Review of the Victorinox Century Swiss Army Knife

Advantages: Sharp serrated blade, attractive design.
Disadvantages: None that spring to mind.

...I am a little bit sad. You see, I'm a pen knife anorak... I have four of the things, and use them for camping trips, jobs around the house and those bizarre tasks that pop up from time to time (ever got a lump of chewing gum stuck to your shoe before a meeting?!?) In short - I KNOW about penknives. Features of the Victorinox Swiss Army Century Swiss Army Knife Serrated/Straight blade - this is pulled out from the cover by gripping a little groove on the back of the blade. It is made of stainless steel, so it won't rust, and it "locks" when it is in line with the handle. The blade is 4" long and has about 60% serrated edge and 40% straight edge. It is an incredibly sharp blade that cuts just about anything - string...

freelancer1 13.10.2002 (14.10.2002) · Read review
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Swiss Army Champ Knife

Advantages: Generally an awesome piece of equipment
Disadvantages: Knife slightly too sharp :)

...My father bought me this as a present for my birthday. My immediate reaction was to do what i think most people do, flick out all the tools! I was suprised when after 10 minutes i still hadn't managed to get everything out, as my small fingernails were no match for the fiddliness of it. When i had taken everything out, i was in shock about how many tools there actually were. My mind was raking over what each tool would be used for. I was in for a nasty shock when i was to put everything away, the large knife, which i didn't realise sprang shut when you pushed it, sliced the top of my finger. That kind of ruined the day as my mom was stressing about blood being poured on the carpet. Five months later, all the tools have stayed sharp, not something you normally find with un-branded penknifes. I think that every person...

craigcoburn 20.07.2007 · Read review
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Swiss Army Huntsman Knife - Not Just For Hunting!

Advantages: Plenty of tools, small size.
Disadvantages: Pricing could be considered steep, tweezers and toothpicks easily lost.

...*Product* Small, smart, safe - three words out of many that could be used to describe how useful the Swiss Army Huntsman Knife is. With a size being slightly smaller than an average male middle-finger, and yet still thinner than a thumbs width, it is no wonder that it is more commonly known as a the more popular 'Pocketknife' - a place where it is perfectly safe to hold, might I add. As with most items, the size has no impact on the innards of the instrument, although it is definitely helpful that it can slide neatly in and out of the palm of your hand, but, have no qualms about it; the durable plastic outer-shell (usually in a firetruck red, but comes in a range of colours) a slight grip of the hand will keep it in place. As with all Swiss Army Knives, this comes with strong stainless steel and some dangerously sharp edges (Warning...

Haxrskilz 15.05.2008 · Read review
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Swiss Army Knife - Don't camp without it

Advantages: so many different varieties, for whatever purpose
Disadvantages: may need oiling if not kept properly

...The Victorinox Swiss Army Knife is an essential tool for anyone going on any sort of a camping trip or hike. These knives can be found anywhere in the world with a huge assormtment of functionalities. They can be as small as your pinky or as long as your middle finger and as fat as a hot dog bun. If you are really out in the woods or somewhere else in the middle of nowhere, a knife will always come in handy as might a saw and scissors and the whole lot of things that come on those knives. Some of them even have compasses (extremely useful tool). You can get addons to your knives as well. If you wear glasses you can get a special little screw device that screws into the cork puller-outer, which has such a small screwing nozzle that it is perfect for tightening your lenses. The hook is great for tightening those hard to tighten...

ozcr 12.08.2001 · Read review
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A knife With A Point

Advantages: Sharp blades, expected host of features, Victorinox quality
Disadvantages: Reliability of electronics not proven

...This review is for a Victorinox Altimeter Swiss Army Knife. It was bought as a present so although I do not know exactly what it was bought for I have had a quick look around on the internet and standard prices seem to be around £50. This cost surprised me at first but I suppose you do get what you pay for. Before I tell you about my experiences with this knife I will quickly outline it's features, which as expected for a Victorinox Knife is sufficiently long! These features are taken directly from the manufacturers descriptions and I do find one or two of the features are a bit dubious, but on the whole they all function well: 1. large blade 2. small blade 3. corkscrew 4. can opener with - small screwdriver 3 mm (also for Phillips screws) 5. cap lifter with - screwdriver 6 mm - wire stripper 9. reamer, punch 10. key...

Massey42 14.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Victorinox Swiss Army Knife

A cut above the rest

Advantages: Stylish, durable, sharp, versatile, last a life time
Disadvantages: Nothing to lock the blades open

...As a young boy my father gave me his old pen knife for me to use, that may sound pretty irresponsible today in the 'knife culture' we live in, but one of the first things he taught me was how to use it responsibly & never to use it in anger. I certainly used it, I fixed the steering in my wooden box cart with it, well it was steered by thick string, nothing too technical there!! I fixed my bicycle with it, used it when I went fishing, got myself out of many fixes when my shoelaces were completely knotted & guess who had the sharpest pencils in the classroom? When I was older I purchased a Swiss Army knife & for about 20 years it was used on a regular basis until one day I forgot to remove it from my hand baggage at the airport & it was confiscated. I bought a near identical replacement & take it with me everywhere, these knives...

ScottishWestie 03.03.2008 · Read review
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One great piece of hardware!

Advantages: Good quality
Disadvantages: Can rust if exposed to salty water

...It's so hard to do a review for this Victorinox Camper Swiss army knife because there are so many very good things to say about it and i just don't know from where to start with this review. Let's start with the design of this Victorinox Camper Swiss army knife. It's a very simple but very practical design in the traditional colors al Victorinox, red and white. The materials are very good, resist to shocks very well, the colors of the handle will stay there for ever but in time some scratches will appear, that depends of how you use it. I my opinion this is not an heavy duty knife, so don't treat him like one. The steel used for the blades in, as you expected, very good. Is has the right flexibility and rigidiness so it can be used in many activities. You can sharpen the blades of t his Victorinox Camper Swiss army knife very easy, if...

mad_xender 20.09.2009 · Read review
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The media equivilent of the Swiss army knife

Advantages: Good phone, decent enough camera, easy connectivity with PC, lots of features
Disadvantages: No headphone socket for the mp3 player, many features drain battery very fast

...the quality of the camera on the phone. I have had two phones with cameras in them and the quality has been terrible. The k510i takes beautiful shots in full size mode. Despite having only 1.3 megapixels the pics are very smooth and don't suffer from the terrible compression artifacts of its predecessors' images. I have printed a couple of the pictures onto A4 paper and apart from being a little soft the colour is vivid and the image undistorted. This is a very handy tool for capturing the moment, the media equivilent of the Swiss army knife. There is a video mode but the pixelated picture quality and the low frame rate is fairly horrendous. Having said that, it is still perfect for capturing the moment if you are stuck without a proper video camera, and is perfect for doing little family clips for YouTube. I am very glad of it when my little...

Radiophonics 06.03.2007 · Read review
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Knife to see you, to see you, knife....

Advantages: Quality, sharp, well featured
Disadvantages: Mis-named range

...The Victorinox range of Swiss Army knives is impressive to say the least. When I went to buy one I was presented with a bewildering array of lethal implements withdifferent names such as the Hunter, the Waiter, the Sportsman, The Picknicker - and then I saw what I thought I would need - the CLIMBER. I do a lot of climbing in my spare time and there are occasions when you could really do with a decent kinfe to either clear some irritating vegetation or get your self out of a spot of bother (although i wouldn't recommend indiscriminately hacking at you ropes with ANY sort of knife...) Imagine my surprise to discover that in fact CLEARLY the best knife for a climber is actually the PICKNICKER - it has a larger more useful blade, an attachment ring large enough to take a mini-karabiner and - most important of all - it can easily be...

colman 17.10.2000 · Read review
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Review of Victorinox - Swiss Army Knife

Never be without it

Advantages: Limitless versatility
Disadvantages: Non that I can think of???

...I have owned and carried a Swiss Army knife for thirty-five years. My present knife, a SWISS CHAMP (the subject of this review) was given to me by my wife for my 50th birthday and never leaves my side. As an ambulance man for twenty years, I have lost count of the number of times I have used my knife in innumerable situations, to repair equipment that has broken, cut off clothing, cut oxygen tubing etc etc and off duty it?s uses have been countless. HISTORY The Swiss Army knife has been with us since 1884, some one hundred and twenty years. The firm who makes this famous knife re-named it in 1921 after the founder?s mother, Victoria Inox. The ubiquitous VICTORINOX has now become synonymous with quality utility knifes. The soldier?s knife was first delivered to the Swiss Army in 1891 and since that time has been the instrument...

Zaphoid 22.06.2004 (23.06.2004) · Read review
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