The Missoula-based brand brings its legendary ruggedness, MagnaCut steel, and precision engineering to the everyday carry market.
For nearly six years, Montana Knife Company has been synonymous with hard-use fixed blades. Master Bladesmith Josh Smith—who at one time was the youngest person to earn his master smith stamp from the American Bladesmith Society—started the company in a two-car garage with a single goal: build the best hunting knife on the market. It’s difficult to argue he’s done anything other than exactly that, and in the process has earned the absolute trust of the outdoor community.
While the Missoula-based brand is deeply rooted in its hunting heritage, it has steadily built a full slate of options for hard work and everyday carry. Now, MKC is bringing its uncompromising standards to the EDC world with its first-ever folding knife: The Montana.
This highly versatile liner lock folder features a drop-point blade sized just right to handle everything from stripping wire on the job site to gutting a cutthroat trout at the creek.
“Five years of scaling our manufacturing right here in Montana made our first folder possible,” Smith said. “People will see a liner lock knife that weighs less than three ounces and is engineered to a thousandth of an inch, built to fit in any pocket and operate without service for years. But what matters most is that The Montana is built to be used and handed down just like every other knife we make.”
True to the brand’s premium manufacturing ethos, the knife features a working stonewash MagnaCut blade and durable G10 handle scales. Weighing a nimble 2.84 ounces, it delivers workhorse capability in a pocket-friendly footprint.
The Montana drops exclusively on the company’s website on June 4 at 7 p.m. MDT. Quantities will be limited, so expect a fast sellout.
Montana Specifications
Blade Material: MagnaCut
Blade Finish: Stonewash
Handle Material: G10
Mechanism: Liner Lock Folding
Overall Length: 7 5/8 inches
Blade Length: 3 1/4 inches
Blade Thickness: 0.118 inch
Weight: 2.84 ounces
MSRP: $390
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This is absurd… There are Magnacut knives with g10 for $150 or less. There is nothing special at all about this knife. Just another greedy company charging WAY more than they should.
MKC says “built to fit every pocket”. From the picture the pocket clip does not look reversible, so I guess if you carry if your left pocket you’re just screwed. I don’t understand why knife makers make there “all around versatile” knives but limit who can carry them.