LionSteel M1-WN walnut, fixed knife

Friday, 31 May 2024

Monday, 27 November 2023

Bellissimo coltellino EDC. Affilato come un rasoio. Manico in noce di qualità. Unico appunto la lunghezza dell' impugnatura, che per me è da tre dita. Avrei preferito un centimetro di lunghezza in più sul manico. Nel complesso, ottimo acquisto.

Friday, 8 September 2023

Sunday, 7 August 2022

Sunday, 24 July 2022

This is a fantastic little knife. The blade is a little shorter than the Thrill (a UK friendly pocket knife) but it is a useful size for general utility. The blade came very sharp, just about hair whittling, and the sharpest within my collection of Lionsteel knives. The general impression of quality is high, as I have experienced with their other knives. The handle is small but the walnut scales are beautifully milled and it is comfortable for my small-medium male hands (glove size size 7-8) with room for 4.5 fingers on the short handle. The wood appears to be untreated (some imperfections in the grain are tangible when running fingers over the handle) so I have given it a couple of coats of oil and beeswax. It has seen some brief use in the garden for normal tasks and some play by feathering sticks. It is thin enough for some mild kitchen use as a paring knife. A perfect smaller knife for camping/picnics. Too small for battoning light kindling (the handle is apt to twist given it's slim size) but quite robust and the edge is still pristine. The holster is very nice, as is standard for Lionsteel. However, and as is common with their holsters, the stitching is exposed on the inside and, already and despite exercising care, I have managed to nick one of the stitches near the top whilst sheathing the knife. The sheather sits very nicely and at a good height. This will, unfortunately, see daily use in the UK outside of the house but it is not obtrusive on a belt. This has nowhere near the heft of the M4 but is a perfect little companion knife to something larger for smaller tasks.