Knives & Tools
Knives • Machetes • Axes & Tomahawks • Multitools
The complete edge-tool catalog — fixed blades and folders for EDC and duty, machetes for clearing and bushcraft, axes and tomahawks for camp and breaching tasks, and multitools for repair and armorer work. From the Ka-Bar US Army Fighting Knife and Ontario Knife field machete through the SOG Tactical Tomahawk and SOG PowerLock Professional multitool — every major modern cutting and edge-tool category from $5.95 novelty through $200+ professional, sourced from the brands US military, law enforcement, and serious outdoor users actually carry.
Flagship picks
One Reference Product Per Discipline
The marquee item from each of our four edge-tool departments — the products US military, law enforcement, and serious outdoor users actually carry.
Knives
Ka-Bar US Army Fighting Knife
The WWII-era fixed-blade fighting knife — Olean, New York, original USMC contract pattern.
Machetes
Ontario Knife Field Machete
The long-running US-military DLA-contract field machete from Franklinville, New York.
Tomahawks
SOG Tactical Tomahawk
The flagship modern combat tomahawk — issued to US Army units during Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns.
Multitools
SOG PowerLock Professional
The catalog ceiling — Compound Leverage geared pliers, full working-grade 18-tool inventory.
About Knives & Tools at Keep Shooting
Keep Shooting's Knives & Tools department is the master umbrella for four distinct edge-tool disciplines: the Knives catalog (120+ SKUs spanning fighting knives, EDC folders, automatics, butterflies, and specialty rescue tools), the Machetes category (clearing, bushcraft, and jungle-pattern blades), the Axes & Tomahawks category (camp axes and tactical tomahawks), and the Multitools category (pliers-multitools and firearms- specific armorer tools). Together these four disciplines cover the complete cutting, chopping, and field-repair toolset that US military, law enforcement, and serious outdoor users actually carry — sourced from Cold Steel, Ka-Bar, SOG, Gerber, Ontario Knife Company, Real Avid, and others.
Knives — the largest discipline. Our Knives catalog is the deepest of the four disciplines, with 120+ SKUs organized across five sub-categories: Fixed Blade Knives (fighting knives, bushcraft knives, hunting knives — the iconic Ka-Bar US Army Fighting Knife originated as the WWII USMC-issue fighting knife and remains the reference design for the category 80 years later), Folding Knives (EDC pocket knives, locking liner-locks and frame-locks, traditional slip-joints), Automatic Knives (push-button and OTF out-the-front automatics), Butterfly Knives (balisong fan-handle knives), and Specialty Knives (TDI law-enforcement knives, karambits, strap cutters, EOD-specific blades, training knives). Brands include the full Ka-Bar military-and-tactical line, the Cold Steel Lynn Thompson lineup, the Ontario Knife Company US-military-contract line (OKC RAT-series, M11 EOD, traditional bayonets), the Gerber American-tactical lineup, and traditional patterns from European makers (the French Cognet Douk-Douk from 1929 and the Japanese Higonokami traditional friction-folder dating to 1896).
Machetes — clearing, bushcraft, and jungle blades. The Machete category covers the long-blade clearing tools used for vegetation cutting, brush clearing, trail maintenance, and bushcraft tasks. The reference machete in the catalog is the Ontario Knife Field Machete — the long-running US-military-contract field machete produced by Ontario Knife Company in Franklinville, New York under DLA contracts since the late 20th century. The OKC field machete is the standard-issue clearing tool for US Army, USMC, and allied military forces and is the reference design American bushcrafters compare other machetes against. Beyond the OKC line our machete catalog includes Cold Steel kukri-pattern and bolo-pattern machetes (the kukri and bolo are the Nepalese and Filipino regional patterns favored for heavier chopping than a conventional machete blade provides), the SOG SOGfari American-tactical machete, the Ka-Bar Cutlass Machete (Ka-Bar's contribution to the long- blade category), the iconic Woodman's Pal (American billhook-pattern multi-blade clearing tool used by US Army Signal Corps in WWII and still in production), plus authentic military surplus machetes from Australian, French, and US military stocks.
Axes & Tomahawks — camp axes and tactical tomahawks. Our Axes & Tomahawks category spans the full range of striking-and-chopping tools from camp axes and hatchets (Cold Steel Frontier Hawk, Cold Steel Hudson Bay Camp Axe) through tactical breaching tomahawks (the SOG Tactical Tomahawk is the flagship modern combat tomahawk and was issued to US Army units during the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns; the SOG FastHawk is the smaller compact version) to throwing axes (Cold Steel Competition Throwing Axe) and dedicated breaching/trench tools (Cold Steel Trench Hawk, the American Tomahawk Company Vietnam-era M48 reissue tomahawks). The American Tomahawk Company Vietnam-tomahawk story is worth knowing: in 1966 American Tomahawk Company began producing combat tomahawks for US Army Special Forces in Vietnam under the SOG-issue M48 Vietnam Tactical Tomahawk program — the same SOG (Studies and Observations Group) unit whose name was later adopted by SOG Specialty Knives & Tools when Spencer Frazer founded that company in 1986. The combat tomahawk thus has a continuous American military legacy from 1966 through the present.
Multitools — pliers-multitools and armorer's tools. Our Multitools category covers the modern pliers-multitool (invented by Tim Leatherman in 1983 in Portland, Oregon and now an entire tool category) and related armorer's tools. The catalog ceiling is the SOG PowerLock Professional Multi-Tool at $83.50 — the full-feature working-grade pliers-multitool with SOG's Compound Leverage geared pliers mechanism that increases gripping force 2× relative to a conventional fulcrum. Mid-tier options include the Gerber Truss and Vise (American military contract heritage), value-tier options from Roxon (Rhino H1 Hammer multitool and SPARK), compact pocket-clip EDC from True Utility (British) and Baladeo (French), and the firearms- specific category — the Real Avid AMP Next Gen AR-15 Multi-Tool for AR-15 armorer tasks, the Ruger 1911 Multi-Tool for 1911 maintenance, and the military- issue ASEK Aircrew Survival Egress Knife for aviation strap-cutter use.
The brands behind the catalog. Keep Shooting's Knives & Tools department is sourced from the manufacturers that US military, law enforcement, and serious outdoor users actually carry — not catalog filler from no-name importers. Ka-Bar (Olean, New York, the WWII USMC fighting-knife contractor and one of the most decorated American knife makers), Cold Steel (Lynn Thompson's American tactical lineup, founded 1980), SOG Specialty Knives & Tools (Lynnwood, Washington, founded 1986 and named for the Vietnam-era MACV-SOG unit), Gerber Gear (Portland, Oregon, founded 1939, the dominant American military- and-outdoor tactical brand), Ontario Knife Company (Franklinville, New York, founded 1889 and the long-running US-military bayonet, machete, and EOD-knife contractor), Walther (German firearms maker with a small EDC knife line), NcStar (American value-tier tactical brand with budget knives), and Real Avid (Maryland-based gun-tool specialist with the AR-15 armorer line) round out the brand list. For traditional- pattern blades, our catalog also includes Cognet of France (Douk-Douk peasant folder, 1929) and Higonokami of Japan (traditional friction folder, 1896).
Selection guide — choosing the right edge tool. Most users will end up with a kit of complementary edge tools rather than a single all-purpose blade. A typical well-equipped kit looks like: a primary fixed-blade knife (Ka-Bar fighting knife, Becker BK2, or OKC RAT-7 for general camp/duty use), an EDC folding knife for daily pocket carry (Ka-Bar Dozier, Gerber Paraframe, or a traditional Douk-Douk depending on budget and aesthetic), a working-tier multitool for the pliers/screwdriver/saw tasks a knife cannot handle (Gerber Truss for mid-tier or SOG PowerLock for professional-grade), and one chopping tool — either a machete for vegetation/brush or a camp axe or tactical tomahawk for wood chopping and breaching. Together those four tools handle approximately 90% of common field cutting tasks. For a complete field kit, add an entrenching tool from our Shovels category and a working-grade firearms armorer's tool such as the Real Avid AMP if you maintain your own ARs.
Specialty and rescue applications. Beyond the general-purpose-cutting use case, our Knives & Tools department covers several specialty applications. Law enforcement officers, EMS personnel, and aviation aircrew often carry dedicated specialty and rescue knives — the Ka-Bar TDI Law Enforcement Knife (designed by John Benner for last-ditch use by officers whose primary firearm is unavailable), the OKC M11 EOD (the long-running US Army EOD-team-issue field knife), and dedicated strap cutters and emergency glass-breakers for vehicle-rescue use. For aviation aircrew, the military-issue ASEK Aircrew Survival Egress Knife is the standard-issue article. For training and martial- arts use, our catalog includes Cold Steel rubber training knives (1911, Beretta 92, Ruger LCR pattern training guns) and Bear & Son butterfly trainers — non-cutting tools for practicing manipulation and weapon- retention drills without injury risk.
Keep Shooting ships all knives and tools from our Pennsylvania warehouse with free shipping on orders over $49.95 and hassle-free returns. Whether you are building out a complete field kit, replacing a worn-out military-issue Ka-Bar, equipping a bushcraft pack with a kukri and camp axe, sourcing a Real Avid AMP for AR-15 home armorer tasks, or selecting a gift-tier multitool for the gun owner in your life — every product across all four disciplines is from a respected manufacturer with genuine design pedigree, sourced from the brands US military, law enforcement, and serious outdoor users actually carry.
Frequently Asked Questions — Knives and Tools
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