OHT w/ Black Blade?

[prisoner6]

While shopping around the other day, I noticed in a local store a Victorinox One Hand Trekker with a black coated blade. The store owner said it came that way. Another store had a OHT, but with the regular to me silver stainless blade with no coating. Can anyone enlighten me?

 

[dunc5]

You meen like this one ? I thought the black blades were just limited runs . This one is my special edition "Secret Order of the Swiss Army Knife " (SOSAK )

Dunc

 

[shecky]

I have a black bladed one without any special edition identification.

 

[noway]

What are the pros/cons of the black blade?

 

[shecky]

What are the pros/cons of the black blade?

Well, it's black.

And it's black.

 

[the european]

What are the pros/cons of the black blade?

I agree with shecky, if I understood what he meant. A coated blade is cool for collectors, maybe even useful (if you're a soldier/ninja who wants to avoid light reflection, come out of darkness and stab somebody in the back ), but if you plan to use the knife as an all-around tool for camping/hiking (which means working with food, mostly), I suggest a regular blade.

 

[felinevet]

Vic ran the black blades for a year or so but it didn't last. SOSAK got them for the annual knife as shown. I agree they seem more of a novelty than of real use.

 

[dunc5]

And the black finnish doesnt stand up to use either .

Dunc