First pocket knife

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I’m gifting a 9 year old his first pocket knife. I’m not the parent so I don’t really set the guidelines. The guidelines are that the blade must lock and it should probably be a multi tool. I assume that some will say to get a slip joint but I am not the parent and I don’t set the rules. Looking for suggestions. SAKs are great but I’m sure there also other great options out there that I’ve never heard of. Thanks all.
 
How about an 85mm Victorinox S14. Locking blade but still has useful tools. A 9 year old probably has smallish hands so a full sized multitool like a Leatherman Wave might be too big and certainly too heavy if they are going to pocket it.
 
The one that comes to my mind is an SAK Picnicker.. Locking serrated blade. Corkscrew, can opener and I believe screwdriver.
 
guy g said:
The one that comes to my mind is an SAK Picnicker.. Locking serrated blade. Corkscrew, can opener and I believe screwdriver.
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For a child's first knife I would stay away from serrated blades; they tend to cause nasty cuts and probably won't be very useful for a child anyway. An incident with my Picknicker when I was about 12 led to an emergency room visit and four stitches at the base of my left index finger. Get them something they can learn to whittle with.

I agree with SAKsRCool that the Victorinox Evolution series has some good options: the S13, S14, S17, S101, and S111 all have locking blades and a variety of tools.
 
Victorinox delemont junior is nice since it has locking and rounded blade plus cool tools. It is marketed for kids so parents are less apprehensive. But then again, maybe the parents want a “real” aka pointy blade.
 
My son started with SAK evogrip S17, locking blade, sweet grip, then moved quickly to the Baby Banter.
 
With SAks some evolutions, some 111 models and rangergrips have locking blades
With Leatherman most the models have locking blades. To start the LM wingman may be a good idea
 
hsherzfeld said:
I would recommend the Sidekick or Rev over the Wingman.
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Those are also good choices. The side kick is pretty much the cousin of the Wingman just with 1 or 2 different tools
The 2 can change and use each other's tools hypothetically
 
Thank you guys for all the great suggestions. I’m looking at all of them. SWIZA came up in a search. Does anyone have any experience?
 
Remember seeing a thread on here or another forum showing the owners disappointment at the quick degrading of the rubber grip models. No first hand experience

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Theres a couple other threads found via searching "Swiza" but I dont know that they are what you are looking for.
 
I don't have a 1 handed swiza that Storm put a link to. I have had a 2 handed version for years & used with no problems.
Here's a review I did a couple pf years ago

Swiza review

As there was an old swiza thread resurrected. I thought I would share a review for an Aussie forum that I did in December 2019. Swiza is a relative new knife making company but an old company., that is now producing their own swiss army style knife. A swiss watch making company that dates to...
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HoleInPocket said:
Thank you guys for all the great suggestions. I’m looking at all of them. SWIZA came up in a search. Does anyone have any experience?
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I’ve had mine for almost 5 years and have zero complaints. There’s a fella that goes by Remade scales on Etsy that took one apart and it was a very well made tool.
 
My brother in law was gifted a Swiza by a famous South African adventurer, he loves it.

I think YTber Felix Immler tested edge retention or somethin & compared it to Vic's SAKs, you know who won😅
 
You might have to hunt, but a Leatherman Leap is also an option since it gives some basic tools, and since the knife blade comes as a separate part, it can be part of the learning process.
 
PQGK said:
Those are also good choices. The side kick is pretty much the cousin of the Wingman just with 1 or 2 different tools
The 2 can change and use each other's tools hypothetically
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Yes, but the key is that the Sidekick and Rev have full plain edge blades that can be used for whittling, whereas the Wingman has a half-serrated blade.
 
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