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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.
Browse by budget
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 Trapper - Black White Acrylic Handle With Mirror Finish 3Cr13 Clip And Spey Blades
Elk Ridge Lockback Knife - Orange Southwest Acrylic Handle And 3Cr13 Stainless Drop Point Blade
Elk Ridge Lockback Knife - Light Green Handle With Mirror Finish 3Cr13 Drop Point Blade
Elk Ridge Lockback Knife Dark Green ER-42451-DG - 3.75in Closed, 3Cr13 Stainless Drop Point Blade, Green Acrylic
Elk Ridge Lockback Knife Blue Southwest Acrylic Handle - 2.75 Inch Drop Point Blade 3.75 Inch Closed
Elk Ridge Lockback Knife Featuring 3Cr13 Stainless Drop Point Blade And Black White Acrylic Handle
Elk Ridge Gentlemen Knife ER 220MMP - 3.5 Inch Closed Satin Clip And Spey Blades With Wood Handle
Elk Ridge Trapper Duck ER-220DK - 4 Inch Closed Knife With Stainless Clip And Spey Blades And Duck Artwork
Elk Ridge Manual Folder ER-2031BN - Durable Quick Access Document Organizer For Home Office
Elk Ridge Linerlock Wood ER-2030LB - Satin Drop Point Blade With Extended Tang And Wood Handle
Elk Ridge Lockback ER-2029BN - Brown Wood Handle Satin Finish Stainless Drop Point Blade 4.5 Inch Closed
Elk Ridge ER-2028GY Lockback Knife - Gray Wood Handle With Satin Stainless Tanto Blade
Elk Ridge Lockback Knife With Black Wood Handle ER-2027BK - Satin Finish Stainless Drop Point Blade Lanyard Hole
Elk Ridge Slip Joint Black ER-2025BK - 3 Inch Closed Knife With 2.5 Inch Satin Clip Blade And Black Wood Handle
Elk Ridge Slip Joint Knife - Blue Red Wood Handle, Stainless Satin Drop Point Blade, 3 Inch Closed Length
Elk Ridge Slip Joint Wood ER-2023RD - Satin Finish Stainless Blade With Brown Wood Handle And Brass Bolsters
Elk Ridge Trapper Blue SW - Mirror Finish 3Cr13 Stainless Clip And Spey Blades, Blue Southwest Acrylic Handle
Elk Ridge Trapper Flag ER 42452 AF- American Flag Acrylic Handle With Mirror Finish 3Cr13 Stainless Clip And Spey Blades
Elk Ridge Lockback Flag Knife Mirror Finish 3Cr13 Blade With American Flag Pattern Acrylic Handle
Elk Ridge Gentleman Linerlock Two Tone ER301 Knife - Matte 440 Stainless Blade With Brown Red Pakkawood Handle
Elk Ridge Trapper ER-220DR - 4 Inch Closed Knife With Stainless Clip And Spey Blades, White Smooth Bone Handle
Elk Ridge Trapper - 3.5 Inch Closed Stainless Clip And Spey Blades Brown Wood Handle
