Victorinox Evolution S17 15 Function Red Pocket Knife

The locking blade is superb. The release mechanism lever is placed perfectly for one hand operation when closing the blade. You hold down the lever with your thumb to unlock it, and then swing the blade down with your index finger. The blade stops halfway confidently so you can move your thumb out of the way, and then easily swing your thumb around to the back of the blade to push it down to closure the rest of the way with your thumb or index finger. I was considering the Huntsman which has all the outdoors tools I wanted, but this one has a comparable complement of tools but with it's locking blade, and more compact profile due to it's 85 mm size is more ideal for me. I preferred this more classic and elegant all red scales over the rubberized EVO Grip version. Even with it's 4 layers, this is surprisingly light weight, and with it's shorter 85 mm length it's quite comfortable in my pockets. Good for EDC. I like the Wenger style scissors. The auto locking feauture of the screw driver/bottle opener is great. A lot of people complain about the protruding locking mechanism release lever, but it doesn't bother my gripping of the knife at all in either direction. The placement of the lever does not bother me from accessing the scissors either. If I slide my thumb down from the very front edge of the scissors, it's easy to find the finger nail slot and lift up too. I would have preferred a 2nd small blade over the nail file, but all in all a brilliant package, love it.