Knife

Bowie knife

A knife is a cutting tool, usually made of steel. Knives are typically under 12 inches long, beyond which they are typically called swords. Knives can have one edge or two, and a blunt or sharp tip. They can be used for food preparation, self-defense, carving, and for many other purposes.

Combat knives

• Gurkha knife
• dagger
• Fairbairn Sykes knife

Kitchen knives

• Boning knife
• Bread knife
• Chef's knife
• Paring knife
• Steak knife

Pocketknives

Classic

• Barlow - Pen blade at one end, sometimes a second larger blade at same end. Old design, carried by George Washington.
• Canoe - Wide large blade at one end, pen at other
• Muskrat - Two slender clip point blades, one at each end. Originally used for skinning muskrats, where a backup blade was handy if the first got dull.
• Peanut - Small, with two blades from the same end, rounded handle. Clip blade and pen blade.
• Stockman - Clip point, spey blade, and sheepsfoot. Sometimes punch instead of spey blade. Cowboy knife.
• Trapper - Clip point and spey blade from same end.

Locking

• Buck 110, 112 etc.

Modern

• Spiderco
• Switchblade
• Butterfly

Multitool

• Swiss Army
• Leatherman

Utility

Fixed-blade utility knives

• Bowie knife
• Buck General knife
• Buck Fisherman knife
• Buck Special knife