About this knife

This folding knife features 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 blue textured aluminum handle. Manufactured in Pakistan, it rounds out the color range for rescue-tool retailers. A wholesale item for retailers targeting first-responder and emergency-preparedness customers.

Specifications

Manufacturer
Pakistan Knives Factory, Sialkot, Pakistan
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

Blue rescue folder: buyers' common questions

What makes a good knife for a firefighter?

A good one does a few things well rather than many things badly. Look for a seatbelt cutter that works with the blade closed, a glass breaker you can strike with confidence and a blade that opens with one hand. This blue model has all three, plus a 9 cm stainless blade and a 12.5 cm textured handle long enough for a full grip in gloves.

What is the price of this blue pocket knife in Pakistan?

US$4.50 per piece (PKR 1,760 for buyers in Pakistan). From 50 pieces the price drops to US$3.15 per piece. For a larger order, send us the quantity on WhatsApp or by email and we will quote a lower rate.

Why choose blue over black?

Mostly to tell knives apart. In a shared station locker or a family car, a blue handle is instantly recognisable as yours, while the blade and rescue tools are identical to the black, red and green versions.

Sharpening

Field sharpening the blue folder in four steps

Most firefighter knives get sharpened in the field rather than at a bench, so a simple routine beats an elaborate one.

  1. Every few weeks, draw the edge through a carbide or ceramic pocket sharpener: three or four light pulls, with no downward pressure.
  2. Once or twice a year, give the 9 cm blade a full session on a combination stone, coarse side first, then fine, at about 20 degrees.
  3. Remove the burr with a few alternating strokes on a strop, or on the smooth back of a leather belt.
  4. Test on a sheet of paper or an offcut of webbing: the edge should slice cleanly without tearing.
Complete the set

Colour-matched extras for the blue model

Matching accessories make an easy add-on when this stainless Pakistan knife is bought as a present:

Display & retail

Making blue the eye-catcher in a rescue range

Shown together, the rescue folders read as one family in several colours, and blue is the shade that breaks up a row of black, grey and green.

  • Display one blue knife open, showing the 9 cm coated blade, and keep the others closed so the belt-cutter hook and glass breaker face the customer.
  • Shelve the range beside torches, first-aid kits and car-care products rather than with kitchen knives: these buyers are thinking about emergencies, not cooking.
  • Add a small card that explains the three functions in one line each.
  • Push the range in autumn, when drivers prepare their cars for winter, and again before Father's Day.

A note that each Pakistan knife in the range is made in Sialkot answers the origin question before it is asked.