12 New Pocket Knives and Multi-Tools You Might Have Missed

The smaller sibling to Buck’s legendary 110 Folding Hunter, the 55 is a relatively unsung small EDC knife. However, that could be about to change, as the brand has just launched a huge amount of custom options for this tiny titan. Along with offering blade swaps — including options for S35VN or MagnaCut steel — the knife also sees several handle and bolster options, and can even be custom-engraved.

Cold Steel’s Demko-designed AD-10 has been a staple of the tactical and EDC communities for ages, but this limited edition version is perhaps the stealthiest and most minimalist it has ever been. Limited to just 1,000 examples, it gets a blacked-out colorway to go along with its 3V steel and titanium handle upgrades. Of course, it still has the legendary Tri-Ad lock that helped solidify this knife as a knifemaking icon.

It might seem like a joke — especially as it launched on April Fool’s Day — but this WESN knife bundle is very real. This bundle includes four blacked-out D2 steel and titanium Microblades, each emblazoned with a different iconic meme on the handle scales. While the designs are clearly cheeky — as is the pricing — the knives are legit and high-quality, crafted in the brand’s Detroit facility. They’re only available as a set for one day, so get ’em while you can.

If it only had front flipper and thumb stud deployments, a complex-ground M390 complex blade and a titanium handle with carbon fiber inlays, Remette’s RT-Meteor would still be a pretty spectacular knife from tip to tail. However, it also has a pretty interesting novelty: a button-actuated frame lock (meaning it can be operated like a traditional frame lock but also has a button release). That helps set this gorgeous knife apart even further and makes it one of the most unique releases of the year.

Designed by Vulpex Knives, Bestech’s VK-Kuze is a thoroughly modern, minimalist pocket knife that sneakily draws inspiration from traditional Japanese design. For instance, the MagnaCut blade might look like a straight back or drop point, but it’s actually an extremely subtle tanto shape. Equipped with both a front flipper and single-sided thumb stud deployment, that blade is mated to a titanium handle with an integrated frame lock. The gorgeous VK-Kuze is yet another example of Vulpex’s exceptional design prowess.

Kizer has transformed its original crossbar knife, the Drop Bear, into an equally sleek and robust utility knife. However, the brand didn’t simply swap the EDC blade for a replaceable razor — it crafted a tool-free mechanism that makes swapping blades a cinch while keeping them secure in use. While this utility folder still features the brand’s reliable, ambidextrous crossbar lock and reversible pocket clip, it also has a couple of other hidden bonuses: a pair of tweezers and a toothpick hidden in the handle.

This robust tactical folder was penned by Bob Terzuola, master designer and former knifemaker at the CIA. At over nine inches in length, it’s a hefty knife backed up by its hard-working construction. That includes a Nitro-V blade with a black stonewash finish and a complex grind — which makes it as adept at piercing as it is at carving. The flipper blade collapses inside a Micarta handle, offering great stability and durability, and is secured by a reliable liner lock. As is often the case with Terzuola’s designs, this knife doesn’t play around.

Serge Panchenko’s innovative Coin Claw knife has been a cult-favorite EDC oddity for years. But the fifth-generation version you see here is the first time that it’s been given an automatic deployment mechanism. The circular knife features a 1.21-inch S35VN steel hawkbill blade, a stonewashed titanium handle and a button to operate the lock and deployment. It’s also made in the USA.

Fifty years ago, Helle introduced a unique fixed-blade knife with a blade roughly half as long as a traditional one, ideal for carving and woodworking. The Fjording walked so that the iconic Helle Nying could run, and to honor that legacy, the brand has rolled out a 50th anniversary update. The 50 aar (translation: 50 years) features the same short stubby blade and contoured handle but the blade steel has been upgraded to Helle’s thicker laminate H3LC steel and the handle is made of of curly birch, stabilized green curly birch and leather. Like most Helle offerings, this knife comes complete with a premium leather sheath.

Best Made recruited a fifth-generation Japanese knifesmith to craft its iconic folder, which boasts an Edo-period design with a flattened thumb lever deploying a reverse tanto-shaped blade. The knives are handmade in the Yasugi district with modern steel (SK5 high-carbon steel for the Mini size, Aogami No. 2 blue steel for the Mid and Max) and polished brass. The $58 Mini’s blade is 1.6 inches, the $78 Mid’s measures 2 inches and the $88 Max’s is 2.95 inches.

One of two upgraded editions of Kershaw’s popular Covalent knife, this one sees its blade swapped for S35VN steel and its handle swapped for titanium. While the knife’s material swaps help give it a robust, luxury boost, everything else that already makes it great still remains. That includes its DuraLock crossbar lock, flipper deployment, KVT ball-bearing pivot and extra-deep pocket clip.

One of two upgraded editions of Kershaw’s popular Covalent knife, this one sees its blade swapped for Böhler M390 steel and its handle swapped for carbon fiber. While the knife’s material swaps help give it a robust, luxury boost, everything else that already makes it great still remains. That includes its DuraLock crossbar lock, flipper deployment, KVT ball-bearing pivot and extra-deep pocket clip.