To provide a folding sickle capable of safely opening a knife portion by controlling the cutter portion to be stored and held in one handle during an opening process from a stored state to a used state.SOLUTION: Tip ends of two handles 10, 20 forming a gripping part by coalescing are rotatably pivotally supported at fulcrums provided vertically and horizontally on the base part of the blade part 30 so as to be pivotable, , Pivoting each of the fulcrums as a center in a direction to separate from each other, combining the respective handles and storing the cutter portion in the storage portions 12, 22 provided in each handle, and rotate each handle in the opposite direction from the stored state A rotation stopping means 37 (stopper pin) for fixing the blade portion in a use state is provided, and when the blade portion is opened, until the blade portion restrains rotation by the rotation stopping means, the cutting edge 31 of the blade portion A blade holding means comprising a compression spring, a ball portion and a ball portion receiving hole is provided in order to detachably hold the handle 20 on the handle 20.(FIG.【課題】収納状態から使用状態にする開放過程において、刃物部を一方の柄に収納保持された状態を保てるように制御して、安全に刃物部を開放できる折り畳み鎌を提供する。【解決手段】合体して把持部を形成する二本の柄10,20の先端部を刃物部30の基部に上下及び左右にずらせて設けた支点に回動自在に枢支し、各柄を、各支点を中心として、離間する方向に回動せしめて各柄を合体させ刃物部を各柄に設けた収納部12,22に収納するとともに、収納状態から各柄を逆方向に回動して刃物部を使用状態に固定する回動制止手段37(ストッパピン)を設け、刃物部の開放時において、回動制止手段により刃物部が回動を制止するまで、刃物部の刃先31を一方の柄20に係脱自在に保持するために、圧縮バネとボール部とボール部受孔とからなる刃物保持手段を設けた。【選択図】図4
