Everyone knows Case, Buck, Cold Steel, Gerber, CRKT. You could name a couple of other pocket knife brands, too, as there are many that have a lot of visibility in the market. These are the frequent fliers on “best of” lists, but whether you are an actual knife collector or you just carry daily for personal or professional reasons, here are 3 pocket knife brands you need to know...

There are more pocket knife steels than you could shake a stick (knife?) at. Not all of them are great. This post will cover some of the better ones. It is important to note that of the best quality pocket knife steels covered here, we will not focus on the super steels that are very expensive, like Elmax, MagnaCut, S90V, and others in this class - not because they are not good steels, but...