Fallkniven F1 Survival

This knife needs little introduction - it's a classic and great for a variety of tasks. Weight, balance and size is perfect for a middle sized to smaller hand although many with bigger hands seem to love it too. Arrived super sharp and was making feathersticks with it with ease. Zytel sheath a bit agricultural and could do with a ferro rod holder but aftermarket ones or a simple mod can deal with that. For the price a great knife and highly recommended. Quickly delivered as ever - Haynes on the ball!

I already have the S1, and was so impressed, I decided to get the smaller brother (the F1). The knife is well balanced in the hand. The rubber handle ensures a secure grip no matter what the environment and the edge was reassuringly sharp out of the box. A well thought out, under stated designed knife, built to a high quality . What is there not to like about this knife.

The Fallkniven F1 VG10 is a thing of beauty! It has excellent steel which holds an extremely sharp edge even after hard use! Also, the thermorun handle feels good and has an Excellent feel in my medium-size hands! This knife makes an excellent companion with the Fallkniven S1 Pro that I had recently purchase from Heinnie Haynes! All in all, a really excellent built knife for bushcraft and/or survival tasks you can throw at it, highly recommend!

After who knows how much money and knives had been wasted I finally got hold of the almighty F1. And Omgg! Is all I need to say, As a user well as a collector I've stayed away from fallkniven solely on my own concept of what a outdoor woods knife should be, scandi grind is the only one that works. So I thought. Don't get me wrong I own afew fallk folders but this tool is awesome, get it right now, don't even read anymore just go and buy one

I have been thinking about buying one of these for a while, the knife is holding a good edge , the sheath is not as i expected.

It is a job to see how this knife could be improved. Light but very strong, razor sharp, the handle is comfortable and effectively indestructible. Overall finish is exceptional and the blade is a thing of true beauty. Feels modern and hi-tech and I guess "Swedish" rather than "woodsman" I would imagine it would stand a lifetime of hard use.

If you have to trust your life to a blade this one wont let you down. 'nough said !.

I've had the F1 for a couple of years now. I bought it as a 'bushcraft' knife and at about the same time, a very good carbon steel scandi grind knife with a birch burl handle, and the two make a good comparison. The burl handle fits my hand like a glove, better than the rather thin handle of the F1. Both sharpen up very well and hold their edge. The burl-handled scandi looks much nicer. However, at the end of the day, I tend to choose the F1 when I go out. I can't define exactly why, I just like it more; it just seems to 'work' better. Being stainless I can use it for camp cooking and gutting fish and with the Zytel sheath I never have to worry about it getting wet and staying wet. So it may not be the prettiest knife, but it feels really solid in the hand and as a working tool, I don't think it could be beat.

I have owned and used a lot of knives and I mean a lot and have always said that there is no perfect knife and no one knife for all things and I still maintain this, however, after owning and using the Fallkniven F1 for a while I think I have found the knife that will always be with me, no matter what else I am carrying or using. The ergonomics of the F1 are close to perfect, the blade to handle ratio is just right, the laminated VG10 takes a super-fine edge and keeps it, even after some hard work, the weight and balance could not be improved and as long as you don't try and use the knife for tasks that it was not designed for, you will not be disappointed with this blade. The only thing I have had to improve is the sheath, the leather one is good for storage, but a nice deep Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok makes the F1 the complete package, buy one, buy two, you will never regret it.