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Victorinox Rucksack LB
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 6
RRP: £22
Year: 2001

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Description: 111mm long version of Swiss Army knife with a locking main blade

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simon jomes

Posted: 23/08/07

'THE FORRESTER (BLACK ) SAME PRICE/SPEC BUT 3 LOCKING BLADES'

Strengths:
I have the black coloured Forrester which i prefer.
It serves as an ideal, useable tool with the bigger blade and saw which BOTH lock open.
The screwdriver / bottle opener does too.
Tweezers, bradawl and really useful toothpick for meat lovers.

Weaknesses:
I spilt meths on mine and melted the handle (Duh)
Assume ANY folding knife CAN fold back onto your pinkies - even locking ones...

Overall:
I cant see why so many features are needed on some of the "swiss army knives", this one just suits all my needs and it gets used all the time.
Buy one soon before they close the swiss factory and get made in china or somewhere.

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Gregory Cain

Posted: 10/03/07

'CANNOT FAULT IT'

Strengths:
Locking everything, looks awesome in black, comfy design,not stiff at all after a years use so far tough, durable. Great

Overall:
Nifty piece of gear that I wont go out without.

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93%

Glen Jayman

Posted: 08/07/01

'Excellent knife'

Strengths:
Very useful main blade and saw, relatively soft stainless that sharpens easily and is well suited to camp and trekking tasks.

Weaknesses:
Lacks scissors or serrated blade for ropecutting, a bit long for most pockets

Overall:
The Rucksack is an excellent (111mm) version of the classic Swiss Army knife with ergonomic handles and a longer locking main blade. I've used mine for quite awhile now and have absolutely no complaints with the quality. With this size of 'pocket' knife, Victorinox should have included a belt pouch and honing stone.

After a bit of experience, I've decided I would prefer having a scissors utensil and have recently begun using a Wenger Survivor with locking, serrated blade, scissors and saw when out hiking. The grass is always greener I suppose, but the Rucksack is still a good sturdy utility knife.

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		80%

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80%

Simon Howard

Posted: 16/06/03

'A LOCKING SWISS ARMY KNIFE '

Strengths:
This has a large locking blade that is closed by sliding a button inserted in the red plastic handle. Being a left hander I found it very easy to use this by operating the button with my left thumb. other utensils are standard swiss army knife fair except for the wood saw this is brilliant and where would I be without the cork screw!

Weaknesses:
Sadly the wood saw is not locking but hasn't caught me out yet. My partner a right hander found she had difficulty in operating the unlock button. No scissors. A bit bulky and heavy.

Overall:
The Stainless steel blade sharpens easily and being locking enables more confident use. It is a shame that victorinox don't do a belt holder for it as it's a bit big for a pocket.

Performance		60%
Reliability		60%
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60%

Sam Thompson

Posted: 01/10/03

'TRUSTY KNIFE'

Strengths:
quality, longer blade than average that locks, fairly easy to sharpen, comfortable to hold, and the wood saw works too.

Weaknesses:
no scissors and the wood saw doesn't lock. the very tip of my blade has snapped of some time, but it has taken some abuse and it was fairly easy to sharpen back into something usuable.

Overall:
i've had mine for about 8 years now and have hardly been away without it. i bought a small screwdriver adaption for glasses that fits inside the corkscrew for about 20p and found a larger belt holder for it. has served me well over the years and is still going as strong as ever, even if the tip of the blade looks a little funny.

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
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80%

Andy Morris

Posted: 18/04/05

'PERFECT RUCKSACK COMPANION'

Strengths:
Larger than the average knife with a locking blade and woodsaw along with the traditional can opener, bottle opener etc.

Weaknesses:
None.

Overall:
A great functional knife for most occasions.

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