Thread: Automatic Knives

Good news! You can own an automatic knife in Kansas now!! I want one... I have no idea why, and I really have no idea what's a good automatic knife.

Anyone have any recommendations or insights into these kind of knives?

Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by earcutter

Good news! You can own an automatic knife in Kansas now!! I want one... I have no idea why, and I really have no idea what's a good automatic knife.

Anyone have any recommendations or insights into these kind of knives?

Thanks in advance.

Because for years, someone told you that you couldn't have one.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Because for years, someone told you that you couldn't have one.

Well... yeah, kind of .

I had an old switch blade many years ago, cheap made. Automatic knives have not interested me. I find the "assisted open" knives just as good, pretty fast one handed opening if you choose the right one.

Benchmade and Micro Tech are two brands I've had. I found that I preferred my plain old Case XX 61048 for every day carry. I can open it with my thumb one handed and the blade profile is ideal for cutting peaches, tomatoes, oranges ....... I'm not interested in cutting people.

I have a Benchmade and it's ok but not really worth the price difference over an assisted open or even a regular tactical folder IMO.

Not automatic, but I used to have a butterfly knife, I worked at a warehouse picking orders it was brilliant for opening boxes whilst hanging off pallett racking 3 metres in the air, but one day it weng missing, either stolen or I left it on top of a pallett and it fell somewhere. Still miss it, and it was fast to open.