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Pocket Knives Under $50 | Best Budget EDC Folding Knives
Under $50 is the sweet spot of everyday carry — the price band where real brand names, proper locks and good steel all show up, but the knife still earns its keep instead of living in a display case.
The brands that own this price band
This is Kershaw's home turf: SpeedSafe assisted openers like the Clash and Chive live here, and icons like the Leek dip under the line on sale. You'll find CRKT's field-proven designs, Buck's classic American lockbacks, Cold Steel's famously tough Tri-Ad folders, and hundreds of traditional patterns — trappers, stockmen, barlows — from names collectors know.
What to look for at this price
At under $50 you can be picky. Want one-hand speed? Look for assisted opening flippers. Hard-use jobs? Prioritize the lock — lockbacks and frame locks here are genuinely strong. Weekend fishing or hunting? Purpose-built folders with gut hooks and fillet blades sit all through this range. Steels step up too: 8Cr13MoV, 420HC and AUS-8 dominate — all easy to sharpen and plenty for daily work.
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Counting pennies? Start at pocket knives under $20. Ready for premium steels? Step up to under $100, see the full folding knives range, or check what's on sale now.
Every knife is brand new, factory fresh and genuine, authorized-dealer stock.
Elk Ridge Linerlock Rainbow ER-A008RB - Assisted Opening With Titanium Coated Blade
Elk Ridge Linerlock Pink Camo Knife - Assisted Opening, Pink Aluminum Handle, 4.5 Inch Closed
Elk Ridge Ballistic Linerlock ER A004BW - Assisted Opening Folding Knife Pakkawood Handle
Elk Ridge Ballistic Linerlock ER A003SW - Assisted Opening, Satin 3.5 Inch Drop Point Blade
Elk Ridge Linerlock Assisted Opening ER A003I - Satin Finish Stainless Blade With Imitation Stag Handle
Elk Ridge Ballistic Linerlock A O ER-A003BW - Assisted Opening, 4.75in Closed, 3.5in Black Finish Stainless Drop Point Blade, Brown Pakkawood Handle
Elk Ridge Linerlock Assisted Opening ER-A002PW - 4.5in Closed, 3.25in Black Stainless Blade, Brown Pakkawood Handle
Elk Ridge Pakkawood Folder ER-968PW - Damascus Steel Blade With Brown Pakkawood Handle And Stainless Bolsters
Elk Ridge Linerlock Assisted Opening Folder ER-A013BK - Black Finish Stainless Blade Black Wood Handle Pocket Clip
Elk Ridge Linerlock ER-A009WP - Assisted Opening Pocket Knife With Imitation Pearl Handle And Lanyard Hole
Elk Ridge Classic Linerlock AO Satin ER-A009SW - Assisted Opening Knife With Satin 440 Stainless Clip Point Blade
Elk Ridge Classic Linerlock A O Brown ER A009BW - Assisted Opening 3.75in Black 440 Stainless Clip Point Blade
Elk Ridge Classic Linerlock Assisted Opening Black ER A009BK - 440 Stainless Clip Point Blade With Pakkawood Handle
Elk Ridge Linerlock Gray AO ER-A006GC - Assisted Opening Knife With 3.63In Black Stonewash Blade
Elk Ridge Ballistic Linerlock ER-A004SW - Assisted Opening Folding Knife With Satin Finish Drop Point Blade.
Elk Ridge Ballistic Linerlock Gray ER-A004GY - Assisted Opening Folding Knife With 3.5in Black 440 Stainless Drop Point
Elk Ridge Ballistic Linerlock AO ER-A003PK - Assisted Opening Pink Synthetic Handle With Satin Finish Drop Point Blade
Elk Ridge Ballistic Linerlock Knife - Assisted Opening With Yellow Smooth Bone Handle
Elk Ridge Lockback White Bone ER-956WB - Damascus Etched Blade With Stainless Bolsters
Elk Ridge ER 956BH Lockback Buffalo Horn Knife - Etched Damascus Blade And 3Cr13 Clip Point
Elk Ridge Folding Razor MOP Stone ER-955BMOP - Elegant Mother Of Pearl And Stone Handle
Elk Ridge Trapper Pakkawood ER-954WBCR - Damascus Etched Blades, Brown Pakkawood Handle With Black Inlay
