Types of Knives

Knives may be categorised according to their function. This includes knives as utensils, weapons, tools, and even religious or traditional devices. Here we list the types of knives from each of these categories:

Knives as Utensils

• Bread Knives
• Boning Knives
• Carving Knives
• Chef’s Knives
• Electric Knives
• Table Knives

Knives as Weapons

• Bayonet
• Combat Knives
• Shiv
• Srbosjek
• Throwing Knives
• Trench Knives

Knives as Tools

• Bowie Knives
• Butterfly Knives
• Diver’s Knives
• Electrician’s Knives
• Hunting Knives
• Linoleum Knives
• Machete
• Multitool
• Palette Knives
• Scalpel
• Straight Razor
• Survival Knives
• Switchblade
• Utility Knives
• Paper Knives

Knives as Religious or Traditional Devices

• Atheme
• Kirpan
• Kilaya
• Kris
• Kukri
• Puukko
• Seax
• Sgian Dubh