Top 10 fixed EDC knives

The LionSteel M1 is a crowd favourite; and with good reason! M390 steel, Italian design, wooden handle, amazing finish, and all that for an amazing price. You can easily carry the leather sheath in your pocket and with the lanyard you can easily pull it out. This knife is available with different handle materials.

The CRKT Minimalist is as its name already suggests: simple and effective. For years it has been one of CRKT's most popular fixed knives. With such a price and utilitarian design that isn't too surprising. The plastic sheath fits perfectly and comes with a neck cord and belt clip.

Those who keep an eye on our social media and website, probably won't be surprised to see the Spyderco Stok in this top 10! This fixed EDC knife was designed by our very own Knivesandtools employee Sjoerd Stok. With its compact size and friendly-looking appearance, the Stok is ideal for urban environments. Also, its low weight of only 100 grams makes the Stok an excellent choice for those looking for an effective back-up blade.

Looking for a fixed knife with outdoor ambitions? The Mora Eldris is the right choice for you. This knife is perfect for smaller tasks around the camp, food prep, wood carving or making a one-stick fire. It's an ideal knife to put in your backpack alongside your larger outdoor knife. You can carry it as a neck knife or put it in your jacket pocket.

The Mercury Kali Sheepsfoot is a compact fixed knife for everyday use. Each knife comes with a nice, black leather sheath with belt clip. This allows you to carry the knife in your pocket, or attach it to the edge of your pocket with the clip. In short: this knife is very versatile and that's why we like it!

A hunting knife in a top 10 EDC knives? Why not? The Benchmade Hidden Canyon Hunter is a compact and light-weight hunting knife, that can also be used as an EDC knife. However, when you hold it you notice that the ergonomics and usability of the knife were carefully thought through. The blade is made from high-end CPM S90V steel. One of the best types of steel for EDC use.

The Civivi Elementum is one of the very best EDC pocket knives of all time. It's famous for its practical design, friendly appearance and excellent value for money. A true to friend to all! The Mini Elementum Fixed is a smaller fixed version of this pocket knife, with the same qualities as the bigger version.

The MKM Makro is a compact EDC knife, designed by Jesper Voxnaes. He designed this knife after the success of its baby brother, the MKM Mikro. With a blade length of 7.5 cm, the Makro is still quite subtle in terms of size, but considerably larger than its predecessor. The knife is perfect for a variety of tasks without getting in the way of its EDC potential or friendly look and feel.

One of our favourites because of its unique design: the Amare Knives A-Max, designed by Uli Hennicke. He designed the A-Max as an EDC neck knife. You carry this knife in its kydex sheath around your neck with the neck cord. This means you'll always have the knife close at hand. You can easily take the knife from its sheath by putting your index finger through the hole and taking the knife from the sheath.

The Abbey Black is a sight to behold! It's the perfect knife for your chest pocket or on your desk. The most remarkable part of the Abbey is its handle. It has an inlay made from vinyl, and not just any vinyl. Vinyl made from recycled vinyl records. Really cool!

The LionSteel M1 is our most favourite fixed EDC blade. M390 steel, Italian design, wooden handle, amazing finish: what's not to love? And all that for an amazing price. You can easily carry the leather sheath in your pocket and with the lanyard you can easily pull it out. Available with different handle materials.

The CRKT Minimalist is as its name already suggests: simple and effective. For years it is one of CRKT's most popular fixed knives. With such a price and utilitarian design that isn't too surprising. The plastic sheath fits perfectly and comes with a neck cord and belt clip.

Looking for a fixed knife with survival ambitions? If so you could opt for the ESEE Izula. Can be used with the micarta scales, or without to make it even lighter. The sheath is incredibly practical and can be carried in different ways. This II-version has a slightly longer handle and is better suited for larger hands.

PSK: Pocket Survival Knife. The name already says it all: a survival knife for in your pocket. Relatively small, but with its razor-sharp and thin convex edge it is incredibly effective. The cool thing about Bark River is that each of their knives contains so much manual work and that each knife is ergonomically sound.

Danish pocket-sized design: the GiantMouse GMF-1. Designed by Jesper Voxnaes and Jens Ansø from Denmark, and made in Maniago, Italy. Great about this knife are the small details. Subtle grip serrations, stunning bevelled edges. The leather sheath is perfect for your pocket.

What is true for the aforementioned Izula, is also true for the Candiru. Only slightly smaller, to make sure taking it with you is even easier. And even more affordable. The great thing about the Candiru is that it is also available in different colours.

The Böker Plus Pocket Knife is a fixed knife which was specifically designed for in your pocket. The sheath is enhanced with an UltiClip to make sure it will stay in your pocket when you take the knife out. A practical knife for daily use.

The EnZo Necker is a compact and practical neck knife. Available in many different versions and with different sheaths to make sure there is something for everyone. As such you even select a Scandi-version.

The TRC Speed Demon is a high-end knife from Lithuania. The M390 steel retains its sharpness for a very long time and the quality of the sheath is remarkably high. You can carry it as a neck knife, but it is also enhanced with a flexible belt loop to make sure you can hang it from your belt.