Firefighter Knives Ref. 9701

Black Textured Grip Rescue Folding Knife – 12.5 cm Handle, Glass Breaker & Belt Cutter

This rescue folding knife has a black textured grip, glass breaker and belt cutter, assisted opening, made in Pakistan.

$4.50
Unit price. Rates are degressive by quantity, size and material.
Wholesale $3.15
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  • Factory direct Sialkot, since 1982
  • Worldwide shipping
  • Private label on request
  • Wholesale pricing by quantity

About this knife

This folding knife pairs a 9 cm black-coated stainless steel blade with assisted opening, a glass-breaker pommel and a belt-cutter hook, set into a 12.5 cm black textured aluminum handle. Manufactured in Pakistan, it's built as a genuine emergency rescue tool for vehicle or home kits. A wholesale item for retailers targeting first-responder and emergency-preparedness customers.

Specifications

Weight
0.165 kg
Blade size (cm)
9
Handle size (cm)
12.5
Blade
Stainless steel
Handle
Aluminium
Rescue tools
Glass breaker & seatbelt cutter
Opening
Assisted
Compatible sheath
Ref. 2073, sold separately
Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

Questions & answers

Stocking the black rescue folder: buyer questions

What makes a good knife for a firefighter?

Tools that still work when conditions are at their worst: gloved hands, smoke, a vehicle on its side. This one keeps them simple. The seatbelt cutter hook and the glass-breaker pommel can be found by feel, assisted opening deploys the blade with one hand, and the textured black aluminium grip does not turn in a wet glove. Between emergencies, the 9 cm blade handles tape, cord and packaging.

What is the price of this pocket knife in Pakistan?

Shoppers in Pakistan see the unit price in rupees (PKR) at the top of the page and can order it through WhatsApp. Stations, rescue teams and shops buying a carton pay less per knife as the quantity rises; send us your numbers by WhatsApp or email for a quote.

Is a sheath included?

No. The knife is sized for our black leather sheath ref. 2073, a split-leather pouch with a riveted belt-loop bar and a snap closure, sold separately. Many buyers order both together, so the knife rides on a belt rather than loose in a door pocket.

Sharpening

Keeping a coated rescue blade keen

Most firefighter rescue knives have a dark coating on the blade, and this one is no exception. Sharpening it is simple once you know what to expect.

  1. The coating will wear off along the bevel the first time: that thin bright line is bare stainless steel and does no harm.
  2. Use a medium bench stone, around 1000 grit, and hold the 9 cm blade at roughly 20 degrees, a sturdy angle for webbing and cord.
  3. Work in short strokes from heel to tip, keeping the stone on the bevel so the black finish above it stays unmarked.
  4. Raise a light burr, turn the knife over and match the strokes, then finish on a fine stone or a leather strop.
  5. Leave the recessed belt-cutter blade alone until it starts to drag; then a few light passes with a thin round rod will do.
Made in Sialkot

Sialkot skills behind a coloured rescue folder

Sialkot, in Punjab, has worked steel for centuries, and its knife trade still runs on a network of specialised workshops: grinders, heat-treaters, polishers, handle makers and assemblers, many of them family businesses. A rescue folder draws on several of those skills at once. In a typical build, the 9 cm blade is cut from stainless sheet, hardened, ground and given its black coating, the 12.5 cm aluminium handle is machined and textured for grip, and the glass breaker and belt-cutter hook are fitted at the butt before final assembly.

The result is a stainless Pakistan folding knife built around function, finished in plain black so it looks at home in a glovebox, a toolbox or a station locker.

Pro tip

Store it within reach of a belted driver

A rescue knife in the boot is no help to someone held by a jammed seatbelt. Keep this one where the driver can reach it while still buckled in: the door pocket, the centre console or a sheath fixed beside the seat. Test the spot by sitting belted and reaching for it with one hand. Black vanishes in a dark car, so always put this Pakistani knife back in exactly the same place.