Innovations & Technology

  1. Introducing Two New Innovations: Field Strip Gen II and Assisted Opening

    Most of the year we’ve got the throttle fully punched. It takes our full team working—at what sometimes feels like mach speed—to bring our newest line of knives and tools to life. To you. Every day we show up feeling proud of what we do. But no moment better illustrates this than when we get to step back and show...
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  2. The Provoke™ in the Field with the HRPD

    The Provoke™ in the Field with the HRPD

    Officer Martin has been carrying an Ed Halligan-designed K.I.S.S.® knife in the pants pocket of his uniform or on his MOLLE gear for over a decade. It shows in the softened edges of the handle, the gentle wear around the pivot point, and the pliability of the pocket clip. “The black oxide finish on the blade, though, doesn’t look like it’s worn...
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  3. Deadbolt: Strength in Simplicity

    Deadbolt: Strength in Simplicity

    Flavio Ikoma is a legacy designer at CRKT—his powerful designs and hardworking knives are defining pillars that have held CRKT up for a quarter century. So when Ken Onion approached Doug Flagg, CRKT’s VP of Marketing and Innovation, with an incredible new knife design and a need for an equally powerful mechanism, he knew just who to call. Flavio’s Solution...
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