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Fall is a time for tailgates and campfires, pumpkin carving and pumpkin pie eating — all experiences that can be enhanced by the presence of a trusty blade.
Even though Prime Day is now behind us, you can still score such a blade (or bladeless multi-tool) at a discount via Amazon.
These aren’t Panaphonics, Magnetbox and Sorny type knives either. Yes, there are plenty of knockoffs for the taking, but there are also a number of knives from respected brands that are well worth full price — and simply twice as sweet when they are up to half off.
Spyderco
Spyderco Tenacious
This mid-sized folder boasts a 3.39-inch 8Cr13MoV stainless blade, ergonomic fiberglass handle, trademark Spyderco hole for easy deployment and a four-way pocket clip to carry any way you want.
With a 3-inch modified drop-point Sandvik 14C28N stainless steel blade, SpeedSafe Assisted Opening and anodized aluminum handle, this ambidextrous flipper handles detail work and daily cutting tasks equally well.
FAST is short for “forward action spring technology,” meaning this knife’s 3.75-inch stainless steel serrated tanto blade deploys in a flash. It’s optimized for piercing, picking, cutting and ripping, making it an ideal backcountry EDC tool.
Proving smaller can be better, one of Civivi’s most practical and popular pocket knives boasts a 2.98-inch black stonewash D2 steel blade deployed via a lively flipper, grippy G10 handle and pocket clip for easy carry.
Designed by Kit Carson, this underrated flipper boasts a stainless steel tanto blade, glass-reinforced nylon and aluminum bolster handle and swift deployment eased by an IKBS ball bearing pivot system, held in place with a Deadbolt lock and returned home with the touch of a button.
This keychain-sized multi-tool eschews blades in favor of TSA compliance while still offering plenty of handy functions including spring action pliers, a file, scissors, bottle opener and mini-screwdriver — and hey you can still probably extract a slice of pumpkin pie with the file.