SUPER Sharp Swiss Army Knife: SERRATED Spartan!

[@5udimax]

I rub my eyes and pinch myself whenever I see your new uploads! Been a 4 long months waiting for this one

[@slamminsmitty5284]

Long time no see!

[@dalecarr5445]

Love your videos and glad to see you back! You always have really interesting ideas. I hope you make more videos soon.

[@sylla2]

I agree with Dale 🙂👍

[@thevineclimber]

I can't believe this exists. I ordered one before the video was through!

[@MeZillch]

Be sure the one you ordered uses the word "Serrated" or you'll get a normal Spartan with the normal blade. Annoying ,when you search for the correct one, some sites will link you to the wrong one!

[@SouthernPatriot1]

Can’t wait to see the Frankenstein knife! Great video✨🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@sylla2]

Long time, no MeZillch 🙂 I immediately gave your video a thumb up before even watching it 😀

[@rob1tnt]

Welcome back! I think its time for edc pouch updates :) been 10+ years! Those are the videos I discovered you from. Would love tk see how things have evolved!

[@boeing-lt4el]

Great to see you back! Please make more videos!

[@Vincintosh]

Sir, we desperately need more of your videos, especially on super stealth and super useful kits and on various modification of tools

[@user-ul5yu5hk9k]

Nice to see a video from you again. It’s been a while

[@blacksmith44]

Those knives are dangerously sharp. I own one and I love it. The other thing I've learned about the ones with the corkscrew, is that they're more of an advantage than the ones with the Philips on the back.

[@napster7825]

First off, I'm glad to see you back been missing you. Also, you've talked me into it, I will be looking for that model now.

[@matttydontpanic]

would love to see some more on the frankenstein'd sak, thanks!

[@carielswick8892]

So cool, I can't wait to see the Frankenstein knife that you are building really looking forward to that!!!

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

I'm gonna have to track down one of these knives for myself! Thanks for the video and the demonstrations.

[@MeZillch]

That reminded me to add this to the notes: Be careful ordering these because search engines will often lead you to the current NON-serrated version and you might accidentally click to order it before you notice it's a different product.

[@nikgyver7]

Yep, victorinox serrations are extremely sharp.i like the wave shape of the serrations, because it is more easily to sharpen.also the serrations have a better edge retention.This knife called serrated Spartan in US market and Weekender in the European market.

[@DougPalumbo]

Was just thinking about your channel today! Great video! Awesome knife! Looking forward to seeing more of the custom job!

[@hakon5873]

I like these videos, i find your voice very relexing too.

[@michellemichaels3258]

Awesome 👏

[@pv2874]

That blade is awesome. I can’t wait for Frankenstein

[@ronitsingh85]

I have the auto tool by victorinox now rare that has this same serrated blade in it. Glad to see it can cut through seatbelt that quickly! I keep the auto tool in the car.

[@nishanthshetty3615]

Awesome video good observations the knife blade is extremely sharp and very useful.

[@MinstrelOnTheRun]

Glad to have you back! I have one of these and love it, and had one sitting in my online shopping cart forever because I might use one for mods someday (this, with the scissors, nail file hook, and plus scales of a Compact, would be the only 3-layer SAK I'd EDC). The second I saw you posted a video highlighting it, I went ahead and ordered before the few remaining sold out, haha!

[@MeZillch]

Yes, a "Serrated Compact" SAK would be a killer minimalist design.

[@JohnnyJuke]

For me this would be a top SAK with plus scales and a Philips vs Corkscrew. Thank you for bringing it to us. I will try finding one now.

[@MeZillch]

They are hard to find here. In some countries they go by the name "Weekender". You'd prefer the discontinued McKinley, I think. It comes with the Philips instead of corkscrew, but they'll be extremely hard to find new at a reasonable price. Popping on Plus scales to one should be fairly easy though, to make it as you want. :www.smartknives.com/Victorinox-Standard-Knives/McKinley.htm Note: my link is NOT an endorsement. I have never done business with them. It was just what popped up in a quick search. Good luck.

[@MeZillch]

Oh, wait, I see now the McKinley is only half serrated. My bad.

[@brettonjohansen1619]

@@MeZillch Personally, half serrated makes a lot of sense for a SAK. The McKinley looks like a great option for me!

[@JohnnyJuke]

@@MeZillch lol you beat me to the comment!

[@wacken53]

The best vic in the market is the bundeswher model. It is the ranger model with a serrated blade,try it is fantastic.

[@MeZillch]

I stick to the 91mm series. Looks like a good design though.

[@reidoldfield8847]

Do you have plans to review your go-bag which was briefly shown in your solid-state backup drive video? Thanks.

[@MeZillch]

I put that on a back burner but I will some day. It has morphed into a rolling carry-on luggage bag that transforms into a small back pack, by the way.

[@michaeltchilds]

I’d love you to make a video showing us how to sharpen this type of blade. I always love your content!

[@MeZillch]

Thanks, but I'm not good at sharpening so you don't want to learn from me! One good thing about serrated knives though is they act like saws and here much of the cutting power comes from the points of the teeth rather than the area between the points. These don't dull as quickly, I believe. No more slicing paper easily once dull though, because that DOES use the area between the teeth points.

[@Traderjoe]

I just ordered one. I wish they could make a combo serrated blade, but with the serrations up by the tip, instead of at the base as combo edges usually are. I have one that’s in one of their pliers models, but I would like to see it on a traditional knife like this. There’s a guy I bought a few Frankenstein knives from on Instagram a few years ago. I lave one he made with a Spyderco blade with the hole in it that allows one hand deployment. I also bought a few off him where he etched all the tools on a Leatherman Juice and replaced the scales in copper. It has a steampunk/dystopian look to it. And he added a pocket clip.

[@5-stringslinger149]

The typical one-handed Trekker model has top serrations and a bottom chisel type blade. Majority of the blade is serrated and has a circular one handed opening area. I own it and it’s one of my favorite SAKS for outdoors. The serrations are similar, but not identical. This trekker model is also a 111mm SAK. You may be surprised what the Victorinox service dept will accommodate for you as well. Their turn around time is usually 3-4 weeks, but they do a fantastic job. I just received 3 saks in return today and it was all under their warranty. They changed out certain tool implements that were worn or chipped/damaged and even let me choose what color of scales I wanted. Very impressed with their warranty service. Just some thoughts. Good luck! Cheers!

[@frankysour]

Nice video, of course, but I particularly enjoyed the sneaking one hand opener at the end... I am desperate for a SAK with a 1hand flipping Blake and possibly a liner lock (the dream would be a button lock, but I guess that's too wild....). Cheers!!

[@frankysour]

Ehi what's up, hope everything fine there! I stumbled acreoonthis video again, and was asking myself... Curios about how is that Victorinox flipper coming along, was it possible to get it finalized in the end? Cheers!

[@a.m.4176]

all the Rangergrip versions have the one-handed loop to open the knife. FYI

[@frankysour]

@@a.m.4176 yeah I know, thanks, but I am still after a 91mm sak with one hand opening... Unsure why, but it seems to be my secret dream :)

[@LowKeyTroll]

great video, great information. I'm not a huge fan of narration and screen notes together, but that's just me. keep making great content!

[@MeZillch]

I get your valid criticism. Thanks.

[@bdpf1744]

Hi, First, let me say that I always enjoy your videos. I wasn't aware of the Spartan serrated, and of course, after seeing this video, I had to get one :) It's extremely sharp indeed! Seeing all your mod videos made me want to try to make my own SAK with the tools that fit me the best. I have never taken apart a SAK (I tried to watch a few videos), so might end up wrecking everything, but still, I would like to give it a shot. Since you have so many SAK and made so many mods, I thought you would be the right person to ask. Do you know if the tools from an Evolution would fit in a 91mm frame? Is the 91mm spring compatible with the Evolution tools shape? Basically, what I would like to attempt to make is: Start from the Explorer Replace the large blade with the serrated blade from the Spartan Replace the magnifying glass for which I have no use with the nut wrench found on the Evo S557 Do you think this should work? Thanks in advance. PS: I would love to see a video from you where you show step by step how to dismantle a SAK and how to assemble it back afterwards. I could find a few videos that show drilling the brass pins, but none that show how to put the SAK back together and what to do to pin the 2.5mm brass rod, so I'm not really sure how to do that.

[@MeZillch]

Thanks. Sorry but I'm in the same camp as you. Knowing what will fit, especially when switching tools between different lengths (84, 85, 91mm, etc.) is sketchy and not for the faint of heart. Trial and error is my main methodology for figuring that out and I've never worked on the ones you mention. Good luck though!

[@Ch33no]

They just made a replica of the original sak it's $ 500. The can opener is kinda different. And it has wood handles.

[@dmg4415]

Have a lot of SAKS missing this one.

[@theomnipresent1]

How's that "Frankenstein" knife project going?

[@MeZillch]

Unfortunately: poorly. That project got put on hold because of other projects and also because I hit a major stumbling block: no grinder. I hope to return to it someday but I can't make any promises when, sorry.

[@BlueEmberDarkHorse]

They have the serrated Spartan on amazon right now!..2024...i got to get one of these to add to my collection

[@MeZillch]

Good find! It's currently (01/11/2024) at a reasonable price too!

[@EdHelms1]

Great video, I had no idea these existed. A serrated blade works better for me for boring jobs like cutting rope and cardboard. Looks like Amazon had a few of these in stock, I just ordered one, hopefully it does have the serrated blade.

[@MeZillch]

If the word "serrated" does not appear in the title then the product is most likely the normal (straight edged) Spartan. In some regions (EU?) this knife is called "Weekender".

[@jhnd3082]

As a SAK owner you just know to never put your fingers where your tools close... I have a Huntsman and the saw is crazy sharp as well. The tooth can easily dig into your hand hand and the worst possible scenario would be pulling your hand away when a tool closes on your hand. I sharpen/strop my knife from time to time, it can shave and pop hairs. Cut myself a lot but never when closing the blade.

[@anagramagt9717]

It's a Victorinox Weekender.

[@MinstrelOnTheRun]

Any updates on that Frankenstein knife at the end?

[@MeZillch]

Unfortuneatly that project is on a back burner because I need a high quality grinder which I do not own and it would be hard to justify buying one for just this single project.

[@MinstrelOnTheRun]

@@MeZillch Bummer, but thanks for the update. Looking forward to whatever your next video is!

[@pv2874]

First to watch. I have been following you for years.

[@MeZillch]

Thanks for watching.

[@TylerSnyder305]

I think the serrated edge was just not as popular,I know I certainly don't like serrated edges myself. My first knife was a slipjoint and only have a few pocket knives that lock, I feel one is either used to slipjoints or ther aren't.

[@allanlarmour7460]

Knife nice

[@stewartmcdonald4121]

I was wondering why the shaking! Coffee

[@Dlutheran]

I'm wondering if he's ok

[@Colddirector]

That celery footage... yikes. I think I'm good, I need my fingers for guitar playing lol

[@MeZillch]

LOL

[@stevesinclair4159]

All Victorinox knives are sharp out of the box however serrated edge blades are only suitable for kitchen chores like cutting bread, cake & other food preparation and are actually a hindrance for general cutting tasks such as cutting boxes, paper, string, rope, paracord, nylon sheeting & tubes, all woodworking tasks including carving & whittling and precision cutting of any kind on any material and last of all and this is very important they cannot be resharpened easily by the average Joe & need professional knife sharpening. I have the 111mm Alpiner grip one handed opener & its only useful as a kitchen knife & useless for EDC

[@frakismaximus3052]

Sooo. Yeah. That Leatherman pouch was sold with the Leatherman Sidekick, I believe when it first came out. It came with a carabiner to hang the pouch off of, or to just keep it closed. Kind of a shame you killed it, rare item and probably of some value to collectors

[@MeZillch]

It was a ridiculous, clumsy, poorly thought out, stupid design and completely worthless to me, but quite handy to use as scrap material for testing cutting capability, so I did get THAT use from it.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

I hate serrated knives, but at least this looks somewhat easy to sharpen. Your audio filter compresses the sound really badly every time you click a tool shut. It's really difficult to hear....

[@MeZillch]

It's just a point and shoot camera and its AGC circuit is the issue. Since the cam's mic is just inches away from those snaps they seem really loud to it so it cranks down the rec. level. gain making my voice faint for a moment. Since I don't experience it myself during filming it's hard to monitor.

[@comradenumber6928]

Slipjoint knives are not safe at all.