VICTORINOX Spartan Review

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VICTORINOX Spartan Review

I recently reviewed the COLD STEEL Spartan here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=743179 and it got me to thinking of how it compares to the VICTORINOX Spartan -- the first knife I ever owned and one I still own today.

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Here's a quick comparison of the two Spartans:

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Lollerskates!
 
cool review ! ROTFLMAO :D

I think victorinox uses 440B though, can someone confirm it ?
 
Victorinox steel is called inox. There's a good amount of information about it online. It's composition favors grain refinement, toughness, and corrosion resistance, which everyone who owns one probably knows already. Great chart, I didn't even think about the fact that they have the same name.
 
mlanghornes said:
Victorinox steel is called inox. There's a good amount of information about it online. It's composition favors grain refinement, toughness, and corrosion resistance, which everyone who owns one probably knows already. Great chart, I didn't even think about the fact that they have the same name.
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Isn't "inox" just short for indoxidizable (ie 'Stainless')?
 
The nostalgia part is so right. The Spartan is my first SAK. Got it probably oh, 15 years ago. Still going strong!
 
Funny review :)

I have a mint Spartan from the old Marlboro Miles offerings. Great little knife , well made.


Tostig
 
The steel is not called inox, inox is just a term for stainless, as rattler said.

on topic: awesome review:D
 
That cracked me up! I'll have to show it to my wife.

IIRC, INOX is a generic term used all over Europe for stainless steel. It comes from 'acier inoxiable' (French, I think). Vicrorinox won't confirm what it is, but they run it soft to make it easy to sharpen.

SAK's are what I use to teach our Scouts to sharpen knives, because it's so easy. It dull fairly quickly, but it sharpens up fast.

Here's a thread from last year on it:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=679189&highlight=inox

thx - cpr
 
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Than's funny Lava_lamp, lol! I got a kick out of that. Surprisingly accurate too!

I remember when I was at my office and this thing came in. I took it out and was
like, What the ....!? and had to hide it back in the box immediately. Some knives are
not sheeple friendly. The Spartan hunts sheeple down. lol.
 
orca8589 said:
That cracked me up! I'll have to show it to my wife.

IIRC, INOX is a generic term used all over Europe for stainless steel. It comes from 'acier inoxiable' (French, I think). Vicrorinox won't confirm what it is, but they run it soft to make it easy to sharpen.

SAK's are what I use to teach our Scouts to sharpen knives, because it's so easy. It dull fairly quickly, but it sharpens up fast.

Here's a thread from last year on it:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=679189&highlight=inox

thx - cpr
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Thanks for cleaning up my stock removal on that hump!
 
Charlie Mike said:
Thanks for cleaning up my stock removal on that hump!
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It didn't take me too long; your work came out looking quite good as it was - MUCH better than some of the hack jobs I find at garage sales, flea markets, etc. Even with the UAS8 of the blade, the job was done within a few minutes. When I first saw this thing in the CS catalog, I couldn't figure out why on earth they would put an angular hump on the top of the blade. :confused: The rest of the piece flowed together so well, but I just couldn't abide that ridiculous bump. Made no sense.

C.S. Graves said:
I'll take the Victorinox... don't think I have any pockets big enough for the CS thing.
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Be patient - give it some time, and it will make a pocket for itself. Maybe two. (And if you're not careful, you'll be singing an octave or two higher, too. ;) )

thx - cpr
 
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