Watch: Survival Lilly Reviews the Fällkniven S1 Fixed-Blade Knife

Lilly used and abused this knife — the Fällkniven S1 — and wasn’t happy with the results. Here’s what she says in the video description:

Unfortunately the Fällkniven S1 did not hold up to my standards. Broken sheath, broken tip, chipping, handle being to small and wearing out too fast led me to this point of view. I don’t consider this being an effective survival tool that you can trust your life with.

Yikes. And all this from a cutter billed on the manufacturer’s website as “one of the best knife ever made for outdoor adventure and fishing.”

First, the sheath: It broke and failed to retain the knife, causing it to become lost. Un-good.

Next, the tip broke off. Doh! And the cutting edge is missing a bunch of chips, although the hardest thing it was used on was wood and coconuts.

But I won’t bore you with a blow-by-blow; instead, watch Lilly!

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.