Vero Engineering’s Most Affordable EDC Knife Still Won a Major Blade Show Award

The up-and-coming brand hit a major home run with its latest release. Now, this award-winning everyday carry darling can be yours.

Vero Engineering Avid 1 EDC Knife handle closeup

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By Sean Tirman

Published August 6, 2025

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Updated November 10, 2025

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At this year’s Blade Show Atlanta, emerging brand Vero Engineering took home one of the event’s top honors: Best Imported Folder of 2025.

The knife that did it is the Vero Engineering Avid 1. It also happens to be the brand’s most affordable entry point to date, which makes this EDC folder extremely special.

Vero Engineering Avid 1 EDC Knife three ways — The Avid 1 is available in seven unique configurations.

Wallet-friendly (sort of)

Per the brand, this is Vero Engineering’s first-ever folding knife that starts at under $200. That’s a bigger deal than it might seem, as most of the brand’s EDC folders have eclipsed $300.

However, Vero Engineering is adamant that the price reduction does not mean a reduction in quality or styling. Like its other blades, this knife is still meticulously designed by Joseph Vero (the brand’s founder) and painstakingly built with outstanding materials.

Vero Engineering Avid 1 EDC Knife in hand, half folded — This black and gray G-10 option is one of the more affordable options.

While not all of the Avid 1’s six configurations come in under that $200 price point, the most affordable ones are well under, clocking in at $185. These ones boast S45VN steel drop point blades, G-10 handle scales and titanium liners (including the lock spring).

While the blade steel remains the same in the other, more high-end versions, the handle sees some alternative materials. There are ones with marbled carbon fiber, titanium and even a jade option (the last of which is still under $200).

Vero Engineering Avid 1 EDC Knife closed, two ways, in hand — While the handle materials vary, the specs and other features remain consistent.

Right to the point

Beyond the handle scales and blade steel, there’s still plenty of other things to love about this relatively approachable pocket folder. And that’s what you want out of an EDC tool that’s, as the brand puts it, “built for reliability and everyday performance.”

The Avid 1 measures 7.70 inches in length with a 3.25-inch blade — hitting right in the sweet spot for everyday carry sizing. When closed, it measures 4.25 inches, stout enough to fit into most pockets without being so short that the grip is awkward.

[This is] what you want out of an EDC tool that’s, as the brand puts it, “built for reliability and everyday performance.”

It weighs 3.8 ounces, which is right in the sweet spot of comparability with other knives. This is managed in part with its skeletonized liners and a reversible wire pocket clip.

It also has a caged ceramic ball bearing pivot — a standard for knives in this class — as well as a ceramic detent and steel lockbar insert.

Vero Engineering Avid 1 EDC Knife closed five ways — You can see five of the six configurations here (the jade option is missing).

Pricing and availability

As mentioned, the Vero Engineering Avid 1 starts at $185 (and goes up to $255). It will also be available at Blade HQ for the same price (sign up for an email notification when it goes live).