Victorinox Sportsman 84mm Red Folding Knife 18

I love the 84mm victorinox knives, and it appears that they are gradually being discontinued, so I thought I'd better buy one of these while I could. In fact I bought two - one to keep "as is", and the second to use as my first custom, by replacing the corkscrew with a philips. The sportsman is similar to the super popular cadet, with the small file instead of the smaller blade, but also has the awl (very useful) plus the toothpick and tweezers. 4 extra tools compared to the cadet. I love these 50g tools which you can slip in a pocket and barely notice. If you have a 4 layer 100g SAK loose in your trouser pocket you definitely notice it. The sportsman (or cadet) make a perfect SAK for mountain biking, in addition to a bike tool, so you can lever brake pads apart, file edges and make holes. My custom one with the philips is even more perfect for biking or small repair jobs. I literally couldn't find ANY other tool anywhere with an awl which could be safely folded away or covered for carrying in a pocket without jabbing yourself. Both these Sportsmans will get well used.

The said Sportsman model is 84mm frame and is very like the classic standard or spartan model with only small blade replaced by a very handy nail file This model is like the cadet but with cellidor scales and a awl and corkscrew on the back ! You do get the scale tools too a toothpick and tweezers with a hole for the pin ,that you dont get with it ! Sportsman is a perfect edc knife with just two layers and ive had a few over the decades of Victorinox ownership, ive lost them, given away , broken them and at the price not been to concerned over it ! Thats the beauty of these smaller models ? Would i recommend this model ? You bet Service from HH was again red hot with next day delivery as standard.

Useful, uncluttered SAK and always in my pocket. Delivered to me in less than 24 hours by the excellent staff at HH, as usual