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Pros: Handle Material, Blade Material, Overall Quality, Blade Sharpness
Cons: None
Another Italian Beauty from Lionsteel
The new Myto is essentially a 5/4ths scale T.R.E., which is probably my favorite Lionsteel design, so I don't have much bad to say about it, but let's start with the good. Style is always a high priority with anything produced in Italy, and this new knife maintains Lionsteel's reputation in that area. Every surface is beautifully machined and that includes the micarta scale. Lionsteel often (always?) crowns the back side of their folding blades, as many Italian brands do, and that's a simple touch that adds a lot to the feeling of quality. I really like the feel of the micarta scale as well; it's soft but grippy. The M390 blade was very sharp out of the box, and the ball bearing pivot is very free, so once you overcome the hold close detent, the blade swings easily. And this brings me to my only issue with the Myto, and it's a minor one: the removable flipper tab. The fact that it's removable isn't an issue, I don't think, but the tab itself is a bit stubby, so it doesn't protrude quite far enough for me to reliably engage it every time. The T.R.E. is very similar in flipper tab geometry, but the blade is at least .5 in shorter, and thinner, than the Myto, yet it's flipper tab is slightly longer than the Myto. The result is my finger tends to slide off without overcoming the detent unless I deliberately use my fingertip to push on the tab, which is not a natural movement. Look... this is really nitpicking, so that shows just how nice this new knife is overall and I am very happy with my purchase.
