Three Rivers Manufacturing built its reputation on featherweight folders, so when TRM turned its attention to a fixed blade, the result was never going to be a camp chopper. The TRM Tagalong is an ultra compact fixed blade purpose built for everyday carry, with a 2-7/16 inch MagnaCut blade, a 5-5/16 inch overall length, and a bare knife weight of just 1.85 ounces. Like every knife TRM makes, the Tagalong is 100 percent manufactured and assembled in the USA and backed by a limited lifetime warranty.
The Tagalong occupies the space where a folder usually lives but a fixed blade works better: no pivot to loosen, no lock to maintain, nothing to fail when the work gets dirty. At 3.75 ounces with the sheath, it disappears into a pocket or onto a belt and rides along on a hike, a chore run, or a day in the shop without announcing itself. The blade length keeps it legal in more jurisdictions than most fixed blades while still giving up genuine cutting performance, and the ergonomics punch well above the footprint. For folder devotees, the Tagalong is the easiest possible introduction to pocket fixed blade carry.
TRM runs CPM MagnaCut exclusively on the Tagalong, and it is the right call for a knife this size: stainless enough to shrug off sweat and weather in close body carry, tough enough for hard use, and capable of holding a fine working edge between sharpenings. Our comparison of every major knife steel covers why MagnaCut has become the benchmark for American made cutlery. Micarta scales give the handle warmth and grip that improve as the material wears in, a quality our knife handle materials guide explores in depth.
Every Tagalong ships with a premium brown leather sheath in Taco or Pancake style, each fitted with an Ulti-Clip for secure, low profile retention that holds tight without a bulky belt loop. It is a carry system as considered as the knife itself. See the full Three Rivers Manufacturing lineup to pair the Tagalong with one of TRM's folders.