Just because something is cheap doesn’t mean it’s poor quality. Plenty of the best pocket knives we write about from brands with excellent reputations—Coast, SOG, and Case, to name a few—have blades that are $50 or less in their lineups, made with similar materials, features, and lifetime warranties as pricier offerings, but for much less. There are also brands that stand out for making low-cost blades that are well built, such as Cold Steel, Civivi, and CJRB.