Soon after, moving pictures of the time started depicting street toughs carrying these blades.

This was a Hollywood fabrication that eventually led to many young greaser punks packing the knives around.

Thats why we found the 14 best automatic knives that most people can carry.

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Just be sure to check your local laws before you get busted with a switchblade.

This does it with a price you’re able to stomach.

#4 CRKT Lakes P.A.L.

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Made by mad knife genius Ron Lake, the P.A.L.

It also has CPM154 stainless steel that holds an edge for ages in an anodized aluminum handle.

A nasty, inwardly curved blade good for gutting and cutting, the 610ST suffers no fools.

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Each brand specializes in these kind of cutters and both make the best on the market today.

#13 Microtech Ultratech Damascus Hellhound

Microtech is already the 800 lbs.

gorilla with the 800 lbs.

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price tag, but their Ultratech line manages to crank this up yet another notch.

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Is there anything weve missed?

Wed really like to know what you think about automatic knives and which one you use.

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Prometheus Design Werx DW Invictus MIL-LE Edition - automatic knife

Microtech Ultratech Damascus Hellhound - automatic knife

Microtech Combat Troodon - automatic knife

ProTech Pro-Strider SnG - automatic knife

Benchmade Presidio - automatic knife

Brous Blades Bionic - automatic knife

Benchmade 2550 Mini-Reflex II - automatic knife

Zero Tolerance 610ST - automatic knife

H&K Entourage - automatic knife

Kershaw Launch 1 - automatic knife

CRKT Lake’s PAL - automatic knife

Mikov Predator - automatic knife

Boker Kalashnikov - automatic knife

Schrade SC90 - automatic knife