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It’s been a slow work week, especially if you’ve been cooped up at home due to current events. If the doldrums have you looking for something to spice things up, our friends over at BladeHQ happen to be holding their massive 17th anniversary sale right now. They’ve got pages and pages of EDC-friendly deals, including knives that practically never go on sale, which makes this the best time to take stock of your everyday carry and see if you want a new knife to shake things up. To help you out we’ve compiled a few of our favorite knives (and more) as suggestions for you to pick from and purchase today while the deals are red hot. Check out our picks below!
Our Favorite BladeHQ Anniversary Picks
Spyderco Para 3 Lightweight
PurchaseKey Features
Compression lock
FRN handle scales
Ambidextrous opening
Specifications
Steel
CTS-BD1N
Blade
3" clip point
Weight
2.5 oz
Featuring premium CTS-BD1N stainless steel and Spyderco’s super-reliable compression lock, the Para 3 Lightweight is one of the community’s favorite EDC knives, and to see it for this price is almost unheard of. The blacked-out DLC-finished blade with signature spyderco FRN handles can be had for just $112 right now, and at that price it won’t last so pick one up for yourself ASAP.
Kershaw CQC-11K
PurchaseKey Features
Frame lock
G10 handle scales
Hollow-ground edge
Specifications
Steel
8Cr14MoV
Blade
3.5" saber style clip point
Weight
5.8 oz
Kershaw’s collaboration line with Emerson has been one of the best ways to get proven tactical styling in a much more affordable package, and that’s even more true with the CQC-11K (which is based on the Emerson Rendezvous) at just $29.99 right now. It features a 3.5" saber-style clip point blade with a huge belly that amplifies the knife’s slicing power, and the G10 scales on the handle give you absolute control over the cut during use.
CRKT Tuna
PurchaseKey Features
Frame lock
G10 scales
Thumb stud opening
Specifications
Steel
8Cr13MoV
Blade
3.25" spear point
Weight
3.7 oz
The Tuna was made in collaboration with custom knifemaker Lucas Burnley, and it features a streamlined design that’s reminiscent of its delicious aquatic namesake. The spear point design of the knife makes it great for piercing tasks, and the stonewashed 3.25" 8Cr13MoV stainless steel blade contrasts nicely with the low-profile green G-10 handle scales. A solid steel frame lock holds everything in place even during hard use.
Boker Kalashnikov Dagger Automatic
PurchaseKey Features
Plunge lock
Right-handed automatic opening
Aluminum handle
Specifications
Steel
AUS-8
Blade
3.375" dagger style
Weight
3.65 oz
Boker’s Kalashnikov series of automatic knives is one of the community’s favorite choices for EDC in that category. There’s tons of colorful options available: red, green, teal, and yellow for example. But our favorite is the Star Wars Stormtrooper-reminiscent black blade and white handled colorway. It features a 3.375" AUS-8 stainless steel blade and an ergonomic aluminum handle that makes for an easy grip during use. Just check your local laws before ordering to make sure that you’re allowed to have this beauty of a knife first.
Kizer Copper Mini Sheepdog C01C
PurchaseKey Features
Frame lock
Flipper opening
Copper handle
Specifications
Steel
CPM-S35VN
Blade
2.5" cleaver-style sheepsfoot
Weight
5.05 oz
With its beefy cleaver-style blade and premium materials, Kizer’s Mini Sheepdog is a fan-favorite EDC knife. This model features a beautiful copper handle and a 2.5" CPM-S35VN cleaver-style sheepsfoot blade and an easy one-handed flipper opening that makes this knife a joy to use. That flipper also serves as a guard to help make sure you don’t cut yourself on your own blade during hard use, and the steel frame lock also helps hold everything in place as well.
Boker Plus Balisong Trainer
PurchaseKey Features
G10 handle scales
Butterfly opening
Spring-loaded latch
Specifications
Steel
Dull stainless steel blade
Blade
4" trainer
Weight
4.92 oz
Butterfly knives (also known as balisongs) are pretty cool, but it’s really important to know how to use and flip them properly and safely before you even think about carrying them every day. And finding a good training knife is hard, since it seems there’s only super-expensive models and then cheap, flimsy offerings that might actually hurt you more than if you flipped the sharpened real thing instead. Now's the chance to pick up Boker’s line of balisong trainers available at the BladeHQ anniversary sale for a song at $29.99 right now. While you aren’t going to accomplish any cutting or slicing tasks with it, you can get some training in or have some fun flipping it around without hurting yourself.
Cold Steel Pro Lite Tanto Tri-Ad Lock
PurchaseKey Features
GFN handle scales
Tri-Ad lockback
Manual thumbstud opening
Specifications
Steel
4116 German stainless steel
Blade
3.5" tanto
Weight
3.2 oz
Reviews
No reviews yet
Price
$
When you’re searching for an everyday carry knife built for taking on big tasks, Cold Steel’s Pro Lite series is a solid choice. Made in collaboration with custom knifemaker Andrew Demko, this particular model features a beefy Tri-Ad lockback mechanism that’s built for hard use, and a 3.5" tanto blade made out of satin polish 4116 German stainless steel. The Pro Lite is ready to take on all the cutting and piercing tasks your day throws at you.
Zero Tolerance 0452CF
PurchaseKey Features
Carbon fiber scales
Flipper opening
Titanium frame lock
Specifications
Steel
CPM-S35VN
Blade
4.1" drop point
Weight
4.4 oz
The Sinkevich-designed 0452CF is one of the most-carried ZT knives ever made, and from its gorgeously-sleek looks to its premium design it’s easy to see why. It features a slim 4.1" S35VN stainless steel drop point flipper blade that features a titanium frame lock and an attractive carbon fiber scaling that helps keep the weight down as well. And at just $189.99 right now, it’s massively marked down and super-compelling to pick up today especially if you have it on your grail list.
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Benchmade Bedlam
PurchaseKey Features
AXIS lock
G10 handle scales
Glass breaker pommel
Specifications
Steel
154CM
Blade
3.95" clip point
Weight
7.1 oz
(Editor's note: During the production of this article the Bedlam ran out of stock, but be sure to check out the rest of the Benchmade knives available in the sale!)
The Bedlam is one of Benchmade’s premiere tactical knives, featuring hard (58-60 RC) 154CM stainless steel with a wicked clip point blade shape that features an upturned blade that makes fine detail slices an easy thing to accomplish. The AXIS-lock ensures zero blade play during even serious hard use, and the full-size 5.76" ergonomic handle lets you get a complete grip on the blade for total control. For emergency situations, the pommel works as a glass breaker, and the combination serrated blade lets you cut through rough material like rope in a flash.
The Bedlam is one of Benchmade’s premiere tactical knives, featuring hard (58-60 RC) 154CM stainless steel with a wicked clip point blade shape that features an upturned blade that makes fine detail slices an easy thing to accomplish. The AXIS-lock ensures zero blade play during even serious hard use, and the full-size 5.76" ergonomic handle lets you get a complete grip on the blade for total control. For emergency situations, the pommel works as a glass breaker, and the combination serrated blade lets you cut through rough material like rope in a flash.
MKM Burnley Raut
PurchaseKey Features
Liner lock
G10 scales
Front flipper opening
Specifications
Steel
M390
Blade
3.35" wharncliffe style
Weight
4.76 oz
Reviews
No reviews yet
Price
$$$
With a design by Lucas Burnley and premium Bohler M390 stainless steel for its 3.35" blade, you already have a recipe for success with this EDC knife. But the fact that it’s marked down 50% off and just $129.99 almost makes picking this up a no-brainer. Its wharncliffe-style blade is well-suited for more than your average daily cutting and slicing tasks, but there’s also enough of a point to pierce through most anything you need. And because the design of the knife allows for a liner-lock that has the reliability of a framelock but giving you G10 scales on both sides, you have complete ambidextrous control over the cut even if things get wet during use.
Are you picking up anything from the sale? What other awesome deals have you found? Share it with us in the comments below!
Jonathan Tayag is secretly an information technology and corporate security expert who prefers to moonlight as a creative event and commercial photographer whenever possible. His varied experience and substantial travels have led him to seek, without even thinking about it at first, the best gear for the best use at the best price available. Before the concept of EDC (everyday carry) firmly took hold, Jonathan already spent untold amounts of time optimizing for the best-in-slot pieces of gear, from cameras and lenses to pocket knives, pens, and bags and packs. In November 2015, Jonathan joined EverydayCarry.com and has since written numerous articles and guides to help impart his knowledge to the community as a whole.
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