Swiss Army Soldier's Knife

Well done, mistwalker. :cool: I'm a huge fan of the OHT and its variants, including the Bundeswehr and your new-gen Soldier.

I EDC'd an old-style Soldier for years, then switched to a Farmer. These days it's the consumer-model OHT. Hard to beat.
 
dawsonbob said:
I'm glad you scored that, since you've been wanting one. 'Tis the season... to go out and cut stuff with it.
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Me too!! It should come in handy sawing...err ...I mean cutting my portion of ham tomorrow :D


Brad "the butcher";7640925 said:
you bet with slotted screws, Mr Robertson was Canadian btw! Traveled australia with almost the same model with scissors and a small blade.
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I may regret this later but please pardon my ignorance...and um my slight alcohol induced haze...but.... Mr. Robertson?


KintlaLake said:
Well done, mistwalker. :cool: I'm a huge fan of the OHT and its variants, including the Bundeswehr and your new-gen Soldier.

I EDC'd an old-style Soldier for years, then switched to a Farmer. These days it's the consumer-model OHT. Hard to beat.
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Thanks, I'm really liking this one. The more I check it out the more impressed I become. I'll definitely be looking into more of them in the future.
 
tholiver said:
Merry Christmas everyone!
Mistwalker here is some info on Mr. Robinson.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_screwdriver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.L._Robertson
They don't mention there that robertsons were used in the early Ford Automobiles.
Henry Ford wanted to keep using them but he wanted Robertson to sell him the patent first. Robertson refused and Ford stopped using Robertsons.
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Ah thanks...I just never knew them by that name, I use square drive screws a lot, or at least I did before they started making torx drive wood screws.

Interesting story, I wonder what the whole story of the torx screw is. I know the automotive industry loves them.
 
mistwalker said:
Ah thanks...I just never knew them by that name, I use square drive screws a lot, or at least I did before they started making torx drive wood screws.

Interesting story, I wonder what the whole story of the torx screw is. I know the automotive industry loves them.
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Just noticed i called him Robinson instead of Robertson! Caffeine-deficiency induced Typo,lol!
Hmmm yeah i wonder about the other types as well.
There seems to a lot of new screw types out there today.
 
mistwalker said:
Ah thanks...I just never knew them by that name, I use square drive screws a lot, or at least I did before they started making torx drive wood screws.

Interesting story, I wonder what the whole story of the torx screw is. I know the automotive industry loves them.
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From Wikipedia:

"TORX (pronounced "TORKS", rhyming with "forks"), developed by Camcar LLC of Acument Global Technologies (formerly Camcar Textron), is the trademark for a type of screw head characterized by a 6-point star-shaped pattern (in the same way that slotted heads, Phillips, hex socket, and Robertson have linear, cruciform, hexagonal, and square tips, respectively). People unfamiliar with the trademark generally use the term star, as in star screwdriver or star bits. The generic name is hexalobular internal driving feature and is standardised by the International Organization for Standardization as ISO 10664. TORX is frequently styled Torx despite the official all-caps trademark styling.
By design, TORX head screws resist cam-out better than Phillips head or slot head (flathead) screws. Where Phillips heads were designed to cause the driver to cam out, to prevent over-tightening, TORX heads were designed to prevent it. The reason for this was the development of better torque-limiting automatic screwdrivers for use in factories. Rather than rely on the tool slipping out of the screw head when a torque level is reached, thereby risking damage to the driver tip, screw head and workpiece, the driver design achieves a desired torque consistently. Camcar LLC claims this can increase tool bit life by ten times or more. Today there are also other solutions, such as the AW type of screw head developed by the Würth group in Germany.
TORX drive system was developed in the Camcar Technical center, located in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
TORX screws are commonly found on automobiles, bicycle brake systems, hard disk drives, computer systems (Compaq uses almost exclusively T15 screws) and consumer electronics. Initially, they were used in applications requiring tamper-resistance since the drive systems and screwdrivers were not widely available; as drivers became more common, tamper-resistant variants, as described below, were developed.[1] Today, TORX screws are also becoming increasingly popular in construction industries.
Camcar LLC developed an improved profile, designated TORX PLUS."
 
Congrats, mistwalker. I love Vic tools, in particular the awl and the saw blade which I generally use for notching fire boards. All the other tools are good too.

Interesting info, dawsonbob. Notice how they didn't mention the use of TORX in folder scales. We need a knifeapedia!!!

Doc
 
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DOC-CANADA said:
Congrats, mistwalker. I love Vic tools, in particular the awl and the saw blade which I generally use for notching fire boards. All the other tools are good too.

Doc
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Thanks Doc, while I did get a few sharp and pointy things recently and have some trouble in seeing a clear favorite....I am really liking this knife. That's exactly what I was thinking and one of the big reasons behind why I wanted this knife. I like the saws and learned that from a Swiss Tool... but rather than have a folding knife and a multitool on me at all times I like the idea of a folding knife that can be opened with one hand that can serve this purpose. Also I was thinking that the saw would be good to have in a "one-handed-fire-scenario"
 
A few pics I took earlier today. The saw works really well and the angle when open really helps when sawing with the saw not binding and trying to close. It never tried to close on me at all.

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The awl worked well for boring holes in some dried bamboo.

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and I really like having the serrations near the tip so I can have plain edge next to the handle for whittling.

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mrbear said:
I love this knife.
Carried one for a while now in a sheath John (Stomper) made me from http://www.jkhandmadeknives.com
Holds my fire steel too! Belt loop on back. Well made.

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Cool, I like hearing other people's thoughts on it, I really like it. Your kit looks nice too, the saw spine works great with a fire steel. I am still looking for the right pouch; mag pouch, after market multi-tool pouch....something, that I can keep this knife, a firesteel, and a small tube with some other bits of kit in. One that's not too big but with multiple compartments and has a secure fold-over flap is what I am looking for.
 
The new Swiss Army Soldiers Knife won't replace my Victorinox Jumpmaster. It has a non-serrated locking main blade (it isn't one hand opening but that doesn't matter to me) and a separate serrated gutting/seat belt cutter in addition to the saw, and both screwdrivers. One advantage to the other large SAKs like my Jumpmaster over the new Soldiers Knife is that they have the tweezers and toothpick. I find I use these often for lots of things. Now if my Jumpmaster only had scissors and metal scales, it would be perfect.

Google up the Jumpmaster, you'll like it.
 
Victorinox is definately one of my favorite knife and multitool brands.I just bought an Alox Soldier and an Alox Farmer today.I am developing quite the fetish for anything Victorinox.
 
bruce said:
The new Swiss Army Soldiers Knife won't replace my Victorinox Jumpmaster. It has a non-serrated locking main blade (it isn't one hand opening but that doesn't matter to me) and a separate serrated gutting/seat belt cutter in addition to the saw, and both screwdrivers. One advantage to the other large SAKs like my Jumpmaster over the new Soldiers Knife is that they have the tweezers and toothpick. I find I use these often for lots of things. Now if my Jumpmaster only had scissors and metal scales, it would be perfect.

Google up the Jumpmaster, you'll like it.
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That jumpmastser looks really good and I do like it a lot. If I could afford the custom service they offer I'd order a jumpmaster with the one hand 50/50 primary blade and green handle scales of the soldier knife and that would be my ideal folding knife. Hopefully they will offer that some day. I have a feeling this won't be the only SAK I have.
 
mistwalker said:
Cool, I like hearing other people's thoughts on it, I really like it. Your kit looks nice too, the saw spine works great with a fire steel. I am still looking for the right pouch; mag pouch, after market multi-tool pouch....something, that I can keep this knife, a firesteel, and a small tube with some other bits of kit in. One that's not too big but with multiple compartments and has a secure fold-over flap is what I am looking for.
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Sometimes I carry my Forester in a surplus .45 mag pouch. It fits the knife perfectly and the second compartment is big enough to carry extra gear. You can find these cheap at gun shows.
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Stomper said:
Sometimes I carry my Forester in a surplus .45 mag pouch. It fits the knife perfectly and the second compartment is big enough to carry extra gear. You can find these cheap at gun shows.
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Cool, thanks! I think one of those is exactly what I want.
 
I, er, Santa, lucked into a pair of the new Soldier's knife a month or so back at a great price from a book selling site - with an additional $10 off and no s/h - a deal a deal a deal! One was for my elder son's 40th - later this month - the other, my Christmas. It was a great Christmas! I love that older ALOX Soldier - but the Farmer is my favorite of those two... then here comes the new Soldier - great knife!

I hiked with an old Vic 'Craftsman' for years - all I thought I needed, until I added a lockback - a Buck 110. The OHT was a great step - the new Soldier may just be 'it'. Everyone needs one! Shop around...

Stainz

PS I already gave my son his Soldier...
 
I got the One Handed Trekker for Christmas and it is a nifty knife. I did find out the hard way though that the hole can be a little slippery when deploying the main blade, hence the bandaid on my thumb. It came really sharp out of the box and it has a nifty design. I prefer it to those that have serrations further back.

I do feel the knife would have worked better with a little jimping on top of the blade ramp for a little more grip. Other than that it is really nice. It is an easy modification to do, so I may modify that in the blade.

I was using the saw today to go through 3-4 inch thick branches for the fireplace. It had no problem tearing the way through it. Works as well as my leatherman multitool woodsaw.

The can opener I tried on a few cans, namely a can of Bush's baked beans and a can of french onion dip that the pull tab failed on. Once again it cuts through it no problem, but so does my little pattern 37 can opener, since for some reason I can never get that automatic monstrosity to work.

I love the locking screwdriver. The phillips one is nice too for putting on torque, but I also feel it can be a little short for some tasks. I think I would have preferred it coming out like the large flat head screwdriver.

The awl is pretty much the best I found on a pocket knife.

The bottle opener is also really nice as I have drank beer I opened with it.

Do those rubber inserts really help much with the grip on the military soldier version?
 
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