Today , Finch Drifter and Camillus 23
Iâd imagine the red handle and the prominent Milwaukee logo would be the key selling point to most people choosing this knife. It doesnât look like particularly good general purpose knife or like a particularly specialised tool. Itâs the knife for you if you have 2 Milwaukee drills, bag of red batteries, a Milwaukee toolbag and work trousers and itâs your âsignature gearâ, the brand that you choose to be loyal to. Nothing wrong with that but if youâre after utility and bang for buck, youâre better off looking elsewhere. 50% of this productâs price is the branding.
Hi m03da
You are quite right re the Milwaukee gear etc. There are a lot of people who stick with the same brand as you suggested.
I do not have any Milwaukie equipment except for this knife. 
Unfortunately being in Australia these products cost a lot more that the normal retail price in the USA & other countries. We are stuck with paying the prices set by the local retailer,
Often 2x - 3x more. Also buying direct from OS the delivery/postage is horrendeous.
Oh Iâm not implying this is your case, Iâm describing my idea of their marketing strategy, of their target demographic. And what I take from that is that maybe the focus on brand will steal resources away from quality, value of the hardware itself. Your motivations are up to you, this isnât the budgetjudgementforum.
I too would quite fancy a red knife, too bad my preferred Victorinox configuration only comes with black scales.
It feels like the Australian market is quite insular and itâs quite easy to saturate it with a much less diverse offering, enough to a point it becomes uninteresting for potential new exporters. Too bad, the remaining shreds of the concept of competition are the only thing that pushes manufacturers to innovate as opposed to increasing their income by manipulating the market.
Currently carrying the Fox Knives Terzuola Folder Knife in Bocote Wood & Damascus (FX-525DB).
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The Koenig Mini Goblin is super fast, very solid, small but capable.
I wear the 5â on my belt and pocket the 3â, both MagnaCut steel and both made by me for me. Never pocket carried a fixed blade before but have been finding it very handy!
My Medford FUK is just SO seriously bad a$$! D2 steel, modified with ceramic Skiff bearings, a phenomenal beast of a knife!
There are others, led by my Koenig Arius with a by request CTS-204P blade, but I could go on and on⌠let me just say that my Giant Mouse Ace Sonoma Titanium in M390 probably gets more pocket time than any knife I own.
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My current favorite knife is the Kershaw Snap-On SO82RD.
Itâs a kinda rare knife with a N690 stonewashed blade.
I paid about $60 plus tax for it.
The assisted-0pening action is very nice, and the blade steel is the best that I own.
I didnât like the red color at first because the other colors this knife come in look better to my eyes, but Iâve gotten used to it and itâs no longer a problem. 
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Hmmmm⌠Small Sebenza & Benchmade 940. 
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Favorite Lightweight Out The Door kit
Benchmade Mini Bugout, Jetbeam RRT-01, Mission Wallet:
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Milwaukee fastback, always sharp
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Chris Reeve Sebenza 21
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Nice Sebby!
Thatâs one Iâve wanted for years but oddly enough have never bought. May need to remedy thatâŚ
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I won a fake Sebenza on BLF years ago.
Even the fake is a very nice knife, and I could never afford the real thing.
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The name Sebenza is derived from the Zulu word meaning âWork,â a tribute to Mr. Reeveâs South African origins.
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By sheer number of hours in my pocket it would be my Kershaw Westin (pictured here with my Streamlight 1L-1AA)
I kinda bounce back and forth with these three but, I think the Kizer Mojave in copper gets carried the most.
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It is not fancy, but I have been carrying one pretty much everyday for a few years now.
I am nearly as fast with the âSpydie holeâ as with an assisted opener. Lock is great and easily allows one handed closing. Very light, but I have had no problems with malfunction or breakage, and I use it hard.
Maxamet steel. Hard, so very hard. ~70+HRC. I can carry it and use it for literally months between sharpening.
Interesting story on how much I like it. I thought I had lost my first one. I immediately bought another. Then I found the original. Now I rotate them for EDC.
Not a âcheapâ knife, and unfortunately now out of production I think I paid about $170 maybe 4 years ago when I bought mine. Now (though out of stock):
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