Swiss Army knife

[Antonyweeks]

Just a quick one - does anyone use a SAK for the field knife? Only that my Dad sent me the link to one called The Hunter (!) but what I like about it is that it has a locking saw, skinning and main blade. I always carry a SAK anyone but the everyday carry version! Definitely not suitable for gralloching. There are two options: the one with the deer pic on and the orange more tactile version:

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I've had a SAK in my pocket for 25 years and use it pretty much every day. Just thought the Hunter version might make a good stalking pocket knife? Anyway, does anyone use one or has used one?
Cheers

 

[willie_gunn]

Just a quick one - does anyone use a SAK for the field knife? Only that my Dad sent me the link to one called The Hunter (!) but what I like about it is that it has a locking saw, skinning and main blade. I always carry a SAK anyone but the everyday carry version! Definitely not suitable for gralloching. There are two options: the one with the deer pic on and the orange more tactile version:

Product Search:

www.victorinox.com

I've had a SAK in my pocket for 25 years and use it pretty much every day. Just thought the Hunter version might make a good stalking pocket knife? Anyway, does anyone use one or has used one?
Cheers

I have the orange one on the left, but haven't used it on deer.

In general I prefer a fixed blade over a folder for gralloching, as a folder almost inevitably gets bits of the gralloch stuck in it!

 

[grimstone]

I have a Hunter XT I was going to sell if you're interested? I have 2 so no need for the spare.

 

[375win]

Could work. I like the fact that they kept the corkscrew on the Hunter.

 

[Island]

Could work. I like the fact that they kept the corkscrew on the Hunter.

I was just thinking the very same!

 

[udderlyoffroad]

Not used the 'Hunter' model. Being a half-Swiss lad, I carried one every day till shortly after 9/11 when Heathrow airport security forced me to give up my daily, and I never replaced it. Pretty sure my late Swiss grandfather, a GP in the mountains, performed minor field surgery with his!

As others have said, peeling stuff is best suited to a fixed blade, in my experience.

On the recommendation of this forum, I got a Victorinox Rabbit knife for bunnies etc at home, and out in the field I use a cheapo stainless Mora Kniv (but kept sharp!). Its plastic holder clips neatly onto the side panel of my gamebag.

I was just thinking the very same!

You've been to a post-hunt gathering in Europe? Lots of wine bottles need opening!

 

[FISH BOY]

I don’t believe the saw is locking on the Hunter XT.

 

[Island]

Not used the 'Hunter' model. Being a half-Swiss lad, I carried one every day till shortly after 9/11 when Heathrow airport security forced me to give up my daily, and I never replaced it. Pretty sure my late Swiss grandfather, a GP in the mountains, performed minor field surgery with his!

As others have said, peeling stuff is best suited to a fixed blade, in my experience.

On the recommendation of this forum, I got a Victorinox Rabbit knife for bunnies etc at home, and out in the field I use a cheapo stainless Mora Kniv (but kept sharp!). Its plastic holder clips neatly onto the side panel of my gamebag.


You've been to a post-hunt gathering in Europe? Lots of wine bottles need opening!

One or two, yes.

As it happens, that is how I learned how to uncork a wine bottle using only a shoe and a stone wall...

 

[kennyc]

Just a quick one - does anyone use a SAK for the field knife? Only that my Dad sent me the link to one called The Hunter (!) but what I like about it is that it has a locking saw, skinning and main blade. I always carry a SAK anyone but the everyday carry version! Definitely not suitable for gralloching. There are two options: the one with the deer pic on and the orange more tactile version:

Product Search:

www.victorinox.com

I've had a SAK in my pocket for 25 years and use it pretty much every day. Just thought the Hunter version might make a good stalking pocket knife? Anyway, does anyone use one or has used one?
Cheers

I also carry a SAK every day, I have a similar SAK to the Hunter, orange with locking main blade and "gut hook" type blade,but no sawblade, no idea what model it is, I have used it to gralloch a Deer, the serated blade is very good for opening up and cutting leg tendons, but I feel the main blade loses its edge very quickly

 

[opticron1]

Wouldn't use either as a primary field knife......but.....always have one around when I'm either shooting or fishing, excellent knives for loads of purposes...

 

[Dunwaters]

This is old one is mine, no locking blade, but never an issue.
I replaced the nylon handle and inset the cartridge head, I meant to get a Schmidt-Rubin case and replace it, that’s still somewhere on the “ to do “ list.

 

[Antonyweeks]

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This is old one is mine, no locking blade, but never an issue.
I replaced the nylon handle and inset the cartridge head, I meant to get a Schmidt-Rubin case and replace it, that’s still somewhere on the “ to do “ list.

That’s seen some use. Love it….

 

[Marrajack1]

Just a quick one - does anyone use a SAK for the field knife? Only that my Dad sent me the link to one called The Hunter (!) but what I like about it is that it has a locking saw, skinning and main blade. I always carry a SAK anyone but the everyday carry version! Definitely not suitable for gralloching. There are two options: the one with the deer pic on and the orange more tactile version:

Product Search:

www.victorinox.com

I've had a SAK in my pocket for 25 years and use it pretty much every day. Just thought the Hunter version might make a good stalking pocket knife? Anyway, does anyone use one or has used one?
Cheers

I have the orange one and the Wenger version both excellent knives. The smaller one on the right I saw my guide field butcher a chamois and remove the head with and it was like watching an artist. Great knives

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Unless it has a locking blade I wouldn’t use it on animals. Too dangerous. Imho.

 

[8x57]

Just a quick one - does anyone use a SAK for the field knife? Only that my Dad sent me the link to one called The Hunter (!) but what I like about it is that it has a locking saw, skinning and main blade. I always carry a SAK anyone but the everyday carry version! Definitely not suitable for gralloching. There are two options: the one with the deer pic on and the orange more tactile version:

Product Search:

www.victorinox.com

I've had a SAK in my pocket for 25 years and use it pretty much every day. Just thought the Hunter version might make a good stalking pocket knife? Anyway, does anyone use one or has used one?
Cheers

I have two of the right hand knife and carry one as an every day pocket knife. One has green scales the other has red scales, each cost 25 Euros when I bought them. A very good every day pocket knife that could be used to gralloch in a push but I would only do so as a last resort.

I also had the Wenger version of the left hand knife which is far more substantial and much more up to the job of gralloching. It's a folding belt knife as it's a bit big to carry around in your pocket. I say had, as I gave it to a friend who admired it and I considered it my unlucky knife as I never once connected with a deer when carrying that knife.
Unfortunately the friend died shortly after receiving the knife reinforcing my illogical belief that it was an unlucky knife. That was the second friend who had died after receiving a knife from me. Since then I've been very superstitious and won't give knives as gifts, in fact I refused to buy my daughter and her partner a set of steak knives when I asked them what i could buy them for Christmas and they replied steak knives.

Victorinox/Wenger are good knives but boy have they gone up in price in the last few years!

 

[8x57]

Unless it has a locking blade I wouldn’t use it on animals. Too dangerous. Imho.

I won't use any knife that doesn't lock. (Bad experience and many stitches long ago.)

 

[Overlay]

Just a quick one - does anyone use a SAK for the field knife? Only that my Dad sent me the link to one called The Hunter (!) but what I like about it is that it has a locking saw, skinning and main blade. I always carry a SAK anyone but the everyday carry version! Definitely not suitable for gralloching. There are two options: the one with the deer pic on and the orange more tactile version:

Product Search:

www.victorinox.com

I've had a SAK in my pocket for 25 years and use it pretty much every day. Just thought the Hunter version might make a good stalking pocket knife? Anyway, does anyone use one or has used one?
Cheers

i’ve got the one on right in the car for just in casey and to date it’s been pretty good and keeps an edge

 

[Pete655]

I have the same knife in green with fully locking main blade which I bought in Switzerland so I suspect this is the "PC" UK version.

 

[Dunwaters]

Whether the blade locks or not isn the biggest risk using these knives , what definitely is, is opening or trying to open, a blade with another already deployed.
The blades may not hold an edge particularly well, but you can easily get them wicked sharp and pulling the blade you want towards the already opened blades edge is a recipe for spilled blood and sutures.
One blade out at a time, regardless of how much easier it seems to be to get at the one you want, with the one you were using still deployed.

 

[kennyc]

I won't use any knife that doesn't lock. (Bad experience and many stitches long ago.)

these lock