Victorinox Ranger

Reviewed 09/03/2011 by Foong

-Price Paid: $51.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Greater than 1 year

Comments:

I owned this tool since 1993. Proud to have it serve me for the last 17 years. Just recently got myself a Cybertool 34 as a replacement. Will still keep this one for home use. Wished I could restore the blade sharpness and remove the metal file corrosion. Wonder if anyone could give me some advise on that.

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Reviewed 08/10/2010 by Jake

-Price Paid: N/A
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Greater than 1 year

Comments:

I've owned this knife for about 6 years now, and I have to say that it is THE best EDC anyone could ask for. The knife's cutting blades are made from a special blade steel with a Rockwell C (unit of hardness) of 56. The saws, scissors, and files have a hardness of RC 53, tin openers and reamers have RC 52, and corkscrews and springs have RC 49. The internal separating strips are made from aluminium alloy (to make them light), and the rivets and bushings are made of brass. The knife is very easy to sharpen and will hold that edge for awhile during light - medium duty use, but is capable of more heavy use. The woodsaw on mine has gotten dull near the tip, but still can fell saplings in under a minute. The metal saw / file is still in great shape and works equally well on plastics and stone. I even tend to use its can opener even when electric / cranking type are available. The only worthless tool on this knife is the "parcel carrier". There is just not enough hook to carry anything. Also, I wouldn't expect for the toothpick or twezzers to stay around forever, the red plastic covering will eventually fall off, taking the slots with it, but can be repaired with some gorilla glue ( I leave mine off, the rivets underneath aid with grip ). If you are looking for an exceptional EDC that will last you many, many years, both at home and in the bush, this is the knife for you.

Reviewed 07/07/2010 by Jesse

-Price Paid: $60.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for 1 year

Comments:

Build

Everything feels well made and stands up fine to light and medium use. If you know you will need to use any of the tools on it best to take a standalone, but as an EDC to just drop in your pocket it excels.It has a lifetime warranty.To maintain extend each of the tools and blades halfway and put a drop of oil on the base of each implement.

Size/Weight

It is 31/2 inches long(91mm) and is extremely light. It weighs only about two-thirds as much as a role of pennies.

Ergonomics

The ranger fits well in my hand for a knife designed like it is. I have a medium sized hand.The knife does take awhile to get used to finding the tool you want. But you can learn where all the basic tools are instantly. There is also never any tool clumping due to space between tools.

Handles

All the tools and blades are sandwhiched in between 2 red handles. The material has begun to get scratched. The handle contains the tweezers and toothpick.

Blades

It comes with 2 blades a short utility blade(4cm) and a longer utility blade(7cm) they are unfortunately stainless not carbon steel. They hold an edge relatively well for stainless and come with a good sharp edge straight from Victorinox. The only complaints i have about the blades are that they are stainless not carbon steel, they have no locking mechanism, and they are too thin for medium/heavy use, also although they are the easiest thing to get to on the knife they still take a little while to find.

Functions

Large blade,Small blade,Can opener with small screwdriver,Bottle opener with large screwdriver & wire stripper,Scissors,Wood Saw,Metal saw with metal file & nail file,Reamer with sewing eye,Corkscrew,Hook,Wood chisel,Fine screwdriver,Toothpick,Tweezers, and a Key ring.

Overall Its a good blade i reccomend everyone who is looking for a good EDC item to have one9or a similar model), but if you intend to do anything beyond light work with the knive buy a folder.

Reviewed 03/21/2010 by charlie

-Price Paid: N/A
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for 1 year

Comments:

Brill knife for scouts every thing i need but for me i should of brought the handyman (adds plyers). Real easy to use after a year of care all mechs work as if it was new. Should carry in belt pouch.Very strong and great size. Only niggle is that handles get scratched easy if u r like me and hate scratches and stuff recomend alox handles. Brill allrounder as long as cared for.