This award winning folder is a.
Lightweight pocket knife.
2 spyderco manix 2 lightweight folding knife.
They aren t just tiny keychain knives.
What is a folding knife.
Don t mistake the light weight of the knives here for a lack of capability.
This knife is crazy light.
A list of best lightweight pocket knives wouldn t be complete without a zt 0450.
First of all we get to look at its construction.
The pocket knife is typically fairly small and lightweight and has a much more robust blade than the typical table knife.
Spyderco knows a thing or two about making lightweight pocket knives that are chock full of durability and top tier materials.
Their blade to weight ratios are basically unmatched among modern folding knives.
After testing 28 pocket knives in over 60 hours of research we found the columbia river knife and tool crkt drifter is the best for most people.
As you know pocket knives come in varying sizes weight and quality.
I ve touched on what are in my opinion the top folding lightweight knives on the market before when i published my list of the best edc pocket knives.
A pocket knife has a lot of uses so it is a great tool that you can carry every day.
For comparison the 2 75 hawk ultralight weighs in at 1 00 oz while zt s 2 75 offering the 0900 weighs 4 30 oz.
A folding knife is usually a pocket knife whose blade is designed to fold away into the handle of the knife so that the entire knife can be more easily carried in the pants pocket fanny pack.
The al mar ultralight series is the undisputed champion of the lightweight edc game provided you re willing to make a few sacrifices towards the pillar of lightness.
Its titanium frame and carbon fiber scale give make this knife considerably lighter than similarly sized knives.
However not all edc pocket knives are ultralight and high quality.
But it s a brick compared to their 1 2 ounce dragonfly 2 with its vg 10 steel leaf shaped blade.
After all their legendary paramilitary 2 weighs just 3 75 ounces which is plenty light by most folks standards.
So choosing the best ultralight pocket knife can take a lot of shopping around.
Both are nicely made lightweight thin.
This is another top performance folding knife you can buy today on the market.
The best lightweight pocket knives give you the features and ergonomics you d want from an edc daily driver while weighing just 3 ounces with some designs shaving enough grams to verge into ultralight territory at under 2 ounces.
The 0450 features a razor sharp cpm s35vn drop point blade and a kvt ball bearing pivot.
