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| |  | For Everyone | Home » » Victorinox Swiss Army Ranger Pocket Knife | | | | | | | Description: | | Item #: 53861. 3.5 in. closed. Features Includes large & small blades, corkscrew, scissors, hook, woodsaw, metal saw/file, nail file/cleaner, Slotted &Phillips screwdrivers chisel/scrape, and fine screwdriver, key ring, wire stripper, reamer, toothpick, tweezers,hook.
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• Features more than 20 useful stainless steel tools
• Tools include a large knife blade, small knife blade, corkscrew, can opener, cap lifter, bottle opener, screwdriver, wire stripper, reamer, and punch
• Also includes a key ring, tweezers, toothpick, scissors, multi-purpose hook, wood saw, nail file, metal file, nail cleaner, and a fine screwdriver
• Measures 3-1/2-inches long; convenient for the glove box, tool box, tackle box, camping weekends, hikes, and much more
• Includes a lifetime warranty against defects
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.29 pounds | | Package Length:
| 4.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 2.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 133 reviews |
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Great KnifeJun 29, 2010
Great knife to use while hiking/camping. The ammount and versatility of the attatchments is useful for all applications thus far encountered.It's light weight and small size enables it to be carried on treks where those factors are important.
awesome!!May 27, 2010
has every tool you need and every one works perfectly. so compact and comfortable in your pocket. this is my 5th pocket knife and by far the best one I ever had! just beware, it has many flatheads but no philips screwdriver.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
used the saw tool - very sturdyMay 14, 2010
I had to buy a couple of new Swiss army knives because I keep forgetting to remove my old ones from my backpack (took my hiking pack as carryon onto the plane) and I've gotten them confiscated by airport security. I'll bet they have a huge pile of SAKs!
Before I ordered the new ones, I had wondered if these knives had gotten flimsy over the years compared to my beloved old ones but they are still the good quality they used to be. On a recent trip (this time, I checked in my suitcase), I had to use the saw to shorten a very thick, heavyweight cardboard tube so it would fit into my suitcase. It worked great - very sharp edges and the blade was sturdy - no bending or flexing at all.
I also own the Deluxe Tinker and the pliers have excellent grip. Victorinox still makes great stuff. I did note the scratches on the red plastic covering on the SAKs I ordered through Amazon. I'm suspecting the lower prices here are due to inventory seconds - scratched/blemished items. I don't mind as long as the tools all work.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 The perfect multitool pocket knife for meApr 22, 2010
I've not owned a Victorinox SAK for a while. For years I've used my wife's old SAK Classic, but it went missing during a move, so now it's time to buy a new one. I decided to really figure out what I needed in a knife. I decided I needed the usual stuff for everyday life - blade, can and bottle opener, corkscrew, screwdrivers (both regular and Phillips head). I also needed a metal file and wood saw. This gave me only one option - the Ranger.
"Now wait", I hear some say, "the Ranger doesn't have a Phillips head screwdriver!" Oh but it does! On the end of the can opener there's a little screwdriver - it looks like a flat head screwdriver but it's really not. It's built to fit Phillips head screws, and it does so perfectly. Now don't get me wrong - you won't be using this screwdriver to drive screws into 2" of wood, but it's perfect for tightening up screws that have come loose, or for removing screws - and really, who needs a SAK for anything more?
I read some reviews claiming that the Ranger was too large for pocket carry, and for a while I was convinced by this claim. But heck, it's only another 1/8" - maybe 3/16" at most - wider than the old Mountaineer I used to carry, and the Mountaineer always seemed like it needed one more tool. At 5 slots/bays (whatever you like to call them) the Ranger is just about as wide as it is deep. When SAKs get much wider than they are deep - the SwissChamp for example - they just look and feel odd to me, so I think 5 bays is the optimum and the maximum for a true 'pocket' knife.
One reviewer says he is at a loss to understand the inclusion of corkscrews on so many SAK. I'm not a wine drinker myself, so I would be inclined to agree. On the other hand, thinking back on it, I must admit that the corkscrew is probably the single tool I've used most - not for myself, but for others. When people can't find a corkscrew there's nothing like being the lone hero who can open their wine bottle for them. The SAK corkscrew has, I believe, done more to popularize the SAK than anything else.
I do agree with an earlier reviewer who likes Wenger springs on the scissors. The SAK springs are nasty and they bend and break too easily. The good thing is, they're replaceable and they're not essential - if one breaks you can do without it for a while. I'd buy a Wenger for this alone if their knives were as versatile as the Victorinox ones. Yes, I understand that Wenger are as good as Victorinox - and now Victorinox owns Wenger anyway - but their knives often just don't seem to have the specific range of stuff I need on them, and I'm sorry, but their nail files SUUUUCCCKK! Maybe I'm just prejudiced - I must admit I do prefer the Victorinox logo to the Wenger one, and the Victorinox website has a Flash "Toolmatch" feature that allows you to match their knives to your needs - Wenger doesn't have that.
I've always found it hard to like the tools on the back of any Victorinox knife I've had. The reamer with the sewing eye seems like it should be on the end of the knife rather than in the middle, and maybe if it was I might have found reason to use it more. As it is, the reamer has been the tool I've found least useful. Then again, maybe it will save my neck one day. I have occasionally used the hook - it's great for carrying heavy shopping bags home from the grocery store. The other tools, with the exception of the aforementioned corkscrew, I have never owned and they both seem pretty useless, but when the alternative is no tool at all, I guess having a fine screwdriver and a chisel is a good thing.
When I made my decision, five other tools were in the running: the 4-bay Explorer, the 4-bay Huntsman, the 8-bay SwissChamp, the 4-bay Mountaineer and the 6-bay Handyman. I'll talk about these for a minute:
I liked the Explorer's magnifying glass, but the lack of any file or saw - and the inclusion of the tautological Phillips screwdriver quickly consigned the Explorer to oblivion. I know I'll miss the magnifying glass, especially since my eyes are not what they were when I was 20, but I reckon I can wait until I'm ready to buy a SwissChamp.
The Huntsman has no file, and while I like its wood saw, I need a file almost every day.
I wondered about the SwissChamp for a long while. It has everything I would ever want and a few things I don't. But what killed it is that it has 8 bays. That means it's nearly twice as wide as it is deep. I just don't see keeping it in my pocket. Maybe I'll eventually get one for the car, but right now I need a pocket knife.
The Mountaineer nearly won. It's nice and slim with 4 bays, it has everything I need except a saw, and I don't see needing a saw often, but I probably will need it sometimes. I'll probably get a Mountaineer for my wife.
The Handyman - again, this was close. I liked the inclusion of pliers, which is the only tool that separates it from the Ranger. In the end though, I couldn't see adding yet another 3/16" to the width for a tool that would probably be too small for any real situation that called for pliers. Also, some reviewers say that the pliers are weak, and with that same nasty Victorinox spring that they put on their scissors, I'll probably be best giving the Handyman a miss.
All-in-all, I think for my needs the Ranger fits the bill. It has almost everything I need and hardly anything I don't. Added to that, I'd only use the things it's missing very rarely, and with 5 bays this is about the widest SAK that will still fit comfortably in my pocket. For me this is the perfect multitool pocket knife.
I've knocked off one star because of a few minor annoyances:
1. Victorinox scissors springs suck.
2. The small blade is one blade too many - we don't need a penknife to sharpen quills anymore. Victorinox should replace it with something else.
3. The can opener needs redesigning - Wenger's is better.
4. The wire stripper on the bottle opener is completely useless. It does not strip wire or do anything else.
5. Why not add the eyeglasses screwdriver to the corkscrew?
6. Can't they find something more useful to put on the back/middle of the knife - a 'fine screwdriver' and a 'chisel'? Please!
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Best Knife in the WorldApr 22, 2010
I've owned Rangers for over thirty years now. Probably five by now and the only reason I've owned five is that I've lost them here and there or have forgotten they were in my pocket or pack and the airlines have confiscated them. They truly are the best. Everything you need a knife to do, this knife will do. It's been a part of my life forever and will continue to be.
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