Engineers and other technical staff certainly aren’t the ones that would usually get associated with automatic stiletto knives in popular culture, but they’ve found that they’re an attractive solution whenever these individuals have to work in an outdoor environment. Legislative and workplace restrictions still apply, which means that switchblade knives aren’t going to be the right choice everywhere. Those who are free to use them will quickly figure out that they’re perfect for working with cables or stripping wires when they can only use one hand.

Automatic stiletto knives have been the preferred choice of...