This knife only weighs 2.4 ounces ... This is a good choice for anyone concerned with the ergonomics of smaller push-button blades because SOG purposely built the deployment button to be huge.

To disengage, you just push the button again. To go with the new lock ... on the base of the blade allows you to “roll” the knife blade out of the handle and into the locked position.

With a sub-$300 price, the Axial Shift presents an attractive value proposition among automatic knives. Here's how it ...