New Knife - SRM 221X

This knife will be a success for SRM. Or my first impression is that it should be. It feels reliable in some way. Sturdy and solid yet light. A knife to trust that doesn't cost a fortune. The recommended price on the website is currently $55. Then, of course, you never know what the retail price will end up being in the long run. Especially not when the world looks the way it does.

So what do you get for the money you invest? The 221X features a simple, well-shaped, and spacious handle suitable for various hand sizes, including those with gloves. Although the latter does not feel so relevant when this is written in the spring of 2026, with bright sunshine outside the window.

Then you get a clip point blade with true Bowie inspiration. Overall, it gives a harmonious impression. There is balance in the proportions. I appreciate that in a good knife, even those that are not among the most expensive.

SRM 221X

The blade is made of one of my favourite "budget" steels, 14C28N. A stainless steel with very good properties for the price range. Properly hardened and heat-treated, it stands up very well even in comparison to more expensive steel. It may lose a little in edge holding capability. But it makes up for it in being easy to sharpen.

From that steel, you get a thickness of 3.1 mm and a blade length of 92 mm. A solid blade, in other words. This, in turn, gives a knife that is 213 mm long in the open position. The weight is 104 g.

It is light for a knife of this size. The reason for this is twofold. First, because SRM has chosen to use G10 in the handle, but mainly because it is combined with their "Mono Chassis". It is a "cage" that houses the lock. This makes the knife stiffer while also making it possible to dispense with a frame in other respects. Hence, the low total weight.

The handle is 121 mm long and 13 mm thick, which provides plenty of space, as mentioned.

SRM 221X offers a drop point blade in 14C28N, a G10 handle and a button lock

The knife opens with a flipper, and it can be said straight away that this is the knife with a lock, as a "detent" is one of the fastest I have experienced so far. SRM has succeeded perfectly with the resistance, which gives an extremely fast opening knife. This is facilitated by ball bearings, which are not made of ceramic but of steel.

The lock is of the button lock variant, which SRM has mastered at this point in an excellent way. This also applies in this case, which can be quickly ascertained. Not a hint of movement can be perceived in the blade when it is open.

The package is rounded off with another of SRM's contributions to inventions in the wonderful world of folding knives, the "Ambi Clip". A clip that can be removed or moved without tools. Just pinch it together and pull it backwards, and it's released. A smooth and well-functioning construction that, however, cannot be used with all types of handles. But here it works great.

Overall, the 221X gives very good first impressions, and this applies to both how it looks, how it feels to hold in the hand and the small details such as the factory edge being very sharp, that the blade has no play and that all corners and edges are rounded as they should. As I said, the knife gives a solid impression, and it will be a real pleasure to test and review this knife!

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/ J - convinced

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