Serrated Spartan

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GaryC

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Anyone use a serrated Spartan daily, If so, Do you find it better than a plain edge? Gary
 
I think that you're better off with a plain edge, serrations tend to present complications when it comes to re-sharpening blades. Performance of said serrations are dependent upon the media being cut - doesn't work well with some material, leaves conspicuous trails in others. YMMV
 
These are smaller serrated, for me they seem to work better than the larger like Spyderco.. Maybe it's me but they do seem easier. Gary
 
There is another discussion along the same model. Very good points shared.

I do believe the fine serrations will hold up better for longer than a smooth edge.
The SAK military issue I do believe sports the small serrations
 
The serrated spartan seems like a great idea. The spartan still has a regular edge on the smaller blade for any fine cutting. The small serrations that Victorinox uses are tough and easy to sharpen up when they get really beat up. The little Eze-Lap diamond hone that looks like a little pen works great on them. JUst for yuks, I carried a Victorinox paring knife around as an edc just to see how the serrations held up and works. The knife came with a daily snug fitting plastic sheath, and it was so light I forgot it was in my pocket. After a month of use on all kinds of stuff, it took a minute or two to use the little rat tail diamond home to touch it up.

A serratd spartan is on my short list of things to get when the whirlwind of our mo e to Texas settles down.

The Victoriox serrated paring knife. Even when "dull" with the points of the serrations being shiny and reflecting light, it still sawed it's way through plastic blister packaging, rope, plastic and heavy paper wrappings, and UPS boxes.
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IMO, Victorinox serrations are among the best. One of the knives I use in the kitchen is a Vic serrated knife with a rounded tip...don't remember what it was called. Another of my kitchen knives is a paring knife just like the one pictured, but with a green handle and without the serrations. I want one of the serrated paring knives, too.

I tend to EDC a regular (non-serrated) Spartan in my LF pocket, along with my other stuff. The knife gets a lot of use. IMO, a serrated main blade would be awesome.

Jim
 
I've owned and carried one on occasion for a few months now. I enjoy the Victorinox serrations, and find that they snag less compared to other companies' patterns. They're also pretty easy to touch up, as jackknife mentioned.
 
Is the serrated spartan even made anymore?

I tried to order one from the knife site in the great southern mountains in Tennessee. They have been out of stock for a long while now.
 
jackknife, I believe Knifeworks still has them. That's where I got mine from. Gary
 
Sorry no pic,but still loving the serrated Spartan. My daily carry with a locking folder. Gary
 
I had a tough decision when purchasing my one hand Trekker. I went with the plain edge, but I did consider the serrated. My main decision came down to cutting wood. The Trekker is a knife I use in the outdoors and wood is a major consideration for that knife.

For a daily carry in the city I could see how the serrated blade could be handy my Vic knives open cardboard packages and clamshell packs more often that anything else.

My Leatherman Wave has a serrated and plain edge blade, and I find myself using the serrated blade often, but if given the choice of one or the other I would take the plain edge.
 
collim1 said:
I had a tough decision when purchasing my one hand Trekker. I went with the plain edge, but I did consider the serrated. My main decision came down to cutting wood. The Trekker is a knife I use in the outdoors and wood is a major consideration for that knife.

For a daily carry in the city I could see how the serrated blade could be handy my Vic knives open cardboard packages and clamshell packs more often that anything else.

My Leatherman Wave has a serrated and plain edge blade, and I find myself using the serrated blade often, but if given the choice of one or the other I would take the plain edge.
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While I, too, would have preferred a plain blade, the partly serrated one on my OH Trekker works great, not only on "city" stuff but on all manner of vegetation, including the woody kind. Also, I like the way Vic does serrations and their placement on the front rather than rear part of the blade. Some day I might pick up the PE version, but I'm not in a hurry.
 
znapschatz said:
While I, too, would have preferred a plain blade, the partly serrated one on my OH Trekker works great, not only on "city" stuff but on all manner of vegetation, including the woody kind. Also, I like the way Vic does serrations and their placement on the front rather than rear part of the blade. Some day I might pick up the PE version, but I'm not in a hurry.
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Same for me. I still want to try to front serrated/chisel plain edge blade.

Might make good spare in the truck or boat if nothing else.
 
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