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Pros

This is a fairly large knife and a sheath/pouch can be a more comfortable way to carry it. Victorinox makes a pouch or you can make your own.

The blade is partially serrated and has the one hand opening loop. Both knives have the liner lock, which is what i was particularly interested in.

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Quality


This does the task really well, and is a quality product.


It's swiss army quality with the basics of everyday life without excessive size and weight.


Other than this it is a sak and good quality.


During a 1998 trip to switzerland had swiss fondue at a sidewalk café, bought swiss cheese, swiss chocolate, black death cigare...  Read More

Price


This is a great knife at a great price.


These knives are currently on sale at a really good price.

Packaging/appearance


Note: i'm a lefty, so i like the left handed lock on the knife blade.


This model is the older victorinox forrester in the 111mm size range and was introduced before the 'one hand opening' feature.

Competitiveness


The back of the saw blade also serves as a very good striker for a ferrocerium fire starter rod.


The forester is the more bushcraft oriented tool than the comparable 111mm one hand trekker.


There is also news that this and other victorinox 111mm knives with with plane blades will be discontinued in favor of the semi...  Read More

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, swiss, size, perfect and old.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 1,052 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 29 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There is also news that this and other victorinox 111mm knives with with plane blades will be discontinued in favor of the semiserrated type


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But i think the onehanded ones are kind of ugly to be honest and bulky


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    One with some comparable knives the rat 1 the cold steel tilite and a full size tinker


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Was a gift but victorinox products are always superior


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This one is slightly larger so might not work for you as a “pocket knife “


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But i am farm raised and a pocket knife first and foremost is a tool


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    As i recall i paid more for it in swiss francs at an official victorinox sales outlet than amazon has it listed for here


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    All the other items are but a fond memory but this knife soldiers on

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