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DeWalt’s $6.70 Atomic Utility Knife Is on Backorder

October 20, 2026 2 min read
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DeWalt’s Atomic Compact Series Push & Flip folding utility knife (DWHT10990) is down to $6.70 on Amazon, the lowest price we’ve tracked on it. There’s a catch: the listing is backordered, with shipping estimates running from mid-November into late December. You lock the price now and Amazon charges nothing until it ships.

If waiting doesn’t work for you, the near-identical DWHT10991 Push & Flip is in stock at $9.40 today.

Key Prices

  • DWHT10990 Atomic Compact Push & Flip: $6.70, backordered, ships Nov 16 to Dec 19 per the current listing
  • DWHT10991 Push & Flip: $9.40, in stock
  • DWHT10995 Push & Flip 2-pack set: $18.86, available date shown rather than stock

Prices are as of this morning and can move at any time. Amazon appears to be selling inventory it doesn’t have on hand yet, so the backorder window could stretch. Order anyway and you can cancel for free until it ships; skip it if you need a knife this week.

What You Get

The Atomic line is DeWalt’s compact hand tool series, and this knife is the smallest member of it. It folds to pocket size with a wire clip, opens one-handed, and carries a lanyard or tether hole for work at height. Blade changes use a slide-and-click system rather than a screw or button, and there’s onboard storage for spare blades.

At $6.70 it undercuts most name-brand folding utility knives by a wide margin. Milwaukee’s Fastback Compact Flip runs around $13. Klein’s Flickblade 2-in-1 with the integrated bit driver is about $18. House-brand options from Husky or Craftsman land in the $8 to $12 range, usually without the one-handed flip opening.

Worth Knowing Before You Order

Long-term owners report these hold up over a couple of years of pocket carry, though a recurring complaint is handle screws working loose over time. A threadlocker dot or a firm tighten when it arrives takes care of it. The blade storage door is the other spot worth checking on day one.

Check the DWHT10990 at Amazon if you want the $6.70 price, or the DWHT10991 at $9.40 if you’d rather have it this week.

For more deals like this one, see our running coverage of Lowe’s Black Friday 2026 tool deals and the Lowe’s DeWalt free-tool promotion running through January.

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