SAK soldier (or pioneer) too much to take to an office setting?

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What do you say... Would you take this knife to work with you on a daily basis? or do you already?
 
Shouldn't be a problem at all. I've carried bigger in an office setting- I was always "the guy" if someone needed something cut or something repaired and didn't want to call maintenance.
 
Don't know why not - I EDC either a Vic Huntsman (the scissors are especially useful and appreciated) or the larger, more robust Vic Safari without any problem (of course, 85% of our office are prior military, but still). I've even EDC a small fixed blade Busse (3-inch Game Warden or 3 and 1/2-inch Culti or Active Duty) without a second glance. In my experience, most smaller knifes are OK as long as they don't look too aggressive, too tactical (black-coated blades, etc) and aren't whipped out quickly or fooled around with too much. Just take it out quietly, get 'er done, then pocket it.
 
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What do you say... Would you take this knife to work with you on a daily basis?
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If you wear jeans or the like, sure. If you have to wear dress pants, I'd go with something smaller. Maybe a Cadet or Executive ..... or even a 58mm model like a Rambler.

-- Mark
 
For sure, a soldier/pioneer is a great pattern and it fits perfectly in an any enviroment.

I´ve carried mine on hikes as well as in the office and it never let me down.

Alox SAKs :thumbup: :thumbup: in every case!
 
Already do, I work in a office where the only time leaving the seat is to take a leak. IMO, it's one of the minimalist choices in a office setting unless your a tech and have to deal with different screws, only then will the cyber tool be the better option.
But then again I find that the mini pliers in the celluloid models work wonders in cleaning out dust in computers.
 
I carried a 111mm (4.25") SAK everyday for years. No problem as far as I'm concerned with the smaller 91mm soldier or pioneer.
 
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I use a small s-biner to hang my SAK inside the pocket. Keeps it in place and wearing slacks it keeps it from laying horizontally in the pocket.
 
I carried an Electrician for a couple of weeks to work, looks just like the Pioneer except a small sheepsfoot blade replaces the can opener. Great knife for office carry in my opinion. Main blade is big enough to be a good fruit slicer and the sheepsfoot came in very handy for miscellaneous tasks.

I carry my knives vertically in my back pocket beside my wallet, which works for a fairly broad range of knives. Slim and light, it carried there just fine. If you don't carry a wallet in your back pocket then that wouldn't work for you I suppose.

It might be a bit large depending on the attitude of people around you. The Cadet is another option. It's probably the ideal light urban/office carry knife.
 
Carry?

Doesn't EVERYONE have an M1 bayonet for a letter opener?

All kidding aside... I'd keep a SAK in my desk drawer if I didn't normally have several blades on me between folder and multi-tool.
 
SAK's are known to almost everyone, and out of all the knives in the world are the most sheeple friendly IMO. Something about the neutrality of the Swiss gives people the warm fuzzies. ;)
 
The SAK is as friendly a knife as there is, and useful for general stuff. I used to have a soldier with my birth year, that I carried occasionally. All my knives are carried in my watchpocket. I can't live without scissors, so I had a mod with scissors built into a SAK harvester (like a farmer but with a hawkbill blade).
 
All of these comments are so helpful. Anyone is in knife strict laws? I live in Canada so here the law is based on intent so a Pioneer can be passed as a multitool much better than lets say a huntsman kind of knife, at least in my opinion though.. anyone differ?
 
Do the people in your office go hiking, mountain biking, or packpacking? If so, they probably see Swiss Army Knives all the time.
 
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