Product Overview
A rescue knife needs to offer more than a cutting edge. The Smith & Wesson Border Guard Rescue Knife from Rothco combines a folding tanto blade with an integrated seat-belt cutter and glass breaker, bringing three distinct tools together for first-responder and emergency use. A pocket clip provides a convenient way to keep the knife within reach rather than buried among other equipment.
A Substantial Folding Knife
The 4.4-inch stainless steel blade gives this knife a substantial cutting surface, while its tanto profile provides a distinctly angular tip. Both the blade and the 5.6-inch aluminum handle have a black coating. At 10 inches overall when open, this is a larger folding knife—a useful consideration if you are comparing it with a smaller everyday pocket knife.
Trac Tec inserts in the handle add grip where your hand meets the knife, helping you maintain control during cutting tasks. The blade has a honed cutting edge for repeated use, although ongoing edge care remains part of owning any working knife.
Dedicated Tools for Emergency Tasks
The integrated seat-belt cutter provides a tool specifically intended for cutting vehicle restraint webbing, while the glass breaker serves a separate emergency function. Having these features incorporated into the knife keeps them together with your primary blade, rather than requiring you to carry each as a separate item. These are the features that distinguish the Border Guard from a general-purpose folding knife and make it particularly relevant to first-responder equipment.
- Blade: 4.4-inch black-coated stainless steel with a tanto profile.
- Handle: 5.6-inch black-coated aluminum with Trac Tec grip inserts.
- Overall length: 10 inches.
- Emergency tools: Integrated seat-belt cutter and glass breaker.
- Carry system: Pocket clip.
When planning where to carry it, account for the handle's size as well as access to the pocket clip. The Border Guard is best considered as a substantial rescue-oriented folding knife, rather than a compact utility blade.
