Thoughts on the SOG Revolver as the only medium fixed blade carried for extended trek

Noshtero

Noshtero

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Ok I've seen really great stuff about the SOG Revolver, but it always comes from a stand point of "For a knife with a blade and a saw, this thing is awesome!"

Here's my question. On longer treks, I have had minimal use for a saw. I carry a large fixed blade, a medium fixed blade, and a SAK (with no saw on it). I do think it would be handy to have a saw, but not handy enough to prompt me to start carrying a stand alone. So, if I got a revolver, it would be a fixed blade probably 90% of the time, and a saw the other 10%. Therefore, I don't want to know how good it is when you use it 50/50 saw and blade. I want to know how good it is when you almost always use the blade.

If that doesn't make sense. Then come at it from this standpoint. Assuming your Revolver got jammed and it didn't revolve anymore, and was reduced to just being a fixed blade, how well does it stack up against the normal favorites (F1, Master Hunter, Seal Pup, etc...)?

Then part 2 is:
Here's my current rig
large chopper: Plug for the Ranger RD9 here
medium fixed blade: Frost Clipper
SAK: Soldier (ALOX with blade, reamer, can opener, bottle opener)

Would you trade the Clipper for a revolver, or the SAK Soldier for one with a saw, assuming you rarely intended to use the saw, but wanted one just in case?
 
I can say one thing, replacing my SAK Soldier with a Fieldmaster, or even an Outrider, is a lot cheaper than replacing my Mora with a Revolver
 
I have never owned the revolver but have used a friends on and off, but I second what Noshtero says. I love the Saw on my SAK. Or, maybe a cheaper alternative is to just add a telescoping saw From Gerber for like 13 bucks, which weighs 3 oz. I think you would still save some weight. Mine cuts very well.

My impressions weren't that great of just the knife itself when I used it. But I think I'm just getting partial to Carbon steels in my fixed blades anymore.

My .02 Let us know what you go with and if you deceide to go with the revolver how it performs on the trail!
 
Noshtero said:
I can say one thing, replacing my SAK Soldier with a Fieldmaster, or even an Outrider, is a lot cheaper than replacing my Mora with a Revolver
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My thoughts exactly. Should say that I have never used a SOG Revolver. But I'm apt to stay with what has worked for me in the past. A good SAK, Mora, and small axe is MY way. Not everyones..... buy works for me.;)
 
OK, I own a Revolver. The saw is awesome...works fantastically. The blade is excellent as well...I was batoning wood with it really hard and did not dull the blade at all. It did not do well splitting the wood, though. As a fixed blade I would have to say that it does not feel extremely solid. I think that if it were a full tang type of fixed blade it might feel more solid. Also, the shape of the blade does not render it the most effective for typical camp chores. Right now I rarely carry the revolver except in the back of my van. All I carry at the moment is a SAK Huntsman lite (with saw) and occassionally a SAK trekker (with even bigger saw). I see myself continuing to carry a SAK of one kind or other along with another medium sized fixed blade
 
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