Victorinox Swiss Army Pioneer Pocket Knife, 91mm

This is my first Victorinox with alox scales, and wow, is it ever awesome! It's 93mm, so it's just a hair longer than a standard Victorinox. All of the tools are a bit bigger and beefier. I'm most impressed with the awl, as it's way more effective and easier to use than the other side-mounted Victorinox awls. I don't miss the scale tools, such as the tweezers or toothpick, or the tools on the back of other models, like the corkscrew or screwdriver, because I usually pair the Pioneer with a Victorinox Minichamp on my keychain and also with a Victorinox Camper or Spartan in one of my other pockets. A bit redundant, yes, but I love Victorinox! :-) The Pioneer looks built to last and is quite elegant. More and more I want a knife that doesn't look tactical, mostly because I don't want to attract unwanted attention or scare people, but also because I simply have no use for tactical knives living a normal existence in a big city. The Pioneer is perfect for EDC in the city and also for outdoor adventuring, such as camping, backpacking, or hiking. The back springs are quite strong, which is a good thing! It's not so good for my thumbnails, however. I've torn them to bits opening and closing the various tools on the Pioneer since I received it. The Pioneer is a great value for such a high quality multi tool. It will last forever, take a beating, look great, and not put a huge dent in your wallet! Very highly recommended!

I've carried Victorinox knives since my teenage years, and that was twenty-five years ago. Started with the monstrous "Champ" 70+ function knife, which rode in a belt pouch and was WAY more than anyone needs for daily carry and use, but it did let me try out most of the functions and find which were my bare necessities. I've gone through two or three since then, all of a similar size to the Pioneer, and my only issue I've ever had has been the eventual loosening of the trademark red scales. I probably should have investigated warranty replacement, but each time the handle scales came loose I decided to try a slightly different model. With the Alox scales, this one looks to be a lifetime purchase. The Alox Pioneer does away with the tweezers and toothpick of the red plastic handle versions. I won't miss either of these. The tweezers might have worked to remove the occasional splinter, but for most other fine work they were not, in my opinion, worth the effort of inclusion. The toothpick, after riding in a pocket and collecting whatever gunk the knife was near, could not be a sanitary option for its purpose! The only reason I wouldn't trash these two items out of hand was the unsightly holes left without them. The blade is typical Victorinox - SHARP out of the box! I mean arm-hair-shaving sharp! I will likely get more use out of the reamer blade than the small blade my other knives offered. And the cap lifter and can opener are old friends - with large and small flathead screwdrivers (and the small can do a good job on most normal-sized Phillips-head screws!) I could, honestly, take or leave the key ring, but it's there. Lockup on all blades is solid, I no longer have any of my old SAK's for comparison, but the mechanism on this one seems stronger. I can agree with other reviewers who observe the main blade seems thicker on the Alox knife than on the red plastic ones, and this one is definitely slimmer. Good grip with the textured handles.

Basically, the Victorinox Pioneer is the civilian version of one of the world's most famed pocketknives, the Swiss Army Soldier's Knife. Differing only in the addition of a keychain mount ( IMHO worthwhile), this is the ultimate refinement of the original four blader issued to Swiss army recruits from 1891 to 2008. Its pattern has been copied almost exactly by many cutlery manufacturer to produce Scout knives, US Army "demo" knives, and numerous others, all clones of the original but none better or even equal in quality. It differs from the more familiar version SAKs with red plastic handles containing toothpick and tweezer ( (Suisse Officiers model) by its hardened aluminum (alox) handle without the extra implements. This makes the knife thinner, also tough as nails. Plastic can chip or break, alox does not. The Pioneer, like all Victorinox products, is extremely well crafted, easily one of the finest knives you can buy at any price, let alone one this affordable. The blade shape is just about perfect for a utility knife, flat ground of a steel that holds a decent edge and is easily re-sharpened. The can opener is effective and the small screw driver on its end doubles as a phillips head driver, not best at that, especially for countersunk screws, but mostly workable. The awl is one of the most useful implements on the Pioneer, good for drilling wood screw guide holes, adjusting leather belts, opening packages, reaming out corroded pipes and more. Uses are limited only by imagination. The Pioneer is a good choice as an only knife and indispensable in a collection, both a capable and iconic masterpiece.

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Mira que tengo un montón de Victorinox (y las que tuve), pero esta es mi primera alox. Aunque ya la conocía nunca opté por un modelo así. Es ligera, fina, agradable al tacto y más contundente que las de cellidor. Un pelín más grande que las de 91mm tanto en mango como en hoja y abridor. Y con un muelle más potente. No me ha gustado el soporte de la anilla porque me molesta un poco por su posición; además no trae el pulido acostumbrado. No obstante, es una navaja que me gusta mucho.

Was even heel goedkoop dus meteen geprofiteerd. Nu kost hij weer rond de 40 (bijna het dubbele) Goed degelijk mes met precies de functies die ik nodig heb

Das Victorinox Pioneer Alox ist ein schickes, nützliches, und wie man es aus der Schweiz kennt, qualitativ hochwertiges Taschenmesser. Da das Pioneer keine Säge und Schere hat, ist es sehr schlank und für mich das perfekte EDC. Für die, die sich fragen, wo der Unterschied ist zwischen der Variante Silber und Silber(B1) habe ich ein Foto hinzugefügt. Die Variante Silber(B1) kommt in einer Blisterverpackung.

Compared to the red or plastic handled Victorinox SAKs: This feels like a much better finished product. The action is tighter, the blades are a bit thicker and the knife feels well put together. It feels a little heavier for the first couple of days but after that you'll forget it's there in your pocket. The quality makes the other SAKs feel inferior even though they are great products on their own. This little chap makes the great Victorinox Outrider I have feel cheap. The blade is a wee bit longer than most plastic/Cellidor scaled SAKs. However the alox scales are thinner and this two layer knife feels compact in spite of being longer. None of the alox models have tweezers or toothpicks so you'll miss those on this one too. Well one has to adjust no? The awl is great. Unlike other SAKs the awl on this one allows you to use a lot more force as it lies along the long axis of your grip. In addition it's thicker, has a spine and the point seems sharper. Really the awl on this one is reason enough to buy this and the alox is the icing on the cake. The alox scales look great. Very understated but elegant. Th black alox knives are even better. The grip on the alox scales is very good even in sweaty hands due to the embossed pattern. There is a small flat area to engrave your name or such stuff but I've never seen anybody do that. Anyway that patch is pretty small. The key ring/ lanyard ring digs into the palm if you tend to hold the knife tight all the time but paradoxically not when you use force when cutting so it's kind of ok.