Montana Knife Company's The Montana features a sleek fixed blade with a black textured handle, ideal for outdoor use.
The Montana knife features a sleek stainless steel blade and a textured black handle, designed for durability and precision.
The Montana folding knife features a sleek black handle with textured grip and a stainless steel blade, made in the USA.
The Montana knife features a sleek black handle with a stainless steel blade and a secure pocket clip for easy carry.
Close-up of The Montana knife's textured handle and precision thumb stud, showcasing its durable design and craftsmanship.
Close-up of The Montana knife's handle, showcasing its durable design and precision-engineered locking mechanism.
Close-up of The Montana knife showcasing its durable blade and textured handle, highlighting American craftsmanship.
Close-up of the Montana Knife Company's The Montana knife handle, showcasing textured black material and logo detail.
The Montana knife features a sleek stainless steel blade and a textured black handle, designed for durability and performance.
Montana Knife Company's The Montana folding knife features a sleek stainless steel blade and a durable black handle.
The Montana knife features a sleek, stainless steel blade and a durable black handle, ideal for everyday carry.
Close-up of The Montana knife's pivot mechanism, showcasing its durable construction and precision engineering.
Close-up of The Montana knife showing its textured black handle and stainless steel pocket clip, designed for durability.

THE MONTANA

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THE MONTANA

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8659 Robbins Rd
Missoula MT 59808
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+18888888888

Frenchtown,
Montana

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When Master Bladesmith Josh Smith founded Montana Knife Company, he was already thirty years into making custom liner locks by hand. These kinds of customs sell for ten to thirty thousand dollars apiece. 

The Montana is the first folder Josh has built at production scale, with a team of engineers and machinists who could match what he does on the bench.

With an overall length of 7 5/8", the Montana is an EDC liner lock built around a hardened stainless pivot, custom bronze-cage bearings on silicon nitride balls, and a full flat grind MagnaCut blade taken to the thinnest edge we’ve ever ground. The liners run harder than the category standard, extend the handle’s full length, and feed blade load into compression rather than bending. When closed, it measures only 4.31" and has a handle thickness of 0.45", making it fit into any pocket seamlessly.

G10 scales with a 3D-milled micro-texture. Titanium hardware. A custom deep-carry clip with flat-head screws set flush.

The blade goes back into the mill after heat treatment for its most critical surfaces. That’s the kind of step nobody else takes. That same standard applies to every part of The Montana from start to finish.

Specs
  • Blade Steel
    Magnacut Stainless Steel
  • Design
    Liner Lock Folder
  • Overall Length
    7 5/8”
  • Blade Length
    3 1/4"
  • Blade Thickness
    .118"
  • Knife Weight
    2.84 Oz
  • Blade Finish
    Stonewash
  • Handle Material
    G10
  • Manufactured
    Made in the USA
  • Hand Finished
    in Montana

THE MONTANA LINER LOCK

performance in every detail

Close-up of The Montana knife's handle, showcasing its durable design and precision-engineered locking mechanism.
Close-up of the Montana Knife Company's The Montana knife handle, showcasing textured black material and logo detail.
Close-up of The Montana knife showcasing its durable blade and textured handle, highlighting American craftsmanship.
Montana Knife Company's The Montana folding knife features a sleek stainless steel blade and a durable black handle.
Close-up of The Montana knife's textured handle and precision thumb stud, showcasing its durable design and craftsmanship.
MKC PRECISION INSET LINER LOCK

30 years of experience, compiled into one single lock mechanism.

Most liner locks flex under load. The Montana’s was built to get stronger under pressure, not weaker, with forces running through the most supported part of the frame. Harder liners (2 to 4 points above industry standard), a hardened stainless ground pivot, and a lock face geometry refined through more iterations than any other component on this knife.

The result is a lock that does its job and gets out of your way.
CUSTOM BALL-BEARING ACTION

Smooth and buttery on the open. Crisp detent. Lockup you can feel.

The oversized silicon nitride ball bearings contained in a bronze cage create a more rigid, stable feel than any folder on the market. The thumb stud is machined into the blade after hardening. That’s one of the most difficult operations on the entire knife, and it’s one of the last we perform so the parts you interact with most are the most precise.

When the blade isn’t supposed to move, it doesn’t. Open, closed, locked: every position feels intentional.
TRAILING POINT STONEWASH MAGNACUT STEEL BLADE

A blade shape rooted in Josh’s custom heritage, built for precision EDC work.

The trailing point pays homage to what Josh has traditionally made by hand for over three decades.

The trailing point, paired with the same signature upsweep that made the Speedgoat a fan favorite, gives the Montana a blade profile that’s distinctly MKC. With a weight of less than an ounce, and a stonewash finish, the blade features surgical tip built for detail work, controlled cuts, and the kind of precision tasks you expect an EDC to handle.

THE SLICIEST EDGE WE’VE EVER GROUND

Full flat grind MagnaCut, ground to 10 thousandths of an inch.

Developed by metallurgist Larrin Thomas, PhD, MagnaCut gives you the best of both worlds: edge retention and toughness without the trade-offs you’d expect from stainless steel.

The Montana’s full flat grind produces the thinnest edge we’ve ever put on a blade, ground thinner than even the Mini Speedgoat. Opening packages, cutting cord, and slicing through zip ties is effortless. This is the sharpest blade geometry MKC has produced.

Learn more about MagnaCut stainless steel from its creator.

the ultimate edc

durability to outlast
FULLY 3D-MILLED G10 HANDLE

Deceivingly thin. Fully contoured. Built to disappear in your pocket and lock into your grip.

The bulletproof G10 scales sit over full-length stainless steel liners, giving you rigidity through the entire frame.

We 3D-milled the handle with curvature in both directions, then milled micro-texture back in. There’s enough grip to hold in wet or sweaty conditions without the risk of snagging fabric. G10 won’t crack, warp, or degrade over time, and all hardware is titanium.

Every detail in the handle is intentional. Even the inlaid arrowhead, a nod to our deep ties to archery, hides a structural screw that cinches the liner to the handle for added rigidity.
DEEP CARRY POCKET CLIP

Easy in. Easy out. Nothing catches or bunches.

The Montana’s fold-over deep carry clip sits in the sweet spot: not too long, not too short. Made from 420 Stainless steel, it keeps weight light, and maintains durability. We used flat head screws with countersunk holes so everything sits flush with the handle. Unlike the round-head hardware most companies reuse from other parts of the assembly, our clip screws won’t wear out or bunch up fabric under the clip. The clip also features the MKC Arrowhead inspired by traditional tools of self-reliance and craftsmanship.
MKC Generations Promise showcasing free lifetime sharpening and maintenance for Montana Knife Company products.
FREE SHARPENING FOR LIFE AND BEYOND

MKC Generations® is our promise to restore your knife to its original, unmatched working condition.

MKC will clean, sharpen, repair, and even reshape your blades when necessary, as well as rewrapping handles, all free of charge. While we perform all necessary sharpening and maintenance, our aim is not to return your knife to its brand-new appearance. Learn more about the MKC Generations® promise.
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  • RE
    Robert E. E. I.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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    EDC Fantastic

    The Montana by MKC is an exceptional piece of craftsmanship. It’s slim profile and robust engineering now make it my go to every day carry. As a long time collector of folding knives, I really appreciate the attention to detail. And this knife is full of crisp well executed high-end finishing. Rock On MKC! Keep up the great work.

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    Andy T.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Yesterday
    Folder perfected!!

    Few things in life that are worth using everyday and carrying with you through life that stand and last the test of time!

    MKC Montana folder is outstanding. Lightweight but very sturdy. Sharp as a scalpel and easy on the eyes and in the pocket it disappears. Worth waiting for!well done Josh and Team

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  • WU
    Wes U.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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    Excellent first entry into the EDC Folding Market

    Excellent all around knife. Build quality, fit, and finish are absolute top of market for mass produced. One of the best versions of G10 handle material I have seen. Most feel like cheap simply milled plastic. This one looks and feels more like a high end material or dark exotic wood. My only knocks are blade shape. I was surprised at the amount of upward curve and belly in this blade for the first entry into folders. I think a more minimal drop point may have been the safer play and makes a better utility folder where downward point and finer tip work is desired. With that said, if you can get past the aesthetics of it, it is the best folding knife in this size or smaller I have ever used for food prep. The design and full flat grind make it very sliced and belly gives you useable rocking ability in chopping tasks. Happy to see thickness of blade beefed up too from their earlier fixed blades like speedgoat. Nice job MKC and love your products and story!

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    Seth J.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Yesterday
    It’s sweet

    I love this thing. It’s the perfect size for edc. Easy to operate one handed. It looks simple (not flashy in appearance). It was worth every penny.

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  • RL
    Ronald L.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Yesterday
    It’s very sharp

    Great blade design. I believe this will be a very good all-around every day useful knife. You could use it in the field to dress an animal or doing chores around the ranch. When I first started using it, my thumb slipped off the stud and I cut it. It’s a sharp knife.

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