"Inox" is a shortened word in French, from "inoxidable", which means "not rustable". This term, "inox" is widely accepted for stainless steel. The German term is "Rostfrei".

One of the best pocket knives ever made.

the first "bottle opener" is actually a can opener :) Been out with friends recently, and had to open a bottle with my swiss knive, worked beautifully :)

Great vid Sootch. I had a Swiss Army knife all of my 21 years in the Army. Not to boost, but I used it to eat chow in the desrt, prime explosives, first aid, cut para chord after a jump (AIRBORNE!), liberate scorpions and spiders from my hootch, when trekking in Central America, or Opening beers throughout Europe! The most handy knives ever made!

European here, saying that inox actually means inoxidável/inoxidable/inoxidabel wich is stainless. Doesnt oxidate. Doesnt rust.

Back before they were bought out, Wenger's version of the old Vic Soldier was called the Standard. Same in every way, except the Wenger version had a very sturdy a useful lanyard bale on it.

Thanks for these knife reviews, I have swiss knives and I constantly use them, got my son the German army one and he carries it a lot.

The number in the blade says the year of production. In your case, 2010.

I like the OD sheath, got to keep my eye on that nice tool. Great vid, Sootch!

I didn't you got a video on this one. Great video sootch00, I got the kabar usmc too for combat knife. Two of my best blades of my collection. Thanks for the video. You rock 👍

As lifelong Swiss navy knife user. The large screwdriver has a wire-stripper and the small flat head is the can opener. It is slow but allows a nice rhythm to build up and it slices neatly and easily through can tops. Just thought I'd let you know. Great knife thanks for the review.

I have this green soldier and it's a beast , the serrated blade is amazing I was so surprised what a slasher it is. It even flicks out in a tactical situation when you practise.use the flat head bottle opener for loosening D Links on digger chains, reamer starts holes that the saw can start cuts, a truly useful work knife. Great video.. A REAL TOUGH KNIFE NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED, great Vid of a great knife, love the out takes too.

Nice review. I just bought one for my Son who is in the Military.

Noticed you'd got Psalm 11 3 "If the foundations are destroyed,what can the righteous do?" on your knife. I'm not a Christian myself but that's really interesting.

that bottle opener is a can opener g haha

The first knife i owned was a swiss army knife, i still have it This would be a awesome upgrade

Victoria was his mother's name and he just added inox to it. I bought the Rescue Tool, similar to what you have but it has a phosphorescent handle that glows in the dark and a window breaker

The wirecutter is actually on the other side, the small notch in the bottem on the bottle opener, the otherside is also a can opener

im from switzerland and my father stil has the old one it stil works great after about 20 years

I don't know how you usually carve but normally, the area of the blade that is used for carving is the part near the base. And the part near the base of this knife is straight edged. This is why this serration type is more intuitive. It gives you the serration area towards the end of the blade where you will run the rope or whatever material you want to cut. At the same time, it gives you the straight edged blade near the base where you need the control.

That 1961 version you have I bought one back in 1987 in Zurich Switzerland on leave after someone stole my WWII style 1967 made Camillus stainless steel field pocket knife. I saw it at a knife shop in Zurich translated as Soldiers Knife Infantry Model. I got it for 10 Swiss Francs back then. I never kept it out of my sight ever and kept it in my pocket all the time. I only gave it to a friend of mine till 1989 as a gift when he got out of the Army. That modern Victorinox Soldier's Knife I saw it a few months back on a You Tube video I fell in love with it because it was more than my trusty WWII pocket knife and better than the 1961 version and more modern. Today I just got mines from Liberty Tree. Its a genuine German Army Bundeswehr issue. Very good shape and looks like it was hardly used. I plan to carry it as my other EDC utility knife.

I purchased the trekker version of the knife because of my aversion to the serrated blade. the trekker is the same design, quality and construction. The full flat blade takes a extremely good edge and can be re sharpened easily.

would that sheath fit a supertool 300 ?

Hi Sootch - the '10' on the blade shows the year of manufacture (2010) Best regards from Switzerland.

Both Wenger and Victorinox made the same model. Victorinox named it the Solider. (Now, old Soldier model since the new one was introduced.) Wenger's version of the Soldier was called the Standard. Both versions were completely identical except that the Wenger model came with a large lanyard bale. The Vic version lacked the bale completely. (Easiest way to tell if one is holding the Vic version or the Wenger one.)

The knife is a very well thought out piece of equipment. (I have the German Army Issue.) The steel is a softer steel that does hold an edge fairly well, but it is very easily sharpened in the field. The Knife Blade is serrated towards the front as you mentioned for a reason. (Here comes some of the thinking.) All of your fine carving work is done with the straight edge and needs to be done with control. Moving this edge to the rear of the blade allows more control as well as more force to be applied.

Its also issued to the Irish army of overseas troops. The Irish version has black scales.

The bottle opener is also a can opener i haf one of those for years but lost it when i was out shooting one dayust get another soon

The Victorinox knife can opener is the finest i have ever used.

Great knives + great vid! BTW at 1:55 the shield on the old Vic Soldier is identical to the shield on the Wenger standard issue.....at least it is on my 2005 Vic Soldier anyway. God bless and long live the Republic!

INOX = INOXYDABLE = RUST FREE = STAINLESS

damn victorinox for not making this also in plain edge.

Thank you - great video. One can tell from your voice you like this knife. I have just one tiny but important correction: us in Switzerland who grew up with these knives will all know, that your first "bottleopener" isn't one. In fact it's a TINCAN-opener. I'm sure there are videos on how to use it. Once you get the hang of it, you can open a can quite fast with that tool. ;) give it a try ... - if I can do it, you can too! Could any of you experts tell me, how you clean your knives, when away frm any home for a longer period of time and water and time are scarce?

Do any of those OH SAK come plain edge (non serrated)?

Nice review :) but is the serrated edged knife suitable for carving? I'm a large fan of making models so even though i will be using it for the army-knife features, will carving with it leave lines of indents?

The wire stripper is the indentation at the base of the bottle opener. Just hold the end of your wire in it with your thumb and pull it through. Sad to see they got rid of the lacing hole in the awl. It was a useful addition, even if it did weaken the awl. I like the design of the blade - particularly the easy-opening 'Spyderco'-like design. Not a fan of the serrations. I've carried the Victorinox tinker for the past few decades, in a addition to my Leatherman Charge TTi.

For anyone who desires the knife without serrations: just buy the Trekker NS. It's essentially the same knife with a non-serrated main blade, tweezers, a toothpick and black scales (camouflage-scaled version available too).

Serrations on the front & flat on the back mean you can whittle with the blade very precisely.

Good vid you just earned a subscriber

The first bottle opener is actually a can opener btw

I want the black bladed version of this but sadly civilians can't buy that version

First shown bottle opener i actually great working can opener (whitch, thanks to those soda can kind, tss, helpers is nowdays practically useless). Purchased little more thicker, black version of this knife, with a file, and have to say, it proved to be, by far, the sturdiest piece of stainless steel i own. Excuse my english. I am CZ.

i have the Bundeswehr (german) version of it, there are small differents to the swiss one like the grips are completly polymer in olive green without the victorinox logo on it but with the Bundesadler on. otherwise than that the blade is a little different its a spearpoint not a sheepfoot and the serrations are only in the front half of the flat part of the blade when it curves up to the tip its plain aigain and the serrations are not very deep. when you cut wood it feels like a plain edge but when you cut bread or fibre its more like a serrated edge. greetings from germany :)

would you be able to put the handle from the victorinox one hand sentinel onto this knife? that'd be pretty cool because then you would have the toothpick and tweezers

I have the civilian version, just the same, and it's just perfect.

that first bottle opener is can opener.

the number 10 says that the blade was made in 2010. the "bottle opener" with the small screwdriver is actually a CAN OPENER. the "swiss quality" this knife has is that it makes a noise when you open or close any part of it.

Actually, you can close it with one hand. You can use your left hand, the way you use your right hand on a standard frame lock. Or, with some practise you can use your right hand index finger to push the spring, gently pushing the blade with your thumb a few degrees until it dissengages.Then you can press the blade with your index finger to close it. It is not easy at first, but you can do it.

Actually, the shield on the 08 is the Swiss cross of arms.

Sweet looking blade. I wonder if they make the same kinfe without the serrations???

Hi, nice review! :) I'm curious about the blade if anyone can give me a hint: I actually never had a serrated blade and while I can sharpen my plain edge blades I'm not sure about those serrations. Wouldn't it be better for me to buy the Trailmaster/Trekker instead, even without the one-hand opening but with plain edge blade?

the shield is not vicorinox but the swiss coat of arms...

Inox comes from the word "inoxidable" which is French and translates to stainless.

1:46 little correction: its not the shield of victorinox but the emblem of switzerland itself

the "logo" in the swiss military pocket knives is a helvetic cross, no wenger or victorinox

Why do I watch these reviews? Because all that's going off in my head right now is "I want one". I might have a knife addiction.

Your videos are great as usual but the first bottle opener/screw driver, is a can opener screw driver the sharp edge is the giveaway. Looks like another great knife I want one :-)

Ps. Wengener is now a part of Victorinox, becaus Victorinox bought wengener. Nice video

does that cover come with the knife

inox means stainless, not steel :P from the word inoxidable. great video overall and great knife!

This swissknife, Soldier's Knife 08 (0.8461MWCH) it's very simillar to Forester One Hand (0.8361MWC): red double density slides and a corkscrew instead of the Phillips screwdriver. Very good and reliable both of them. I own the two models, very well designed and usefull in field. :)

It's my understanding that this knife has the Swiss Cross printed in lieu of the Victorinox logo

nice video, sootch :)

Where can I get that case

Could you possibly do a review of the SIG550? That's the Swiss army issue assault rifle (which I got from there :P). But for some reason there are no international reviews of this gun. I think for some reason even the semi-auto version is illegal or something in the US... no reason why though...

I love mine I think it's great

Nice

How can I get that kind of sheath

Does the pouch/cover comes with the knife?

it's basically the one i have (forgot the name) but with a locking blade

Show all the tools in there, where r the scissors?

I find the Soldier 61 and the current issue Soldier 08 knife to be very practical folding knives for most outdoor cutting tasks. General outdoor cutting tasks haven't changed since the first Swiss soldier's pocket knife was issued at the end if the 19th century or since the first Boy Scout knife was adopted in the early 20th century. They were both based on the same design at the time. Not sure why these very practical high quality knives tend to get overlooked by todays outdoor enthusiasts.

how much does this cost?

Any European bushcraft channel specialised in Swiss Army Knife except Felix Immler? I already follow him.

where did you get that patch I searched for it and can't find one like it.

I actually think it says "Psalms 1 1-3" which would be Psalms chapter 1 verses 1-3. 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.

wenger got a square shield with rounded corners, the rounded bottom on the old solder just means its made for the swiss army, I got the old solder you showed and it says Victorinox on the blade, the difference between the victorinox and wenger versrion of the old soldier knife is that wenger had a lanyard attachement, victorinox did not, however the maker name is stamped on the blade.

The Wenger standard issue has the same logo as the Victorinox soldier, you can tell the alox soldier you have there is a Vic because the Wenger SI has a bail

The first "bottle opener" is actually a metal can opener. The second similar thing is your bottle opener.

mine didn't come with the sheath...

the first bottel opener is a can opener

I would just like to point out that the logo on the old soldier from Wenger is the same as the logo on the old soldier from Victorinox. So contrary to what you say, you can't tell that from the logo on this type of knife. This is why that old alox soldier is not a Wenger, it is a Victorinox. The way to tell the difference is whether or not a bail exists. That one does not, therefore it is not a Wenger.

An Athiest, a vegan and a crossfitter walk into a bar. How do i know? They told everyone within 2 minutes.

I have the Bundeswehr model which is the 2003 German model, pretty useful

hi just for information, the first botelopener you menchend is in fact a tinn opener.

The first "bottle opener" is a can opener.

i re profilled mine made the tip better for stabbing and then ground the non serreted part up higher on the blade

It's very easy. It's not a "serious" toothed serration. It's more of a wavy blade. Just run it on the sharpener the way you do with the straight blade. From experience. It's so easy that I can even use a coffee cup to do it.

and the first bottle opener is actually a can opener

Where did you get the olive green cloth pouch? I can't find it anywhere online.

i have a wood saw on my swiss champ like that great for cuting out smile Jesus loves you pumpkins + the lock on the screwdriver looks to be very usefull Nice knife

@ironcityblue sorry i meant pouch

Victorinox's serrations are wicked cutters, they bite like no ones business

Did you mention the price of the knife?

I would carry this and a pair of pliers before i would carry a leatherman

Ja voll i like them myself beautiful

Sootch I think the tool you showed is a can opener :-)...... Joe R

How much

@WRockW10 Yup same guy. It's just another channel of his.

Point out the can opener please.