You don’t need a big budget to add a folding knife to your collection. All three MTech folders here use 3Cr13MoV blade steel, so the choice comes down to size, finish, and price. The cheapest one is roughly two-thirds the length of the other two.
Prices run from $11.94 to $16.08. Every knife in this group pairs an anodized aluminum handle with a liner lock, which leaves size as the difference worth studying before you buy.
1. MT-A2040RD: The Smallest and Cheapest of the Three
Opening packages and cutting tape don’t require a big knife, and this one handles those jobs at the lowest price here. MTech lists it at 5.50 inches overall with a 2.25-inch blade, a black oxidized finish, and a red anodized aluminum handle with a grip pattern. That’s a compact folder, and the short blade is what you trade for the $11.94 price.
3Cr13MoV is a budget stainless steel common in inexpensive knives. It sharpens easily and resists corrosion, and its edge retention falls behind higher-grade steels. For occasional cutting, a few passes on a stone bring the edge back.
Price: $11.94
Where to Buy: Amazon
The 2.25-inch blade sets this apart from the other two more than any finish does. It’s a little over an inch shorter than the next model’s, and the whole knife runs more than two inches shorter overall.
Buy it if you want a small blade for light cutting and the lowest price in the group. Skip it if you want a folder that fills your hand, because the size gap is the whole story here.
2. MT-A2036GN: The Full-Size Folder
Full-size is the reason to look here. MTech lists 7.70 inches overall, a 3.30-inch 3Cr13MoV blade with a TiNite coating, a 4.40-inch green anodized aluminum handle, a liner lock, and a deep carry pocket clip, for $11.97. That’s a full-size folder at a budget price.
Price: $11.97
Where to Buy: Amazon
The blade runs a full inch longer than the smallest model’s, and the TiNite finish sits over the same 3Cr13MoV steel. That’s a lot of knife for the money.
Buy this one. Nothing else in the group gives you a full-size blade at this price. Skip it if you want the longest blade here.
3. MT-A2034: The Biggest of the Group
If you want the most knife here by length, this is it. MTech lists 8.20 inches overall, a 3.50-inch 3Cr13MoV blade with a TiNite finish, an anodized aluminum handle, a liner lock, and a low carry pocket clip. The price is $16.08, and the extra $4.11 buys length, not steel.
Price: $16.08
Where to Buy: Amazon
The blade is a fifth of an inch longer than the mid-priced model’s, and the knife runs half an inch longer overall. Both use 3Cr13MoV with a TiNite finish, so the money goes to size and to the dark green handle.
Buy it if the longest blade in the group is what you need. Skip it if you’re paying $16.08 expecting better steel, because all three knives here use the same one.
Which MTech Folding Knife Should You Buy?
All three use 3Cr13MoV, an anodized aluminum handle, and a liner lock, so size and price decide it. Buy the MT-A2036GN: 7.70 inches overall, a 3.30-inch blade, and a deep carry clip for $11.97. The smallest model gives up more than an inch of blade. MT-A2034 adds size at $16.08 and no steel upgrade.
That one covers the widest range of jobs. The blade is long enough for boxes, rope, and camp chores, and the deep carry clip keeps the knife low in a pocket between uses. Of the two full-size knives here, it also costs less.
The smallest model earns its place if the knife rides in a pocket next to keys and a phone. It handles tape, packages, and string, and it takes up less room than either full-size knife. Pass on it if you need reach.
MT-A2034 is the pick when length is the whole point. It is the longest knife here, and the low carry clip keeps it from riding high in a pocket. Buy it for reach.
The knife with the deep carry clip is the one I’d buy.
