Victorinox OHT

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oguruma

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Who has one of these that actually uses it? I want to add one to the collection, but I really only try to collect knives that I think are useful. I never have been a Victorinox fan, so I don't have any experience with them. It seems to me that the chisel grind and the goofy serrations on the top part of the blade really kill the entire knife for me. Any input from users?
 
Do not know a thing about them except my Son was kind enough to bring me one "not a OHT" but just a little swiss knife, direct from Switzerland when he toured europe. It sits in my little collection of never used knives. Uh Hum what is a OHT I suppose I will have to check em out.

Daniel AKA nativecajun Straight from Lousyana
 
I bought and edc'd one for a few years - I actually bought it from a place that is now out of business "Chesapeake Knife and Tool". My blade has the partial chisel grind and the serrations along the front of the blade.

The size was great, as was the large locking flathead screwdriver. I came to dislike the blade, as the steel was relatively soft and the serrations wore quickly. It took a little time to partially restore sharpness in the area of the serrations. I also came to dislike the serrations being at the tip of the blade instead of the back.

I was into buying partially serrated blades at that time, but am no longer. I still have the knife, and I haven't carried it for a few years now.

I was thinking about buying another one with the plain edge - I saw someone at work a few weeks ago that bought one in camo with the p.e.
 
Can anybody point me in the direction of one in plain edge? because I cant seem to find them
 
I was just on Amazon.com and they had the camo plain edge.

You could also try "Felinevet" - just enter it into your search engine.

Good luck.

Let us know what you think if you get one.
 
I have two, one with the plain edge and one serrated. I did take one SAK with a serrated edge and used the belt sander to convex and remove the serrations, It did a very good job, no hint visible at all of the old edge.
 
oguruma said:
Who has one of these that actually uses it?
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I carry a number of different knives on my belt or in my pocket while hiking, but the OHT is almost always in my pack as back up. The serrated blade is not bad, but its not my first choice. Get the plain edge one and the only thing that would make it better would be a set of scissors. ;)
 
It is not a bad little knife. I would have liked it to be a little more pointy at the front and the forward serrations on the point work fine. I cut rope, string, bread, meat and a few other bits and pieces with it and I find it much more useful to deep aggressive cuts on the back half of the blade that limit you to using half the blade at once. The rear part being plain is also more useful for carving, making feather sticks, and stripping bark.

The one handed opening hole is kind of slipperly. Can lead to some nasty cuts if you are not careful, so I tend to open it with both hands, and I little jimping on the blade ramp would have been nice. There also a little bit of play in the main blade due to how it locks.

The flat head screw drivers work really well. I like the locking bit one for instance. The can opener kicks butt. I can open a can pretty fast with it. The bottle opener has been used many times to open bottles of beer. I would have liked a sewing hole in the awl. It nice for drilling though. The tweezers and toothpick are functional. The Phillips head screwdriver is kind of short and awkward to use too. If you can get it to fit, you can put lots of pressure on a screw to loosen the screw, but many times it just not in the right shape for me to use when I am dealing with electrical and electronic stuff in the lab.

The handle is fairly non slip. I like it. Good ergonomics to it, not too large. I throw on a detachable lanyard loop my wife made and have a sheath that I occasionally use. Mostly it a pack knife since I have better tools to use for EDC, though it does the job fine. It does have the advantage of being very resistant to corrosion so requires little maintenance. That's always nice. It also easy to sharpen up. It is well worth a look at. I need to pick up a plain edge OHT yet.

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I have a plain edge one.

Not in the EDC rotation but its found a home in one of my vehicles glovebox as an tool for the family should they need it.

I found mine very slippery even though it is textured. I put some grip tape on that really helps.

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Those Dual Density knives are very handsome.

Ogoruma, the One Handed Trekker is great, although it might be a bit too big for edc. If it is too big to carry in your pocket and you are going to put it in a pouch, glove box, rucksack, etc. Why not try the Wenger RangerGrip 79?

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Hope this helps!
 
I got one which I traded for an Outrider. Awesome knife, best serration pattern I've ever seen. I like the serrations away from the ricasso, makes a lot more sense than a usual CE.

Serrations are nice and "wavy", easy to resharpen given the right kit, but aggressive enough to cut.
 
I like mine just fine. I find the serrations at the end useful, but many, many people just grind them off as stated above. I had carbon fiber scales and a pocket clip added to mine. Of the big saks the OHT and the Skipper are my favorites.
 
I like my Trekker and have no trouble flipping it open, but I have been carrying a Police model for 20 plus years so am use to it. I would alternate the Trekker with the Police model if it had a clip like the new models. Being a Mailman I always have one arm full of mail so one handed opening and closing is a must. All those flyers you all love to get come in bundles with plastic ties.
 
Though not a Spyderco or Benchmade, it is still a good knife, they also make a knife called the Sentinel that has just the main knife blade and can be had with or without a clip. I have found to my surprise that I really like the serrations as them being from mid to tip are more useful to me than the way most combo edge blades are designed. Another thing the bread knife style of the serrations make them cut smooth and quite well in my experience. I thought before using the knife I would not like them, but I must confess I have not done any heavy or hard use cutting with them so I can't attest to the serrations durability on hard materials.
 
oguruma said:
Who has one of these that actually uses it? I want to add one to the collection, but I really only try to collect knives that I think are useful. I never have been a Victorinox fan, so I don't have any experience with them. It seems to me that the chisel grind and the goofy serrations on the top part of the blade really kill the entire knife for me. Any input from users?
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I've bought and sold about 150 knives in the last five years. I recently cut it down to 22. One of those is the Victorninox One-Hand Trekker. It fills a niche for me alongside knives from Chris Reeve, Strider, Benchmade, Spyderco and others. It is among the least expensive knives I've owned and continues to be my "go to" when I'm working around the house. The blade opens easily and cuts whatever I want it to (bags of mulch or soil, drywall, wiring insulation, boxes, etc.) and I like having the slotted and philllips screwdrivers. I volunteered at a marathon recently and opened dozens of cases of water and powerbars, etc. Nobody seemed to give it a second glance. I'm not sure that would have been the case with some of my other knives.
 
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