16 New Pocket Knives, Multi-Tools and EDC Items You Might Have Missed

The Golden, Colorado-based brand makes its iconic tactical EDC knife 25 percent lighter (down to 2.8 ounces) and 23 percent cheaper with a couple of major material swaps. The grippy, ergonomic handle scales trade G10 for injection-molded fiberglass-reinforced nylon (FRN), while the 3.47-inch clip-point blade swaps CPM-S45VN for Carpenter Technology’s CTS BD1N. Everything still hinges (literally) on the brand’s Compression Lock mechanism, streamlined here to lighten the weight but nonetheless reliably holding the blade open and closed.

Commissioned in California, designed in Pennsylvania and built in Italy, this versatile gentleman’s knife is a minimalist masterpiece. Highlights include a 2.75-inch drop-point blade made of MagnaCut super steel, a tough titanium handle, a reversible/removable fold-over deep-carry pocket clip and a smooth slipjoint mechanism, assuring it can legally be carried in the UK and a wide range of other places with stringent knife laws.

This knife’s beefy 2.98-inch drop-point blade boasts a grip-improving finger choil and spine jimping plus your choice of budget-friendly 14C28N  or rippling Damascus steel. Perhaps even more noteworthy is the fact that it deploys from its G10 handles three different ways: rear flipper tab, thumb slot or button lock, the last of which makes one-handed retraction equally swift and smooth.

Vosteed has taken its flagship folder, the Raccoon, and transformed it into an ultra-slim, ultralight marvel with this TiSlim edition. As the name suggests, the handle is crafted from titanium, granting it slenderness and lightness while maintaining strength and rigidity. It also gets an ambidextrous crossbar lock, thumb stud deployment and either a 154CM blade or, in one case, S35VN.

This intriguing new spin on Ken Onion’s original XEN design taps the classic Damascus pattern in a fresh way, via layered carbon-fiber handle scales that are precision-machined to resemble the rippling ancient steel. The blade is no slouch either, a 3.53-inch sheepsfoot made of CPM-S45VN, with a dark DLC (diamond-like carbon) coating that complements the handle.

Kizer kicks off the new year with a bold new release that throws it back to the golden era of skateboarding. The Madrac is an affordable folder boasting a hard-working Nitro-V blade mated to a reclaimed-wood handle, granting it plenty of character, durability, usefulness and more. The knife also has ambidextrous thumb studs and a crossbar lock. But the highlight might be its glow-in-the-dark backspacer. But here’s the real kicker: you won’t know what color backspacer you get until you buy one — there’s more than a dozen possible options.

Who says that EDC knives have to be serious all the time? Not Civivi, if the brand’s quirky, cute Purr front flipper is any indication. When closed, this tiny knife looks like a rotund cat, complete with dual flipper ears, Torx screw eyes and a little engraved kitty smile on the handle scales. But don’t worry, it’s also a fully-functional cutting tool, boasting a Nitro-V blade, G-10 scales and a double-detent slipjoint mechanism.

This liner lock knife boasts more steel than you might expect for the price, a flipper tab-deployed 3.5-inch upswept blade made of Artisan Cutlery-commissioned AR-RPM9 steel. However, the handle is arguably even more interesting; its G10 scales glow in the dark, making it easier to spot in a dark tent, on the ground after sunset or even in a pack.

The Swiss Army Knife is one of the most versatile multi-tools across all of EDC history. But what if it could be even more handy and personalized to your experience? That’s what Keyport seeks to answer with its Versa58 platform, which brings the brand’s signature modularity to any existing 58mm-size SAK. Offering simple snap-on and magnetic mods, this system can increase your SAK’s customization tenfold, allowing you to add on a whole array of new tools, inserts, scales and more.

In Irish mythology, Nemain is a goddess who personifies the frenzy of war. This knife is better suited to slicing an apple than charging into battle, but it’s nonetheless a banger, rocking a 3.15-inch clip point blade made of Nitro-V, canvas micarta or G10 handle scales and three deployment methods: a rear flipper tab, ambidextrous thumb studs and the crossbar lock that also makes one-handed retraction smooth and simple.

The first Bugout of 2026 retains the beloved EDC knife’s best features: drop-point blade, grivory handle, ambidextrous thumb studs and Axis Lock. The big differences come with the new Taiga Green handle color and particularly the blade, which sees CPM-S30V replaced by Elmax super steel — prized for its edge retention, toughness and corrosion resistance — enhanced with a life-extending Cerakote treatment.

True to its name, this knife really is a Mini-Me version of the full-size EDC superstar dropping the same day. Toward that end it boasts a 2.82-inch drop-point blade made of Elmax super steel shielded by a McMillan Tan Cerakote treatment. The super light (1.5-ounce) knife also features a Taiga Green grivory handle, ambidextrous thumb studs and an Axis Lock.

Perhaps Benchmade’s biggest innovation in years comes in the form of a fixed blade. Based on the iconic, trusty Saddle Mountain Skinner, this outdoor knife features a unique bi-metal blade that combines a Hakkapella Damasteel base with a laser-fused Rex121 edge segment, offering both precision and strength in ways that were previously unachievable. This is the kind of innovation that could send ripples across the entire knifemaking world and change the course of the industry forever.

Spyderco’s Para 3 might just be the brand’s best all-around EDC knife, balancing the Glesser-run outfit’s signature looks with some truly exceptional materials and mechanisms, like DLC-finished CruWear steel and the brand’s legendary Compression Lock. This particular edition is special, however, as it gets a unique handle scales made from Toxic Storm FatCarbon, which is both eye-catching and formidable (as well as lightweight).

Designed by Mike Skellern (which probably explains its name more than Arthurian legend does), this high-functioning gentleman’s knife boasts a 3.43-inch drop-point blade made of Böker’s own powder metallurgical BRK-10, which rivals Japanese VG-10 for strength, sharpness and corrosion resistance. Other highlights include ambidextrous thumb studs, a crossbar lock and a sturdy handle made of grippy textured green canvas micarta.

CJRB brings its most innovative mechanism to this robust new tactical EDC knife, which can no doubt crush a range of indoor and outdoor tasks. The Recoil Lock V2 essentially adds a rear flipper tab to a crossbar lock, providing a more user-friendly deployment option. Throw in the ambidextrous thumb studs and this full-bellied 3.86-inch D2 steel drop-point blade can emerge from its ergonomic 3D-machined G10 handle three different ways.