Assisted Opening Knives

Ken Onion and Kershaw Knives have proven to be the perfect match in production knife arena. The creation of the Chive with Speedsafe started the great relationship between Ken and Kershaw that remains strong today. Speedsafe offers assisted opening that rivals automatic knives. The heart of the SpeedSafe system is its torsion bar. Closed, the torsion bar helps keep the knife closed, preventing it from being opened by gravity. In order to open the knife, simply apply manual pressure to the thumb stud or using the index opening system to overcome the resistance of the torsion bar. After the blade is out of the handle, the torsion bar engages and opens the blade the rest of the way at lighting speed. Some of the Ken Onion and Kershaw Knives that take advantage of Speedsafe are the Leek, Scallion, Chive, Rake, and Blackout to just mention a few.

We are sure that you will find all Kershaw Knives with Speedsafe will not only meet, but will exceed all of your expectations.