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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 Small Stockman Pakkawood ER-953WBCR - Damascus Etched Blades and Brown Pakkawood Handle
Elk Ridge Small Stockman Stone ER-953MSC - 3-Inch Closed with 3Cr13 Stainless Blades and Stone Mother of Pearl Handle
Elk Ridge Small Stockman Abalone ER-953DAB - Faux Damascus Finish Stainless Blades With Abalone Inlay
Elk Ridge Small Stockman MOP Stone - 3.5 Inch Closed with Sheepsfoot and Spey Blades
Elk Ridge Small Stockman - Red White Blue Synthetic Handle, 3.5in Closed, Sheepsfoot and Spey Blades
Elk Ridge Lockback Knife ER-951WBCR - Damascus Pattern Blade 3Cr13 Stainless Brown Pakkawood Handle
Elk Ridge Lockback Knife Brown Resin ER-951BR - Durable 3Cr13 Stainless Steel Blade
Elk Ridge ER-949BR Lockback Knife - Brown Pakkawood Handle With White Bone Inlay
Elk Ridge Lockback Black ER-949BK - Durable 3Cr13 Stainless Blade With Black Pakkawood And White Bone Inlay
Elk Ridge Trapper MOP Stone - 3.75in Folding Knife With Mirror Finish Clip And Spey Blades MOP And Stone Handle
Elk Ridge Trapper ER 954 AF - Red White Blue Synthetic Handle With Mirror Finish Clip And Spey Blades
Elk Ridge Small Stockman Pakkawood ER-953WBCB - Damascus Etched Blades, White Bone Inlay Handle
Elk Ridge Toothpick MOP ER-952MPC - Mirror Finish 3Cr13 Stainless Long Clip Blade With Green Stone Inlay On MOP Handle
Elk Ridge Toothpick Abalone ER-952DAB - Faux Damascus Finish Stainless Blade With Abalone Inlay
Elk Ridge Toothpick Brown Swirl ER-952BR - 3 Inch Satin Blade With Brown Resin Handle And Nickel Silver Bolsters
Elk Ridge Toothpick MOP Stone ER-952BMOP - 3 Inch Closed Stainless Clip Blade With Mother Of Pearl And Stone Handle
Elk Ridge Stockman C-Tek ER-947 - Red White and Blue C-Tek Handle with Satin Clip and Multiple Blades
Elk Ridge Trapper C-Tek ER-946 - 3.5 Inch Closed Knife With Satin Clip And Spey Blades Red White Blue C-Tek Handle
Elk Ridge Lockback ER-945 - Patriotic Red White And Blue C Tek Handle With Clip Point Blade
Elk Ridge Lockback ER943WH Satin Clip Point Blade Black Pakkawood Handle Lanyard Hole
Elk Ridge ER-943BL Lockback Knife Black Pakkawood Handle With Blue Stone Inlay Satin Finish 3Cr13 Stainless Clip Point
Elk Ridge Blade Change Lockback Camo ER-942OC - Interchangeable Blades Included, 4.75 Inch Closed, 3Cr13 Stainless
