A plain routine for cleaning a folding pocket knife blade by hand: wipe the blade, keep water out of the handle, dry it fully, and check the edge before storage.
Clean the blade by hand, not by soaking the knife
Open the blade fully and work on a stable surface with the cutting edge facing away from your hands. Wipe the flat faces and the edge with a soft cloth lightly dampened with warm water. If there is sticky residue, put a small amount of mild washing-up liquid on the cloth rather than on the knife, then follow with a clean damp cloth and a dry one.
Keep the water on the blade and off the handle. A folding knife has a pivot and a handle opening where the blade travels, and the supplied listing for the 7096 Titanium Handle Fold Folding Knife does not describe how the handle is assembled or state that the pivot area is watertight. So do not rinse the whole knife under a tap, do not soak it, and do not spray cleaner into the handle opening. Avoid harsh solvents and abrasive pads, which the listing does not specify as suitable.
If the blade has dried residue that a damp cloth will not lift, let the damp cloth rest on the spot for a moment before wiping again. Do not scrape at the blade with a tool, and do not loosen screws or prise the handle apart to reach the inside. The listing does not describe disassembly or an internal cleaning step, so treat those as missing information rather than something to work out from the knife.
Dry the blade and the junction before you close it
Moisture left on an open blade can be carried back toward the pivot when the blade folds, so dry first. Wipe the blade with a dry, soft cloth, then leave the knife open in a dry, ventilated place until the blade and the area where it meets the handle are visibly dry. A second dry wipe after a few minutes catches moisture that has moved out of the junction.
Do not dry the knife with direct high heat. The 7096 listing gives a D2 blade and a titanium alloy handle but no corrosion-resistance rating and no care routine, so no claim can be made about how long either resists moisture. The practical point is simply not to put the knife away wet: not in a damp bag, not in wet clothing, and not closed while the blade still feels damp.
Once dry, look along the stated 8.0 cm blade in good light for chips, rolled sections, discolouration or remaining residue, and check the handle for cracks or movement at the blade junction. Do not run a finger along the cutting edge. Store the knife dry and out of reach of children.
What the listing does and does not settle
The 7096 Titanium Handle Fold Folding Knife is listed with a total length of 19.2 cm, a blade length of 8.0 cm, a blade width of 1.2 cm, a blade thickness of 2.0 mm, a handle length of 11.3 cm, a handle width of 13.8 mm, a handle thickness of 10.6 mm and a net weight of 60 g. Those figures describe the knife; they do not tell you how to clean it.
The listing does not name a cleaning product, a sharpening method, a lock type, or a care routine for the D2 blade or the titanium alloy handle. It also does not say whether the blade or any other part of the knife is user-replaceable or serviceable. Where those details are missing, they are missing, and the seller is the place to ask. A clean, dry blade and a dry handle are what the supplied facts support.
Can I rinse the whole pocket knife under a tap to clean the blade?
The 7096 listing does not describe how the handle is assembled or state that the pivot area is watertight, so a full rinse or soak is not supported by the supplied facts. Wipe the blade with a damp cloth, keep water off the handle opening, and dry the blade and junction before closing the knife.
Should I take the knife apart to clean around the pivot?
The listing does not describe disassembly or an internal cleaning step, so do not open the knife up for cleaning. Clean the exterior, keep water contact brief and local to the blade, and dry the knife open before storage.
