Assisted-opening knife

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An assisted-opening knife uses some kind of mechanism to open a knife when a little bit of pressure is applied. They are commonly confused with switchblades, but have one main difference. While a switchblade can be opened usually with the push of a button, the user of an assisted knife must apply some pressure to the knife, usually at the thumb stud. Once the knife has been opened about one-quarter of the way(45°), the mechanism will open the knife the rest of the way.