COMPACT SLIDE UTIL KNIFE

Best box cutter I've ever had. Light, small but not too small, easy blade change. Very durable. Only down side is no blade storage but I hate the rattling that can cause anyway.

a true EDC replaceable blade compact knife. No bottle opener or any of that crap, just a usable knife. I like it

I think if Milwaukee made this thing truly slim, they'd immediately dominate the EDC utility knife market. As is, it's kinda bulky because it's still designed to be a heavy duty ergonomic working blade for all day use. Nothing wrong with that, but make a truly slim, lighter weight version for occasional use and we're really cooking. Anyone who needs a tough utility blade for work is already using a Fastback anyway. This thing could blow the Gerber Prybrid out of the water given a minor redesign.In terms of pocket knives, right now this thing feels like a full size Benchmade Griptillian in your pocket. I want it slimmed down to the level of a Benchmade Bugout.

I work in a big-box store that strictly prohibits the use of real utility knives that grown-ups have used without notable difficulty for more than a century. Management insists on providing their employees instead with a sad, orange "Junior's First Knife." To operate this abomination, one must hold a blue plastic slide button firmly forward to project a quarter inch of dull, rounded blade tip as you attempt to pierce the outer skin of a cardboard carton. Should you succeed in that, you are instructed to release the blue button and the tiny knife tip should then theoretically be lodged tightly enough by friction within the cardboard to begin slicing operations. Then repeat as necessary, and if all goes well, one can expect to disassemble a small cardboard box into flattened panels suitable for the compactor in around 20 minutes, give or take.For many years I owned and used what was probably the most practical and dependable compact utility knife ever made, the Husky Compact Retractable Utility Knife, Model #1120. I should have known Home Depot would discontinue that model, since they sold every one of them as fast as they could get them.I only bought three Model #1120s over time, and all were subsequently stolen by craven thieves. If it had occurred to me that Husky would ever stop making them, I would have bought fifty.I've seen pre-owned Husky Model #1120s offered for sale on eBay for anywhere from $60 to $135, but I suspected I would likely be buying one of my stolen knives back, so I declined.Enter the Milwaukee Compact Slide Utility Knife. It's somewhat more portly than the Husky Model #1120, but it's still small, it works splendidly, and most importantly—it's retractable—not folding.Every manufacturer makes a compact FOLDING utility knife, which defeats the whole purpose of having a compact knife to begin with, namely, to use in place of the company-issued orange turd, while keeping a low profile so as not to be seen using a functional knife. Clever operators will keep a decoy orange safety knife poking out of their utility pouch to switch to surreptitiously should management approach. Having to take an extra few seconds to quickly find and release the buttons or levers to collapse and finally conceal one's forbidden knife is simply unacceptable and poses unwarranted risks.The Milwaukee Compact Retractable Knife is a worthy replacement for the much-missed Husky, although blade selection can be finicky. A number of different manufacturers offer heavy-duty utility knife blades, which the Milwaukee will not accept. I have even found some blades without the HD moniker to be slightly too thick for the little red knife. My solution has been to simply stick with standard Milwaukee blades, and it has been trouble-free as a result.Since accepting the Milwaukee knife as a trustworthy and satisfying successor to the Husky, I have bought another. Upon reflection, perhaps I shall purchase yet another.Perhaps fifty.

Great knife, easy to change blades and fits great in pocket.

The item in the picture is a 48-22-1511 and the item that shipped is a 48-22-1516. The item picture is much thinner than the item that shipped.

Great purchase. Use it every single day

East slide action! Quality build for the price! Milwaukee wins!!Slim build and every day carry!