Knife Standards

AKTI takes seriously its goal to educate and inform about knives as valuable tools.  Below are resources developed and approved by the sporting knife and tool industry to help the industry, users, lawmakers and law enforcement with consistent laws and enforcement to protect everyone.

• AKTI Approved Knife Definitions | (PDF version)
• Understanding Bias Toward Closure and Knife Mechanisms
• Expanded Introduction to AKTI Approved Knife Definitions
• AKTI Protocol for Measuring Knife Blade Length | (PDF version)
• How to Measure the Blade Length of a Knife Video