I just got a SOG Baton Q2 knife in the mail today. I think this is going to become my new everyday carry, I really like the design.
It is essentially a fixed blade folding knife, which you would think is a contradiction. But the knife blade and handle themselves are fix and its actually the sheath that folds down and away. I never saw a knife like this before. I generally dont like folding knives as they can under certain circumstances fold on you while using them and potentially cause a huge injury. But fixed blade knives tend to be big and not really well suited as an every day carry. This one seems to solve that problem giving you the convenience and size of a foldable knife while still being fixed blade.
Really really impressed with the innovation on this knife considering knives are so rarely innovative.
@mur2501 I used to love swiss army knives as a kid but as I got older they came to feel cheaper and bulky and better multi-tool designs came about. so while I love the brand just because they hooked me as a kid I havent bought a swiss army knife in a while.
I really wish they would re-invent it and do something new, highquality, expensive, but with the spirit and branding of Swiss Army... I feel like they are just circling the drain as a company riding out the same old design for decades.
I have no familiarity with the brand other than having heard of it, and no loyalty. I do however love knives, well i used to as a kid. but after a while they all were the same other than a few twists (I am partial to titanium knives as a scuba diver for example). I got unto a few multitools with plyers that were nice, but too bulky.
Anyway after watching mcgiver I got the hankering for a new knife remembering my old love for the swiss army models. Loojked if they had any new designs and was disappointed to see it was pretty much the same design from the 80s. so my search led me to try to find the most innovative/unique designs for knives I could, specifically multitools, see if any caught my eye. This was the one I finally found, was almost not going to buy anything at all, close call :)
@freemo @mur2501 Been thinking about getting one of their automatic knives for a long time now.
Edit:
I can't find anything about victorinox automatics online. Could have sworn I'd seen a couple.