LionSteel Thrill red aluminium integral slipjoint pocket knife

Saturday 10 May 2025

This is a really fabulous pocket knife. I wasn’t too sure about the hidden pocket clip, partly because I don’t like pocket clips and partly because I find that I can’t use it one-handed. But, that not withstanding, it’s actually a very cool feature and despite taking two hands, I now use it all the time. It’s a very nice piece of design and anywhere apart from the UK in Europe it is an everyday carry, but here in the UK people don’t use knives so the blade is just a little bit too long. It’s also a little bit more expensive than I’m used to paying for an equivalent use knife and I get that I’m paying for a special design and a brilliant bit of milling involved in the creation of the knife, but still, I’d have wanted to get it half price in a sale.🤣 The other thing, and it’s really personal, is that it’s sharpened at a 25° angle – which I know makes perfectly good sense for an everyday carry – but I prefer my knives at 17 and I’m happy to do more sharpening. So, I have to take the decision to either grind it down or live with it as it is.🤷🏼‍♂️ I know I haven’t given it five stars for everything, but that’s partly because I’m never gonna give anything five stars unless it’s completely banjaxed me with its brilliance. This is, however, really, really very nice knife indeed.

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