker tip and seatbelt cutter. These features help the knife in being the rescue tool.
If you have been in a car accident or are rescuing someone who has, you can use your pocket tactical knife to break the car window and free the person to escape out.
Tactical spring assisted knives need to open quickly and single-handedly? Something that a manual pocket knife can’t guarantee. A fixed blade tactical knife is also cumbersome to carry around.
These hurdles make spring assisted tactical knives an ideal type of tactical knife to have when you need to rescue yourself or others in limited time.
Mtech’s tactical knives are cheap spring assisted knives that will help you get the benefits of a true survival knife without being tough on the wallet.
Spring Assisted Karambit
Yup. We told you that the reach of the spring assisted mechanism knows no bounds. Such is the love of assisted folding knives amongst people that manufacturers have come up with spring assisted karambit knife out of all things.
You get the same C-shaped razor sharp blade with a finger ring and intrigue of a karambit knife but now as a spring assisted knife. Most people want to have a karambit in their pocket or latched onto their belts but it is risky to do this with fixed blade karambits.
One has to buy a sheath and feel the weight and point of the knife even if they carry it around the neck. A spring assisted karambit knife has solved that problem by making a karambit easily foldable.
The main advantage of a spring assisted knife is the one handed swift deployment it guarantees. A spring assisted karambit can become your self defense pocket knife as you can wield out the deathly blade in fraction of second single handedly. What more can one want from a self defense weapon?
Spring Assisted Camping Knives
The main idea behind a camping knife is that it be easily transportable, safe to carry and not add needless weight to your backpack. A spring assisted knife can fit the bill.
A camping knife is supposed to be strong enough to help you outdoors as a multi purpose tool. Many spring assisted camping knives can fulfill this role whilst remaining sturdy in the grip with their ergonomic handles.
The blades of these spring assisted knives are made of stainless steel and mostly blackened to avoid rusting. The strength of these knives makes them an ideal tool for digging, cutting and slicing.
Camping knives also double as self defense knives as rapid deployment is needed in situations where you find yourself helpless in a jungle faced by a threat.
We hope you found this article useful. If you are someone just looking for your first EDC knife or a knife collector looking to spend his or her knife collection, any of the above spring assisted knives will be a smart option to choose from.
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