Review: Fenris Arms Folding Knife

 Over the past few years, one of my regular EDC items has been a folding knife from the small Danish one-man company Fenris Arms:

Freedom Folder – limited edition with wooden handle.

A short note on Fenris Arms and their knives:
I’ve tried some of their other full-tang knives, though only briefly. They’re just a bit too “tactical” in design for my taste – but if I were still in the army, I’d definitely have strapped one to my rig.
That said, I’ve bought and gifted both a Triton Survival Knife and a Freedom Folder to family members. They’ve been using them for a few years and are very happy with them.
The Triton Survival Knife is Fenris Arms’ own design, whereas the Freedom Folder is a ‘white label’ knife – something they’ve used themselves and then had redesigned to match the handle and blade style of the Triton.

I bartered my wood-handled folding knife for a bottle of homemade mead – a fine trade! Otherwise, the knife sells for just around 250 DKK (~33EUR). That’s seriously cheap for a folding knife.

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I’ve been really happy with the Freedom Folder. It originally came with a belt clip on the handle, but I removed it – I always carry the knife loose in my pocket.
It has a back lock and a thumb stud, so it’s easy to open one-handed. You can also adjust the tension on the blade pivot with a screw, so it’s easy to fine-tune how tightly it opens and closes.

I’ve intentionally not spared the knife – I’ve taken it into the woods without bringing a fixed blade, even though it makes little practical sense to use a folder like a full-sized knife. But field testing gear is always worthwhile.

For me, the Freedom Folder has done everything I expect a pocketknife to do. But I’ve also used it to split firewood, strike a firesteel (the spine has a sharp 90-degree edge), used it as a screwdriver, and stir countless cups of instant coffee. And it hasn’t rusted.

It’s still going strong – granted, after batoning firewood with it, I’ve had to retighten the pivot and thumb stud. But that’s no problem at all, and honestly to be expected.

So I’m quite surprised, actually, that after all this time, I haven’t snapped the lock or broken the tip. I’ve sharpened the blade to match the angle of my cheap Biltema (Danish hardware store) sharpener, so keeping it sharp is easy – and it holds an edge well.

It’s genuinely a lot of knife for very little money.

Here's what the knife looked like when writing this review.