New Knife - Lionsteel T.R.E.

What does a name really mean? In this case, you can get a little confused. The reason is that "T.R.E." is actually an abbreviation to be read Three Rapid Exchange. The name comes from a characteristic of the knife that made it win awards when it came five years ago. It is possible to vary how it should be opened. The original version of TRE was equipped with a flipper tab that could be removed and the same applied to the thumb disk on the blade. This meant that you could easily vary between a knife that was opened in three different ways or only with a flipper, a thumb disc, or with two hands separately. The idea was in addition to showing the knife world that it was possible to make it legal in more areas.

The system was talked about and apparently, the model worked for Lionsteel since the knife is still in their catalog. In fact, it has sprouted in a couple of different varieties, of which this is one. 

What made me comment on the name was that in this case, it is hard to understand. This version is a dedicated flipper knife and with less than sawing it off, the tab cannot be removed.

Lionsteel T.R.E. G10

However, the model is still called TRE but with the addition "G10" and is a small extremely well-built knife excellent for EDC use. The materials are noble with M390 steel in the blade, highly worked G10 on the presentation side and lock side, lock bar, and clip made out of titanium. Molletta is the man responsible for the design. 

If you think black is boring, it is also available in green, orange or pink. If that's not enough, it's also available in the original titanium version. And if you want to turn the volume up to eleven you choose the luxurious damascus version. 

By the way, when I say small, I mean it. The knife measures a total of 175 mm in length, of which the blade is 74 mm. The weight in this version ends up at a meager 67 grams.

Looking forward to getting better acquainted with this one!

 

/ J on Lion safari

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