Thread: Victory Knives

After having used both Victory and Victorinox as a butcher there's really no difference between the two except price. Modern Victorinox knives aren't the same as they were 30+ years ago. A sharp Victory boner will do a full morning (4-hours) of beef boning before needing a quick touch up (10-mins on the stone) before another 4 hours of mixed boning (sheep/pork/chicken etc).

A full morning of beef boning (which is way harder on a knife than venison) is more than anyone will ever do on a hunting trip. So save the money and buy a Victory and use the hundreds of dollars you've saved for gas to go hunting! I love knives but all I use for hunting is a shitty old Buffalo River drop point. Holds an edge fine for hunting. I have just bought a Victory drop point hunter ($25) because I prefer a smaller knife, and prefer the shape to the Buffalo.

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

After having used both Victory and Victorinox as a butcher there's really no difference between the two except price. Modern Victorinox knives aren't the same as they were 30+ years ago. A sharp Victory boner will do a full morning (4-hours) of beef boning before needing a quick touch up (10-mins on the stone) before another 4 hours of mixed boning (sheep/pork/chicken etc).

A full morning of beef boning (which is way harder on a knife than venison) is more than anyone will ever do on a hunting trip. So save the money and buy a Victory and use the hundreds of dollars you've saved for gas to go hunting! I love knives but all I use for hunting is a shitty old Buffalo River drop point. Holds an edge fine for hunting. I have just bought a Victory drop point hunter ($25) because I prefer a smaller knife, and prefer the shape to the Buffalo.

Agree, but will point out, hocking skinning and processing in field situations are definately much more abrasive on and edge then controlled cutting in a butchery, especially with less. Efficient cutters such as myself scraping bones etc along the way.

I can get through a deer OK with my victory and a strop or steel halfway, but the edge wants a touch up after for sure. My current rwl 34 will go through 2 deer without a touch up under the same shitty butcher conditions

@Nick-D Not trying to be argumentative