Best Folding Pocket Knife for UK Survival
A pocket knife is one of the very few knives you are legally allowed to carry in the UK. As we all know, the Uk knife laws are very strict and if you are caught carrying an illegal knife you could be looking at some serious repercussions.
If you are in any way in doubt, I suggest a quick trip to https://www.gov.uk/find-out-if-i-can-buy-or-carry-a-knife to see what the law says.
I would also like to add that the legalities of carrying a knife of any sort depends on the circumstances and the type of knife – a folding pocket knife is one of the few you can carry legally – but you would have big problems carrying one into a football match or to a concert if you got stopped – you see what I mean - ’The Circumstances’…
What is constitutes a folding pocket knife.
- knife with a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62 cm) or less.
And thats it..! The blade must not be fixed and can any be opened by actually folding the blade out – a flick knife style blade that shoots out is not folding..
- So, for the purpose of this ‘Best Folding Pocket Knife for UK Survival’ guide I have concentrated on LEGAL pocket knives for the UK only.
So what makes the Best Folding Pocket Knife for Survival here in the UK.?
- Blade is locked in position when closed
- Very light weight
- One hand operation to open blade
- Belt/pocket clip
There are many folding pocket knives to choose from, but below I have listed my top 5 favourites -
*use the column arrows within the headers to help you choose from blade lengths, price etc…….
Description | Photo | Price £££ | Blade Length inches | Closed Length inches | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerber Paraframe Mini Fine Edge Clip Point Click here to view full details, prices and customer reviews  |   | 8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 9.5 |
| Gerber Remix Tactical Folding Clip Knife Click here to view full details, prices and customer reviews |   | 24 | 3 | 4.86 | 9 |
| Nieto Pocket Knife With Ironwood Handle Click here to view full details, prices and customer reviews |   | 18 | 2.75 | 4 | 8.5 |
| Gerber Bear Grylls Compact Scout 31000760 Click here to view full details, prices and customer reviews |   | 11 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 9 |
| Gerber Paraframe-I Serrated Stainless Steel SERRATED Edge Click here to view full details, prices and customer reviews |   | 18 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 9.5 |
