Victorinox Vs Leatherman

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  [Deactivated] on 11/03/2017 - 07:53

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  Leatherman wave is awesome ! You can get one from knives online .com.au and use the promo code THANKYOU17. I got the wave for 113$ after the 10% discount code.

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  MrHyde on 11/03/2017 - 08:45

  I got a Victoronix 15 years ago and it is still going strong. The blades are as sharp as ever (I do not use it often - maybe a couple of times a year). Don't have a Leatherman, so can't comment on that.

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    captobvious on 11/03/2017 - 10:55

    Victoronix - Is that a chinese counterfeit version?

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      MrHyde on 11/03/2017 - 11:19

      haha - spelling mistake on my part. It is an original Victorinox bought from one of their shops in Switzerland. Also, had it engraved with my name. :)

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  captobvious on 11/03/2017 - 10:56

  Victorinox because they still have replacement parts for your ww2 knife https://youtu.be/sPvDNXnRJQM

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  ronnknee on 11/03/2017 - 10:59

  Leatherman is US made and provides lifetime warranty

  Looks like it's also 25 years.

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  BertieBrown on 13/03/2017 - 20:41

  After watching the documentary on how they make the Swiss Army knives, and after getting a Swiss Army from Switzerland I'm a fan of Victorinox.

  Nothing against Leatherman though, many of their products look very nice indeed.

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  kiLbiL on 25/03/2017 - 15:55

  I have read online victorinox are better quality than leatherman.

  I am in the market for a multitool. Was interested in particularly leatherman juice series due to nice pliers, but after reading bad things about the juice I'm now looking for a victorinox handyman. Leatherman tools looks so sturdy but victorinox are better quality I guess.

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  mr626 on 26/03/2017 - 21:42

  For starters, forget the home brand multi-tools. Every single one I've tried has been at best a cheap copy of the two brand names you've mentioned. Not worth it.

  Secondly, you have the warranty around the wrong way. Leatherman is 25 years warranty, Victorinox is lifetime.

  Which I'd recommend comes down to what you mainly use it for:

  -If you do a lot of plier-based work, I'd recommend a Leatherman. Which Leatherman depends on what size, budget and tools you are after. My picks from the current Leatherman range are:

  Rebar- quite compact but a good selection of tools, replacable wire cutters in plier head

  Wave- best selling Leatherman. Great selection of tools, main blades are able to be opened without opening the whole tool, has bit driver that can take various screwdriver bits

  Surge- big, heavy multi-tool that can pretty much do anything

  -If you can live without pliers, I'd go a standard Swiss Army knife. Much easier / more comfortable to carry, and cheaper. My picks are:

  Ranger- still 'pocketable' but a good selection of tools

  SwissChamp- contains pretty much all the tools you can get on a Swiss Army knife, but on one knife

  Note, the SwissChamp techically has 'pliers' but they are pretty useless in my experience.
  Also note, Victorinox make a multitool similar to the Leatherman called the Swisstool. They are pretty good, but I prefer the Leatherman tools for functionality and cost.

  Source: I own every single tool listed above. What can I say, some people collect baseball cards…

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  [Deactivated] on 17/05/2017 - 12:18

  I got the Victorinox Swisstool X Plus - nothing comes close in terms of quality or versatility.

  The Leathermans have questionable origins of their components, they are no longer 'Made in USA' and cannot legally stamp that on their products as they use components manufactured internationally. The theory is that most of their components are manufactured in Taiwan and then shipped to the US to be assembled. Unless someone knows someone that works there, this is as best information I've found.