The indentation in a blade that allows the user to open the blade with a fingernail.  The variations are: Common pull, regular pull, short pull, or “nail nick” – a short crescent-shaped indentation (pictured above); Long, or “French” pull – a long straight channel, up to half the length of the blade, and ending at the tang; Match-striker, matchstriker, or “dentate” pull – a long pull with the appearance of saw-teeth within the channel.

Long Pull or French Pull

Matchstriker Pull

Double Pull