Victorinox Bantam Alox 84mm Silver Folding Knife

This is my second Bantam Alox from HH. I ordered one a while back and loved it, then lost it whilst on holiday a few weeks ago. One of the first things I did on returning to the UK was check HH's website to order a replacement, but horror of horrors, they'd sold out!! Thankfully they emailed me a week or so later and I ordered a replacement straightaway before anyone else could beat me to it, and the knife arrived a couple of days later, ahead of schedule. VERY happy to be reunited with what has become my favourite EDC!

Great little knife. I've carried bigger SAK's but TBH I find they don't always sit well in my pocket so I wear them in a pouch which can be faff! This little knife is great for every day cutting of stuff throughout my normal day and it's small enough to even fit in the coin pocket of my jeans. I don't even notice I have it an carrying it this way means the knife is always to hand whenever I need it. Quick delivery from HH as well.

I've fallen for this knife in a big way. I wanted something slim and light which also had a cap lifter, and the Bantam Alox has that in spades. It weighs hardly anything, has no silly protrusions for a keyring so is lovely and smooth, and the riveted alox scales are simply beautiful, giving it a fantastic retro look. Better still, the Alox doesn't feel remotely greasy in the way that the Cellidor can do when your hands get sweaty. If I had to name the two things I use most frequently on my Climber SAK, those would be the main blade and the cap lifter, with the scissors coming in 3rd place. The Bantam Alox therefore takes the best bits of my Climber and strips everything else away. It's so obviously a SAK that no one bats an eyelid at it in the office. Would I use it for really heavy jobs? Probably not. How often do I end up doing heavy jobs in my role as an academic? Never. Does it therefore do everything I'd want in a good EDC whilst looking the part? Yes, yes, and yes. Buy one.

Great little knife. Quality made. Ideal size for pocket knife.

Just got this, to use as a beater knife, mainly for cutting up cardboard boxes. I'm fed up with tearing up boxes, because I'm very reluctant to use my knife which has the perfect razor sharp edge.. It's absolutely ridiculous that I should carry a beautiful expensive knife, which I've sharpened to perfection, and look for any excuse not to use ,, I'm obviously a very sad individual,,,.. So,, from now on, I'll be the "2 knife guy". One, to feel smug and fuzzy about, and another one, to actually use,, !!!... Yes, I need some therapy, to alleviate this pathetic condition,, But I can't afford that, because I buy expensive knives,,,, ps, I always carry a Leatherman squirt ps4 too.. But that's another story,,,, Sad, old, obsessed, perfectionist, Idiot,,,, (pick a name) ,,, Lmfao.

I wanted a small lightweight and non threatening knife. I have other SAK's including the Excelsior but this with a single spearpoint blade and a small milk purpose tool is such an easy carry. Very thin and light it's easy to be that it's in the pocket but the blade I still a usable length.

I have a few knives for EDC purposes and I always get a funny look when I get one out in the office so I decided to get a knife that was appropriate for the environment I'm in. Everyone knows about SAK and this is super slim and it doesn't attract unwarranted attention because it is deemed non-threatening. A nice surprise on the reverse of the handle is a small blank section which could be engraved / personalised. Because of this, I have ordered another one which I will get engraved as a present for my nephew's 30th birthday. The blade is fantastically sharp straight out of the box. I don't need to shave arm hair with it or batten logs out in the wild so let's face it, this is ample for it's intended purpose which is to sit in my pocket or rucksack and cope with the odd emergency like when Michelle from Accounts can't open the package that was just couriered to her from Legal or when Dave from Sales needs a tag cut off his new scarf he bought at lunchtime ;-)

This kinfe is going to solve 99% of all your kniofe needing problems, and no one in the country will ever bat an eye if you are carrying or using it in the UK. Victorinox are still the safest bet when it comes to UK carry, and don't let your childhood memories of an old dud army knife fool you, these come razor sharp and cut through anything.

Ideal little knife to keep in jeans fob pocket and non threatening