Rescue knives are essential for emergency and outdoor situations, with features such as folding blades, seat belt cutters, and glass-breaking tools. Swiss Army knives have multiple tools that fold into an oblong center piece. Rescue knives come in various sizes and have textured handles, with some including a case or sheath. Blades can be smooth or serrated, and some have blunt ends with glass breakers. Additional features can include whistles and flashlights.
A rescue knife is a tool made for emergency and outdoor situations. This type of survival folding knife is associated with use by firefighters and military personnel, but is also useful for taking on camping or adventure trips, as well as keeping in a vehicle in case of an emergency. While all rescue knives include a folding blade, a rescue knife can have many other survival features.
A Swiss Army knife is a classic type of rescue knife first created by the Victorinox Company. Rather than having a typical knife handle with a folding blade, Swiss Army knives have an oblong center piece into which many different tools fold, including a knife blade. This center piece can be red, blue, yellow, silver or black. The smaller Swiss Army Rescue Knives have a knife blade, nail file and scissors, while the larger models include tools such as tweezers, a wire stripper, a screwdriver, a wrench, a glass saw and a belt cutter .
Seat belt cutters are a popular feature on many types of rescue knives, especially knives sold as firefighter rescue knives, as they can help remove people trapped in a vehicle such as after a car accident . The seat belt cutter can be spring loaded for easy access. A rescue knife is also likely to have a glass-breaking tool such as a windshield.
Most styles of rescue knives have a black fiberglass or nylon handle. It can be textured or include finger grips. A full-sized rescue knife has a handle that fits easily in the hand, but there are also mini-sized rescue knives that are a little harder to work with but have the advantage of fitting almost anywhere, like in your trouser pocket . A full-sized survival rescue knife may include a case or sheath and usually fits inside a boot or hangs from a tool belt. Most folding rescue knives have stainless steel blades.
Many of the blades on knife rescue tools are smooth, but some are heavily serrated or toothed to allow for cutting. Some survival knives have a blunt rather than pointed end and these may include a specially designed fitting such as a glass breaker. A folding rescue knife can have many small useful items such as a high-pitched whistle and a miniature flashlight.
Protect your devices with Threat Protection by NordVPN
