Great review. I have the Evolution S17, and love the locking blade. They do make the Evolution Grip 18 and Evolution Wood 17 (with wood scales) that don't have the locking blade at the Canadian Victorinox website. My first Swiss Army knife is a Victorinox Recruit that I still have. Gave it a good cleaning and oiling and everything works like new, with that nice blade closing snap. Love the Victorinox quality.
In the UK you can buy knifes with a locking blade but you can't carry them as they are outright illegal to carry but you can keep it in your collection at home
My first SAK was a Spartan if I remember correctly. I came to like the Alox Soldiers, especially the older ones with the thicker blade and tool stock the most. I find the fieldmaster is a useful model too. SakWiki can be useful to find out info on Swiss Army Knives. Everywhere I see stock of the S17 here in Aus. has the lock.
Yeah, I have an alox Pioneer X as well and I like how its just a wee bit beefier than the standard SAKs. I plan to get an alox Farmer X soon. I did some research after posting this video and it does appear like the EvoGrip comes in both locking and non-locking versions...
If the model number has an “S” as a prefix, it has a blade lock (S stands for secure). So there is an Evogrip 18 and the Evogrip S18. These came from the original Wenger lines which were incorporated into Victorinox.
Great video, thanks. I like the locking blade on my EvoGrip s557 SAK. This knife comes with or without a lock. The knives with the s have locks. Like s17 or s557. But no s no lock like Evolution 17 does not. Victorinox make a good knife for kids that locks and has saw and the tip of the locking blade is rounded to prevent accidental stabbing.
That's how It was in the UK back in the 1970s before all the pocket knife regulations a 7 or 8 year or old could walk into a corner shop and buy a cheap pocket knife that typically sold from 50 pence to 2 pound 50 depending on the model lock knifes can still be got it the UK but you have to have a legal reason for carrying one and that reason can be challenged by Police and the courts if it goes that far because sometimes the people who implement the law don't understand it or simply interpret it differently
It's a sad state of affairs we have to deal with thanks to ignorant politicians; it's not much better here in Canada, tbh. Thanks for watching, take care and Cheers!
I have this as my second knife, does everything that I need as a back knife. I use it for the jobs I don't want my Whitby to do. I've found this SAK to be a great little knife that suits my needs, and only nearly cut my thumb off once with it, it's sharp! 😅
Thanks for watching and for sharing about your experience. Yes, Victorinox knives come sharp out of the box; they'll bite you if you're not careful. Take care and Cheers!
The Hiker is a great model, that was the first knife I gave my young lad for his 10th birthday. My other son has the Camper model. You can't go wrong with any Victorinox model, really...
Have a Ranger Grip but not an Evo Grip. Will have to look into them though I've been perfectly happy with a Farmer or old pattern Victorinox German Army knife for a few years now with the medium Victorinox knives.
So far, the only spring failure I've ever had on any of my Victorinox scissors has been on my SD classic. But, to be fair the little keychain knife saw a lot more wear and tear than any of my other SAK's combined...
Thanks. I did some research after the posting of this video and did learn for myself that there are in fact both locking and non-locking versions of the EvoGrip knives available...
From the uk this knife does come with a lock but it is a technically an offensive weapon because of said lock but unless you are just carrying it in you hand its not like anyone cares, my first was the mini tinker
@@singingtoad it maybe just me. But just for viewing pleasure, it can be very irritating. And it's easy to find how to pronounce it. I'm sorry. Like I said, I am probably a pain.
@@singingtoad thank you for taking it positiv. Englisch is not my native language, and I can come across as rude, because of that. Thank you for taking my feedback in a positive way! 🌷
