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An automatic flip-knife added with the After Hours update — Trevor's go-to concealed melee for nightclub close work. Picked up by completing the Solomon Richards Movie Props collection.
The Switchblade is a melee weapon seen in Grand Theft Auto IV and featured in Grand Theft Auto Online, added in the Executives and Other Criminals update.
The Switchblade is a small folding blade primarily based on the from . The Switchblade is also likely based on the Massaro or Beltrame Stiletto knives.
It makes only one appearance in the game, in the cutscene for the mission Three's a Crowd. It is used by Dardan Petrela to threaten Roman Bellic for not paying his debts, before he is swiftly disarmed by Niko. As Dardan and Bledar Morina flee, Roman picks up the knife and taunts them with it before dropping it on the floor. It is not seen further in either gameplay or cutscenes; the latter often use the combat knife available in the game instead.
The switchblade returns in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Executives and Other Criminals update, this time as a usable weapon. The weapon is grey with a black/grey handle by default, as well as "STAINLESS STEEL" and "EDINBURGH" carved into the bottom of the blade.
Depending on the player's occupation in an organization, there are two different appearances for the weapon: the "Bodyguard" version, which has a brown/black handle with a shorter separation of the blade and the handle and having a small serration on the blade; and the "VIP" version, which has a black/gold handle with a curved separation and a slightly curved end on the blade.
Depending on whether the weapon is equipped or unequipped (not switching weapons), the character swings the handle to extend or retract the blade.
