Editing Switchblade (section)

====Modern-day Switchblade Development====
Despite federal law, there are still a number of U.S. knife companies and custom makers who build automatic knives, primarily for use by the military and emergency personnel.<ref name="EN"/> Some well known present-day automatic knife manufacturers include ''[[Buck Knives]]'', ''Colonial Knife Co.'', ''[[Microtech Knives]]'', ''[[Benchmade]]'', ''Severtech'', ''[[Gerber Legendary Blades]]'', ''Mikov'', ''Pro-Tech Knives'', ''Dalton'', ''[[Böker]]'', ''[[Spyderco]]'', ''[[Kershaw Knives]]'', and ''Piranha''.<ref name="EN"/> Colonial currently manufactures the M724 Automatic Rescue Knife, which is currently being issued for use in all U.S. military aircraft ejection seat survival kits.

The classic Italian-style stiletto switchblade continues to be produced in Italy, Taiwan, and China. Automatic knife manufacture in Italy consists predominantly as a cottage industry of family-oriented businesses. These include ''Frank Beltrame'' and ''AGA Campolin'', who have been making automatic knives using hand assembly techniques for more than half a century.<ref name="ZF"/> Since the late 1990s, the nations of Taiwan and China have emerged as large-scale producers of automatic knives.

Automatic or switchblade knives have been produced in the following countries: Argentina, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan and U.S.A..{{Citation needed|reason=reliable source needed|date=March 2014}}