Rescue 93mm Passaround Review

[Fozzy]

Spyderco 93mm Passaround Review:

After a little post office snafu, the Spyderco Rescue 93mm arrived in my hands safe and sound.

Looking the knife over initially, fit and finish were excellent. The blade was typical Spyderco-sharp with deep serrations. I’m particularly fond of the plane edge to serrations ratio. About an inch of the blade from the sheepsfoot toward the choil is plain edge. The rest of the blade to the choil is serrated. This puts the plain edge out where it should be for finer work and the serrations back where leverage will be maximized. I must say I am a fan
of the dark blue FRN. (Fibergalss Reinforced Nylon)

The knife opens solidly by any number of methods whether or not the hole is used. I had a minor gripe with the hole in the blade... there is no chamfering around the hole. This was only a gripe until I tried opening the knife while wearing a couple different types of gloves. While wearing gloves, the lack of chamfering and the large hole make for very positive opening. I don’t wear mittens at work, but I suspect the Rescue 93mm would be easy to open with mittens on.

I carried the Rescue 93mm in my left rear pocket. I’m somewhat ambidexterous and frequently carry knives this way. I moved the clip to the left scale. This was easy to do although the recession in the scale where the clip fits was somewhat undersize. This however made for a very tight assembly. I found the knife easy to open and deploy with either hand.

The Rescue 93mm feels good in the hand- especially so considering the FRN handles. I was impressed by the changes from the older style FRN rescues. To me, the 93mm feels a little blade-heavy; Without getting out the micrometer, I think that the 93mm blade is somewhat thicker and heavier then the other Rescue models. While I like that sort of feel, I know that others will prefer a lighter feel. To me, the knife feels solid in the hand, comfortable and ready to work. I really like the profile of the blade spine and the way it lends itself to fine cutting wherein the index finger will lie atop the blade spine. I would like to see the bottom of the choil more curved and pronounced to allow choking up on the blade. I’m no martial
artist, but it seems to me that there are worse blades out there for self-defense.

I carried the knife as an EDC (Every Day Carry) I did not seek to torture test the knife in any way. As it happens, I did not have the opportunity to do any spectacular cutting of seatbelts, wires or aircraft parts at work. Mostly the knife was used for opening boxes,
cutting line, slicing pizza, turkey and steak. (Donuts don’t usually need to be cut!!)

The VG-10 steel?? What can I say... I’m a fan!

All in all, I could find nothing about the Rescue 93mm which would keep me from buying it. Since I usually put my money where my mouth is, I purchased two of them. Both are just as nice as the Passaround. I recommend this knife without reservation.

Ben

 

[Rex G]

I agree the Rescue 93mm is a very good knife. I use one everyday as a working knife while on duty as a patrol officer, and gave one as a gift to my brother, who is a combat medic in the Army. I like it better than the older Rescue, personally. I have not yet had to rip a seat belt or anything with it, but US 59 passes through my area, and the carnage there can be terrible, so I take my rescue-type knives seriously. (Yes, for those of you who keep up with such things, I really do carry 4 knives at work, and my older Rescue is in a small emergency bag in the patrol car.)

 

[Greymoor]

Well the 93mm Rescue arrived last night and today I finally got a chance to give 'er a whirl. Upon inspecting the blade I noticed two very small notches in the plain part of the blade. These could most likely be sharpened out but I will leave it to somebody with more skill than I with combo blades.

At work the Rescue was used to cut a section of rubber hose a couple of times, diced a few boxes, cut some plastic straps, and slice open several bags. At my moms house I let her give it a go on some steak she was slicing up for a stir fry, (I am actually looking at this type of knife as a possible gift for my mom to use around her place). The design of this knife gives the user several hold options that make varied tasks much easier. "choaking" up on the blade for precision work, using the thumb ramp and choil for more force. This blade is very versatile. Much more so than the all serrated Rescues.

At first my mom was a little wary of the size as the Rescue 93mm is a fairly large folder. After a bit however she warmed up to it and worked thru the dinner preps using the rescue as her cutting instrument. It did well. In my moms eye she liked the orange color of the Rescue better than the Blue of the 93. I like the blue better.

Over all this knife is a workhorse of design. The section of plain edge broadens the possible applications of this knife considerately.


I like it

 

[SilverFoxKnows]

on the blue? And if so how much of a change is it from the old black? I find the old style to be a pretty good fit for my hand.

Frank

 

[KBR]

Originally posted by SilverFoxKnows,
....if so how much of a change is it from the old black?

Frank, I had a black handled Rescue awhile back, but gave it away before I got my 93, so I wasn't able to compare the two in detail. I do believe that both handle styles are the same.

On another note, I recently started a new job this past week and figured on using a fully serrated Military for EDC, BUT....since I haven't been able to find a LNIB Millie , I have been carrying my 93mm and am very impressed with it.

I've used it for everything from cutting up cardboard boxes and thick plastic wrapping, to tough 1/4" thick rubber hose and layers of duct tape. Since this Spydie lacks a tip, I don't need to worry about any damage to the tip of the thick sheepsfoot blade. That VG-10 steel is simply awesome!!

I definitely recommend the 93mm to anyone that is looking for a tough "user" Spydie for EDC.

Still looking for a LNIB SE Military though......