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Jack Goertz

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I'm getting ready to do it - I'm gonna' buy a knife. It's only a question of which one. I've been meticulously picking through every knife site on the net. The unit which has caught my attention is the Wegner jr. Its dimensions, blade length, steel, and weight are just about perfect for what I need. Who among you has owned, handled, used, or has any personal experience with this knife. It appears a little more robust than the BM mini-AFCK, but I haven't been able to compare them in hand.

Jack
 
Jack,
I owned one of the Wegner Jr's and it is a great knife. Very secure in the hand and it even fit my big hands. It is a very robust little knife because it has a steel liner down the back and is riveted together (screws are nice, but rivets don't usually work loose) It does have an adjustable pivot screw though. Smooth action and useful blade shape. Probably wouldn't scare some people as bad, though it is difficult to say what some people are afraid of. (I went out with a young lady for a while who freaked out when I pulled my Camper model Victorinox SAK out of my pocket in a bookstore. I wonder where she is now!
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) The hole is a little small on the Wegner Jr and some people don't like that but it didn't bother me. I let mine go to a friend that had never had a good knife. (he carries it all the time now) I'm such a sucker for giving deals to people that have never had a good knife (i lost money on it). I really don't think you would be disappointed. It would be my pick over the Mini AFCK for sure (I do own a AFCK full size if you were wondering). Are you looking at plain or serated? If it were my only knife I would definitely want plain but some people love serations. I carry a Black Ti coated Endura when I want serrations now. A little more of the handle sticks out on the Wegner Jr. than some other models but it is not a huge amount. Let us know what you get. Hope this helps (or at least makes sense
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Paul
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Paul, that is very useful information. You've confirmed what the appearance and wt (3.5 oz) suggest about it being pretty solid. The knife will serve duty gutting and gilling salmon - while on saltwater (a corrosive place for knives), doing the same to trout, opening fertilizer bags, cutting up cardboard boxes, cutting cable ties, slicing apples, and accompanying my wife and I as a last resort defense measure in my frequent flights around the US. The knife has a more utilitarian appearance, less of combat "look" to it than many similar sized knives I've considered. Personally, the combat look is just fine with me, but you're right, that doesn't hold true for all, including airport security. In truth, should push comes to shove, its appearance would not be relevant, only its function. It looks well built and capable of doing the things knives do.

Thanks for you comments,

Jack

 
Greetings. I own both the Jr. and the full size. Both are great using folders and the full size is my perennial favorite.

Paul: are you certain that the pivot screw is tension adjustable??

L8r,
Nakano

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Jack,

I went through the same process you are going through about three months ago. My final choice was the Wenger Jr. and I couldn't be more pleased with it. I will agree with Paul, the handle ergonomics are great and it opens smoother than any knife I own, not to mention the blade came in scary sharp. The whole knife is very solid and does have a bit of heft to it. It opens with a solid thunk of authority and has a great lock up. This knife is a real workhorse, one meant to be used, and used hard, which I do and it has not failed me. It's true it does not look as aggressive as some models but yes it does the job. I have the 60/40 blade version which serves me fine, but if your thinking about taking it on an airplane I would probably suggest the plain edged version. There have been threads on this forum noting that even though the blade length might be legal airport security get kind of fussy when a blade has serrations on it.

Nakano, I do believe Paul is correct about the pivot screw being tension adjustable, unfortunately I don't have the proper tool to test this out.

Hope this helps.

Take care,
Tom
 
Nakano 2
I let mine go so I can't look at it but if I remember right it had an allen screw set up which would make it theoretically adjustable. Not that mine needed it. I've learned my lesson about taking knives apart. The main reason to adjust a pivot screw,IMO, is after some wear has occured and the blade starts to get a little loose. It doesn't take much to tighten one down. If it is locktited on then all you have to do is buy some locktite and VERY carefully put some on the screw. Make sure you get the blue kind that you can break again or your adjustable screw will basically become a pin!
The stainless spacer in the back may limit the adjustment. Like I said, no real reason to adjust it, just nice to know that you can if it becomes necessary.
 
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