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The overall quality of the Victorinox knife is still fantastic with snap on all blades that would make some other knife makers weep in mass production ? The addition of scissors is very welcome and took about fifty years for Victorinox to catch on to ! The rivet construction is classic and im sure its just the machine has not quite been set tight enough on this run ? Not a lot to say about the knife. I own a couple of saks ( work champ for bits round the house & camper for kitchen drawer in camper van). They are good reliable tools. This is by far my most carried sak. In my opinion it has the most useful array of tools on a sak. The alox scales are great in the hand and look lovely too. When the farmer x comes out, I will get one of those too as the added scissors will only make this knife better.
Versatile little tool and feels and looks great, well worth the price and comes in handy for a range of jobs from the garden to work plus HH above and beyond in service Service from HH was again red hot even over this Christmas break and i must mention Royal mail was of equal par too ! It has a good Alox grip. The “Alox” in the name of this knife refers to textured aluminum grip. It’s been part of the Pioneer series since 1957, and I consider it to be far superior to the thermoplastic scales of a typical SAK. It stays in my hand better in slippery conditions, and I also just think it looks better. It’s sharp. I bought a brand-new Alox Pioneer X for the purpose of this review (I know, I’ll take any excuse I can get) and it passed “the paper test” right out of the box. I love a blade you don’t have to sharpen as soon as you buy it. There are no such worries here, the tin opener opens tins surprisingly well, albeit slowly, the two screwdrivers will drive any screw that they fit, and the spike makes holes and enlarges them perfectly. The sprung scissors are a much under-rated tool, sometimes essential for minor emergencies and neater work. These are not only sprung, speeding up longer cuts, but also precision-tight, cutting threads, paper, etc with aplomb.
The pioneer x is i think one of two best models from Victorinox ever , the other is the soldier/pioneer that this is evolved from ! You can cut a rope, saw a piece of wood, open a bottle, open a can, ream a hole in a piece of timber, undo a large screw, undo a small screw, all with one compact knife. I still think these SAKs are better than most multi tools, and a lot less expensive. Got this for whittling when out on walks, seems to have the right combination of tools and is compact. It has scissors. It seems like fewer SAKs are being made with scissors these days, and fewer still have good quality scissors that are actually useful. The scissors on the Pioneer X are great for cutting tape, bandages, fishing line, or anything else that requires a precise cut. They’re perfect for removing tags from shirts, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve trimmed my nails with them on more than one occasion. Appears to be as good as the other knives and can't see any problems with it doing what I bought it for.
It has the perfect blade size. The 3-inch blade of the Victorinox Alox Pioneer X is right in the not-too-big, not-too-small sweet spot for EDC. A 3-inch blade is plenty big enough to actually be useful, and small enough that you won’t run afoul of knife laws in most states. Performance has always been a strongpoint for Victorinox Swiss Army knives of all styles, and the Pioneer X is no different. Machined entirely from Stainless Steel, the tools deliver exactly as you’d expect, without bending, slipping or chipping in use. There are plenty of extremely cheap copies of Victorinox knives out there, and the lower-quality steel can and does bend and shatter when challenged, which can be dangerous as well as extremely annoying. It’s rust-resistant. All the tools on the Victorinox Alox Pioneer X, including the blade, are made of stainless steel. There are various pros and cons of stainless steel compared to carbon steel, but one of its great advantages is that it’s low-maintenance, and is resistant to rust and corrosion. These knives are hard use models and are built like a tank even though a slip joint they have great spring tension and uk friendlyI am a late convert to Alox. I hate T&T so it makes sense. I already have the Pioneer which I consider the perfect urban EDC compromise, that is legality, loadout and weight. I use the Farmer for more rural EDC. The Pioneer-X I consider to be the perfect domestic and office EDC where the scissors are useful and the blade shape is generally considered non-threatening. I think this began when Benchmade unveiled a shake-up in their Griptilian line, offering an upgraded steel (from 154cm to 20CV) and handle material (from nylon to G10). This was something Benchmade fans had long been begging for; so much so that a market for replacement handles for the Griptilian emerged. It seems that Benchmade finally realized how much money they were leaving on the table and acted accordingly.
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