Victorinox Farmer Alox 93mm Silver Folding Knife 18

My Son has one, my Granddaughter has one and my Grandson is getting one for his birthday! The best combination of tools bar none in an amazingly compact package. I have a Soldiier, the same as the Farmer minus the saw. The Alox scales are tough and durable and the whole range of tools and blade are beefed up relative to the normal officers range. Manufactured to a tremendously high standard and still just about the best value on the planet, in spite of being made in Switzerland, with high labour costs. I carry my 1990 Soldier almost every day and have used it on countless occasions. Even so it is still as good as new. Victorinox may have brought out numerous new flash models, but none will surpass the Farmerr in my opinion. By the way, I still own a German Army issue Victorinox Trooper, another classic, sadly no longer produced.

Sits in a leather pouch on my belt almost always, unless I'm visiting the school or on a very rare night out. 5 years later still going strong without defect. All tools are used frequently. Good strong thick main blade, holds its edge well. The addition of a wee cross head screwdriver is the only way I could improve this knife

The Vic Farmer is hands down my very favourite SAK. I also like the Huntsman very much, and have used and recommend several other Victorinox models. Yet I keep coming back to the Farmer. I agree with all the positive remarks below. This is one sturdy, capable, reliable pocket knife! The robust tools and consistent build quality, together with the renowned warranty and reasonable price make the Farmer an outstanding bargain. Every tool has been put to work over the years, and has always performed well. Sometimes with a bit of imagination you even discover yet another use for it! The Farmer takes on any reasonable task you could find. The reamer is very handy. One thing about the saw. Use more force on the pull stroke. Helps avoid jamming or possibly bending the blade. Especially when pruning green wood. It's not really meant for really hard, unyielding, dry hardwoods. As with so many things in life, when not abused or used foolishly, the Farmer will really give its best. Don't loan it out unless you really trust the person! To someone who is responsible and appreciates their tools, likes their kitchen gadgets, or for anyone who travels frequently, this one makes a fine and practical gift. Time and again the Farmer has saved a trip to get a toolbox or a bigger garden implement. The saw copes with tough tree roots just fine. One tip: scrape the root with the back of the saw blade first to help minimise dulling its teeth. Takes just a few seconds but it is worthwhile. Stropping keeps the knife blade in tip-top condition, and benefits the reamer too. And it goes without saying - don't pry with it! It's surprising how on a building site or similar situation to see just how few people carry a SAK. But it is no surprise to see just how useful one can be. The Farmer has proven its worth many times over. Very heartily recommended!

Great outdoors tool. The blades are thicker than the usual ones in knives with plastic handles. Combined with the Alox scales and beefy springs it really creates a robust feel. The saw blade is simply excellent, I found it best suited with green wood.

Just buy it and you will have no regrets, I have been using victorinox for as long as I remember and the alox farmer just stepped up the game. Only wish is that I bought it sooner

I carry the Alox Farmer with me all of the time. I used to rotate my EDC knife, but always missed this if I wasn't carrying it. The Alox scales are not only tough, but they look great too. All the tools work great (didn't think I use the reamer much, but it's brilliant). I've got knives costing way more than this, I've also got a Swisstool Spirit which is very good - but a bit heavy in the pocket. The Farmer is my 'go to' tool. The usual top service from HH too.

If you want a well made , attractive , usefull , UK legal carry pocket knife then this is about as perfect as you can get! I have used the traditional red victorinox for 30 years of Hill walking, fishing and hunting and they have never let me down...it's the Swiss engineering, but the aluminium Scaled Alox take the build quality to another level ! This is probably the most tactile knife I have ever bought, it has a solid, reassuring weight and feel to it and also sits nice in your pocket ...you won't know it's there till you need it...just EDC perfection!

A do-all knife at home in ny hiker or canpers pocket. The small and non-threatening farmer will offend no one and is uo to most tasks you coupd ask of a small knife on a hike or in camp. The lockup is ver solid on these knives and the reamer is a particularly useful feature that often gets forgotten. At this price everyone should have one, even just as a sensible backup.

It took me while to decide which SAK to buy but it was the saw that won over in the end and I'm glad I got it as it works really well for its size, I've also got the Alox Electrician which is similar but I found the lack of a small screwdriver blade when changing a plug a bit annoying. Overall a good knife with great build quality and very useful.. Great service from HH.