A edged tool with a protective cover is provided, in which there is no necessity for mounting a member for locking a protective cover on a handle main body as a separate member, the protective cover for protecting a blade body can be easily manipulated by one hand and also the blade body can be retained in an exposing state and in a covering state. A surgical scalpel as the protective cover-equipped edged tool is provided with a grip portion formed so as to hold the handle main body by one hand and a supporting portion integrally coupled to the grip portion to support the protective cover so as to slide freely on the outer periphery. A projection is formed on the outer periphery of the supporting portion. A pair of locking portions with which the projection makes an elastic engagement when the protective cover is placed selectively at the covering position or at the exposing position are mounted on the protective cover.
