VictorinoxSwiss Army Recruit Knife 53241

Always have a knife. Aside from silly rules and regulations and laws, this is pretty easy to do on a daily basis for most. And the SAK Recruit is perfect for those times where a larger SAK or other multitool just aren't going to work with your dress.The Recruit is a 84mm SAK, which means it is just the right size for comfortable pocket carry. It also means it is light, another consideration for pocket carry when the material of your pants/trousers/jeans don't play nice with heavy objects.Anyway, this came with both blades sharp as all get out. The only issue I encountered was the boss for the keyring was not dehorned - it was quite sharp as well! A quick bit of filing and all was good. Since I can't deduct a half a star for that, I will give benefit of the doubt.

I utilize the Recruit and the Rambler interchangeably. I bought this one specifically to add to my knife collection and keep nice and unused.However, I have about 10 of these that I use as the around the house knife and keep anywhere I might have a small task. They are all well-loved and well used. This used to be my EDC, but now I have moved to a larger locking blade knife. This was the first knife I gave my young son at age 8 and he still carries his (minus both the toothpick and the tweezers). I also give this knife as a gift to every high school and college graduate, I know for their cars.I use these knives for opening mail, cutting tape on a box, opening presents, etc. I really like the scissors for quick tasks. The tweezers are good for pulling splinters.

My first SAK was the rangergrip model with corkscrew and woodsaw (other tools too but that's the distinction for the model I have). I absolutely loved it but found it wasn't practical as an edc with the exception of it ALWAYS coming outdoors with me. I decided to get a swiss champ and a recruit for more every day use. My recruit is becoming the workhorse for every task imaginable to which it is suited...I find myself becoming creative just to use it. The swiss champ lives on my belt in a cheap sheath, that came with a multitool I was gifted but was too low quality to be of much use, for everything (the swiss champ) I can't do around the house with the recruit, which lives in my pocket and admitably there isn't much that the recruit can't do...but it is very handy having two tools for pretty much every mudane random encounter that a tool is needed or makes things easier. Anxiety already ensues if I don't feel the weight of my recruit in my pocket. Extremely satisfied customer and WILL be buying again when I wear this one out which I'm convinced I will as I use it for EVERYTHING. I'm sold...nothing but victorinox for me when it comes to this type of product. My rangergrip, recruit, and swiss champ are essentially all I will ever need for edc small nonspecific tasks and I find myself excited to reach for them. Thickness, weight, size are all perfect for your edc workhorse and is a cheap product that DOES NOT feel cheap but rather feels like a quality tool. 5 out of 5 and would give 10 out of 10 if I could

My recruit Knife is by far better than any other pocket knife in the world. I dont care what people say, i have yet to see a Swiss army knife break(With normal use) and i have had numerous ones on my person over the years, all models seem to have that Good old versatile Pen blade. Its razor sharp, can be honed easily and keeps an edge. All of these factors are very important for a pocket knife. I have cut string, Opened both Food wrappings and packages, Mail, Cleaned my nails and on one account whittled a stick. Had mine for a couple months, Must say its still pretty well, considering i bought it Used. Aint no tellin' what Hell Its been through due to the previous owner, but it was put to good use obviously. I opened can food at thanksgiving with it due to my parents didnt have a can opener in their house and instead of buying one and wasting money, i told them i already had one. Boy I was right, I tore open 13 cans in less than 5 minutes. Rinsed off my Can opener, Closed the knife and dug in to some turkey and fixins'.My aunt had a PC problem, and i being a Non-PC genius, Dissassembled and reassembeled it with my Recruit knife. Handy? You better believe it. Only tool i dont use is the Cap lifter, or bottle opener, However you refer to it. I dont drink, so i dont need it. Pretty handy little knife and i am glad i own one. Get ya one, you will love it, simply for the fact they are so handy and you really Cant tell its even in your pocket, i ought to know all about that since i get "Pocket Claustorphobia" Meaning you dont like to carry alot of stuff in your pockets and you definately dont like Bulk. The Recruit knife is not tiny, Its about the same size of a Standard Swiss, but about 1/4 inch shorter, and its not too thin either. You got 4 working pieces of swiss steel and a toothpick and tweezers. Thats a good deal.Seriously, who needs all them fancy gadgets, when you can have them all easy with a compact pocket knife. Everyday carry, its perfect. For Backwoods Hikes and Adventures, Its nice, For Dressing a deer, YOU BET! For batoning with a stick? Nope. Sawing? Chopping? Who the hell would do that to a knife anyway?

Really nice knife. Like the utility of all the options. Wish I had bought the one with the scissors. But that was my bad...not any other reason.

OUTSTANDING lil etc knife with known quality.

Just as described. Nice knife

Great minimalist Swiss Army Knife option at an excellent price. One of my favorite Swiss Army Knives!