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Category: Folding Knives

  • Gerber Instant Knife Recalled Due to Lock-Failure Laceration Hazard

    Gerber Instant Knife Recall

    About 3000 Gerber Instant Knives are being recalled due to faulty locking mechanisms. The lock can fail during use, leading to the blade folding closed, posing a very serious laceration hazard.

    No injuries have been reported yet. Affected models are 30-000435 and 31-001101, and the model numbers are only printed on the knives’ original packaging. These knives were sold between February and March 2012.

    If you have one of these knives, stop using it and contact Gerber for a free replacement at (877) 314-9130 between 9am and 5pm PT Mon-Fri.

    More Info via CPSC

  • Opinel Keychain Knife is Itty Bitty and Stylish

    Opinel Keychain Knife

    Remember what I said the other day, about how the best pocket knife is the one you carry? I meant it. If you cannot or will not carry a pocket knife or multi-tool, there are still quite a few keychain-sized multi-tools available. Any knife is (usually) better than no knife.

    The Opinel keychain is 1-7/8″ when closed and 3-1/8″ open with the 1-5/16″ blade fully extended. The blade is made from stainless steel, and the handle is beechwood. Normally sub-$10 knives make me wary, but not this one.

    While I do like keychain tools that have industrial-looking or mass-appeal designs, the Opinel knife really caught my eye as something different. Maybe it’s the wood handle. Yes, it’s definitely the wood handle.

    Buy Now(via Amazon)
    Also available via Harry Epstein

    There are a number of other mini knife options as well. At first thought the SOG Micron knife comes to mind, but it’s a little bit too small and flat, and so I regularly misplace it. I’m still not over SOG’s lousy customer service incident.