A hand tool includes a holder 1 and a movable head portion 21 to which a blade body 24 is secured. The movable head portion 21 is supported by the holder 1 in a manner movable relative to the holder 1 between an accommodated state Q, in which the movable head portion 21 is accommodated in the holder 1 together with the blade body 24 ,and a projected state, in which the blade body 24 is projected from the holder 1. The orientation N of the blade body 24 in the accommodated state Q and the orientation N of the blade body 24 in the projected state are different from each other. This improves operation of the blade body 24 both in the accommodated state Q and the projected state and reduces the size of a front opening 4 of the holder 1 to provide a compact holder 1 of the hand tool such as a medical edged tool.
