Long Knives and Short Knives may have a visual difference, but function very similarly during combat. They contain a high handling for fast attacks against enemies and perform light damage per hit, this can be useful against both sluggish and agile enemies at close quarters.
There are 14 variants of Knife all together in the base game: 5 variants of Short Knife and 9 variants of Long Knife.
Short Knives
Variants
Image
Short Boning Knife
N/A
Short Fisherman's Knife
N/A
Short Gator Knife
N/A
Exquisite Short Knife
N/A
Short Simple Knife
N/A
Long Knives
Variants
Image
Brass Knife
Atilla's knife
Chef's Knife
N/A
Commando Knife
N/A
Dagger
Wicked Dagger
Khukuri Knife
Father's Knife
Mighty Khukri
Tribal Knife
The Followingadds 22 new Knives: 12 Short Knives and 13 Long Knives
Variants
Chef's Knife
Legendary Chef's Knife
Commando Knife
Boonie Knife
Cruel Knife
Fabulous Commando Knife (×2)
Greenhouse Knife
Legendary Commando Knife
Harvest Knife
Yield Knife
Dagger
Fabulous Dagger
Legendary Dagger
Khukuri Knife
Extravagant Khukuri Knife (×2)
Fabulous Khukuri Knife (×3)
Legendary Khukuri Knife (×3)
Variants
Exquisite Short Knife
Extravagant Knife (×2)
Fabulous Knife
Legendary Knife (×2)
Short Boning Knife
Extravagant Boning Knife (×2)
Fabulous Boning Knife (×2)
Short Fisherman's Knife
Extravagant Fisherman's Knife
Fabulous Fisherman's Knife
Short Gator Knife
Extravagant Gator Knife
Fabulous Gator Knife
Legendary Gator Knife
Short Simple Knife
Extravagant Knife
Fabulous Knife
Blueprints
Long Knives and Short Knives are modifiable with the following 20 blueprints:
Blueprint
Requirements
Effects
230V
Metal Parts (1)
Duct Tape (1)
Plastic (2)
Batteries (2)
Power Cable (1)
Electricity — Medium
All-Purpose Toxic Striker
Metal Parts (1)
Herb (4)
Toxic Lichen (4)
Toxic — Small
Barbershop
Metal Parts (1)
Herb (4)
Alcohol (1)
Blade (2)
Gauze (1)
Bleeding — Medium
Ben Franklin's Key
Metal Parts (1)
Plastic (1)
Batteries (1)
Electricity — Small
Bolter Poison
Herbs (4)
Underwater Algae (4)
Bolter Tissue (1)
Toxic — Strong
Cobra Sting (The Following)
Metal Parts (1)
String (2)
Herb (4)
Toxic Lichen (4)
Gauze (2)
Toxic — Strong
Electricutter
Metal Parts (2)
Duct Tape (1)
Alcohol (1)
Blade (2)
Batteries (2)
Electronics (1)
Electricity — Small
Bleeding — Small
Exsanguinate (The Following)
Metal Parts (1)
Herb (4)
Alcohol (1)
Blade (2)
Gauze (1)
Bleeding — Strong
Fastball Special
Metal Parts (1)
Household Supplies (1)
Chemicals (1)
Impact — Small
Filthy Blade
Metal Parts (1)
Herb (4)
Nails (1)
Blade (2)
Aerosol (2)
Electronics (1)
Bleeding — Medium
Toxic — Small
Flame Stabber (The Following)
Metal Parts (2)
Duct Tape (1)
Household Supplies (2)
Aerosol (1)
Gauze (2)
Burning — Strong
Frost Bite (The Following)
Metal Parts (3)
String (1)
Fluorescent Shrooms (1)
Freezing — Small
GTFO
Metal Parts (1)
String (1)
Plastic (2)
Chemicals (2)
Power Cable (1)
Impact — Medium
GTFO 2.0
Metal Parts (1)
String (1)
Household Supplies (2)
Chemicals (2)
Aerosol (2)
Electronics (1)
Impact — Medium
Burning — Small
Industrial-Grade Leech
Metal Parts (1)
Nails (1)
Blade (1)
Bleeding — Small
Pocket Lighter
Metal Parts (1)
Duct Tape (1)
Household Supplies (1)
Aerosol (2)
Gauze (1)
Burning — Medium
Puke'N'Nuke
Metal Parts (1)
Alcohol (1)
Household Supplies (1)
Aerosol (2)
Toxic Lichen (4)
Electronics (1)
Toxic — Medium
Burning — Small
Standard Issue Hellfire
Metal Parts (1)
Gauze (1)
Aerosol (1)
Burning — Small
Stinky Edge
Metal Parts (1)
Herb (4)
Underwater Algae (4)
Toxic Lichen (4)
Gauze (1)
Toxic — Medium
Zappo
Metal Parts (1)
String (1)
Aerosol (2)
Batteries (2)
Power Cable (1)
Electronics (1)
Electricity — Small
Burning — Small
Trivia
In real life, knives have various purposes. In general, they serve as tools, utensils, and weapons.
In regards to the Khukuri, Khukuri (or Kukri) is a Nepalese knife used both as a tool and a weapon. In real life, they serve as utility tools in traditions and are used by some militaries such as the Nepalese Army and India's Gorkha Regiments.
Rais uses a Short Simple Knife on Dr. Zere by stabbing him with it.
For the Mighty Khukuri, it is misspelled as "Mighty Khukri" in-game.
Oddly, both the Simple Knife and Exquisite Short Knife's variants introduced in The Following both share the same names of Extravagant Knife and Fabulous Knife.