For nearly three decades, Columbia River Knife & Tool® (CRKT®) has relentlessly pursued what’s next. We’re always exploring, experimenting, and pushing the envelope. It’s an endless collaboration with our designers. A constant questioning—“What if you could make a stronger, safer lock?” “Wouldn’t it be cool to revolutionize the way a folding knife deploys? “Why not make our innovations available to all our designers to cross-pollinate ideas?” Our curiosity has made all the difference for industry leading innovations like the Field Strip, Deadbolt®, Kinematic®, and iconic designs like M16®, Minimalist®, and Pilar®.
The Homefront Compact from Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) has the looks of a classic WWII knife with the fit and finish of a modern favorite. A high-end version of...
Discreetly compact enough to stow in your shirt pocket, the CEO Flipper folding knife by Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) is as sophisticated as it is functional. Designed with...
Break it down to brass tacks: the P.S.D. (PARTICLE. SEPARATION. DEVICE.) from Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) is made to slice. This everyday carry folding knife’s blade is...
Designed by Ken Onion in Kaneohe, Hawaii, the Bona Fide™ from Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) is an homage to his roots. Onion made Hawaii home many years ago. So, to pay tribute...
Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) has produced Kit Carson's popular M16® line in many variations over the past decade. The glass-filled nylon version has built the largest user...
The Provoke™ First Responder morphing karambit knife by Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) is among the first to feature Kinematic® technology, staying neatly tucked away in transit...
Batten down the hatches. We’re convinced that the word “dainty” isn’t in Designer Flavio Ikoma’s vocabulary. We take his new Deadbolt® innovation as definitive proof. With it,...
Designed by Ken Onion in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Columbia River Knife and Tool's Foresight Assisted is a tactically-inspired everyday carry urban tactical knife that proves form follows...
Designer Brian Tighe leverages his years of working as a machinist when creating a knife. BT Fighter knives are two of the best representations of this method to date. With deeply...
The Provoke™ knife draws on ancient karambit design but it’s hiding a futuristic secret. The first knife ever to feature Kinematic™ technology, it stays neatly tucked away in ...
A remarkable array of products crafted in partnership with top designers, this launch demonstrates the brand’s movement toward more premium product offerings.
CRKT has quietly added a slew of new for 2019 products to its website. More than ten fresh designs are on the way, including a brand new locking mechanism, bigger versions of ...
Designer TJ Schwarz of Boise, Idaho channeled his expertise in mechanical engineering and employed his affinity for classic cars to produce this head-turning new release.
Designer Tom Krein exercised his mastery of design in the new Gungho™. Strikingly simple, this everyday carry folding knife features an all-over dark black look that carries easily...
There are many uses for knives, especially in law enforcement. They can be used as a rescue tool, in a utility aspect to cut something open or carried as a last-ditch defensive...
Incorporating their Field Strip technology – which was sorely needed and a long time coming to the knife industry – this Ken Onion designed blade is impressive.
Every person who looked at this knife said the same thing: The blade flies out of the handle, with very little coaxing and hardly any repositioning of the hand. This product has...
Two card stock forms can be found somewhere in this issue. Fill these out and circle the corresponding number of the advertisement you’d like more information on or which product...
A knife is one of the primary tools that a law enforcement officer carries. Not only can a knife be used as a weapon in close quarters or crowded areas, where discharging a firearm...
Part of CRKT’s Forged by War program, the Xolotl combines veteran insight with modern craftsmanship, offering a reliable, purpose-built tool for law enforcement professionals....
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The RTD is named for and inspired by the Ruger® 10/22 Takedown®. Designed by Matthew Lerch and featuring Ken Onion’s innovative Field Strip Technology, it can be taken apart for...
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