OTF

English Adjective right|thumb|an OTF knife - en out-the-front, telescoping, describing a knife or sword which extends and retracts through a hole in one end of the handle, rather than folding (or having a fixed blade). en 2014 Jesse C. Pacheco Requiem of Assassins I: Assassination of the Raven Strategic Book Publishing Rights Agency 9781622120055 146 He retracted the OTF blade into the hilt and walked away. Azrael's phone rang. He sighed and answered the call. “What?” “What the hell do you think you are doing?” “I took care of a small problem.” en 2014 Randy Eberle Gemini Ingramspark/CreateSpace Independent/Gutzmer Publishing 9780692269886 129 Frank never went anywhere without his OTF (out the front) gravity knife, issued to him by Uncle Sam He pushed the button forward to eject the blade from its olive-green hilt, and swung his arm around toward his [target]. en 2015 Evan F. Nappen Knife Laws of the U.S.: Loopholes, Pitfalls & Secrets F+W Media, Inc. 9781440244971 1 Straight-line spring or end-line spring - with a blade that fires both in and out, which utilizes a unique mechanism that simultaneously compresses the spring and releases the blade on each up-and-down movement of the button on the knife. This is often referred to as an “out the front” or OTF. en 2017 Roger Eckstine Shooter's Bible Guide to Knives: A Complete Guide to Fixed and Folding Blade Knives for Hunting, Survival, Personal Defense, and Everyday Carry Simon and Schuster 9781510711297 I've found it better to just give them an OTF knife than to argue. Further reading en Sliding knife Noun en orbital test flight. en OFT en ITF TF TFA FTA FT